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80 years after Hitler’s war of annihilation in the east: Germany establishes combat brigade against Russia in Lithuania
With the ceremonial establishment of the permanent combat brigade in Lithuania, the German government under Chancellor ...
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Remembering Walter Frankenstein, a Jewish man who lived in Berlin throughout WWII
During World War II, thousands of Jews evaded the Nazis in Berlin, moving from place to place and taking refuge wherever they could. One of them, Walter Frankenstein, died in April at age 100.
Eight sons at war: The untold story of a Melrose family’s WWII sacrifice
Emma Bushee's sons were serving on six continents. At home, she waited for their letters — and tried to pray them home safe.
Cost of war: U.S. death tolls in major conflicts since the American Revolution
From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.
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For Germany's Military, It's a First Since WWII
Germany has launched its first permanent foreign troop deployment since World War II— stationing an armored brigade in ...
‘Josephine Baker’s Secret War’: The Star Who Spied
After becoming a stage sensation in France, the American-born Josephine Baker undertook espionage for the Allies in World War ...