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German Steamship Wreck May Hold Looted Treasures From Russian Palace
The wreck of a German steamship sunk at the end of World War II found by divers, with the crates on board the submerged vessel holding the precious furnishings of the lost 18th century Amber Room, ...
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The Army's Secret Program to Interrogate German POWs During World War II
After the policy forbidding German Jews from serving in the U.S. military was changed during World War II, Pins joined the Army and was going through basic training, believing he would be sent ...
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German mining of landing craft in World War II claims local soldiers
As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with ...
'They finally gave us closure': WWII sergeant's remains coming home 80 years after death
Scientists studied genetic material called mitochondrial DNA. In September 2023, they officially concluded the remains were ...
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The Unusual German Bomber from World War II with a Delta-Wing Shape, Considered a Possible Cause of Early UFO Sightings
Operation Paperclip, initially known as Operation Overcast, aimed to bring German scientists to the U.S. who specialized ... The Horten brothers began World War II on the front lines, piloting ...
Two Beaver County WWII soldiers killed 81 years ago in ship explosion remembered
PFC Peter Dudenich of Ambridge and PVT William Patrick Nairn of Aliquippa are among 58 Pennsylvania soldiers who died the morning of Jan. 26, 1944, when their ship struck a Nazi mine being remembered ...
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The Last U.S. Bomber Over Germany: A WW2 Story
On April 21, 1945, the B-24 Liberator "Black Cat" embarked on its final mission, only to be shot down near Regensburg, Germany. Discover the story behind the last U.S. bomber lost over Germany during ...
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Trump's DEI order strips Air Force curriculum of 1st Black pilots, female WWII pilots
The Tuskegee Airmen, an active fighter unit from 1940 to 1952, were the first soldiers who flew during World War II. The group flew more than 15,000 sorties and destroyed more than 100 German ...
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Bielski Partisans: These WWII Jewish Resistance Embodied ‘Defiance’
The Bielski Partisans waged plenty of combat action against the Nazi scourge, much to the chagrin of the oppressors. January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and to commemorate that ...
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Belgian veteran remembers US Army's WWII sacrifice
WASHINGTON — Paul Goffin has spent much of his adult life solemnly remembering the American Army Soldiers who fought to free his home country, Belgium, during World War II. Yet, it wasn’t ...
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WW2: Why do we love the Spitfire?
The fighters provided crucial air support for the D-Day landings and many were adapted to be fighter-bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning the ...