A German band welcomes a Type VIIC U-boat, the mainstay of the German World War II submarine fleet, returning from a war patrol. As in World War I, Germany developed several classes of U-boat.

In WW2, the British made destroying German dams a key strategic target in order to kneecap the German industrial effort. To accomplish this, they needed a special plane to deliver the payload ...

During World War II, the Wehrmacht employed cutting-edge technology ... was acquired when a German battlegroup surrendered to Red Army troops in May 1945. The last surviving Jagdtiger is on ...

Professor Sönke Neitzel used secret transcripts of German prisoners of war to create a unique portrait of the mindset of soldiers during WWII. For many decades after the end of World War II (WWII), a ...

The small Polish army is hopelessly outdated and still has several cavalry ... WW2: What would you have done when the bombs fell? The Blitz of WW2, sometimes known as the London Blitz, was the ...

August 1939: Polish cavalry prepares for the German invasion Shortly before Germany and then the Soviet Union invaded Poland in September 1939, the Polish military carried out a demonstration of ...

Simpler and more reliable than explosives, they could be scattered on roads to stop German vehicles, either as harassment or as a prelude to an ambush. The Germans also used caltrops in WWII ...

Lithuania — Lithuanian leaders hailed a “historic event” as Germany on Monday began deploying troops in the Baltic country — a NATO member — marking the first time since World War II ...

The small Polish army is hopelessly outdated and still has several cavalry divisions ... The Blitz of WW2, sometimes known as the London Blitz, was the German bombing campaign that lasted eight ...