The SKS was first developed in 1945 and was named for its inventor, Russian small arms designer Sergey Gavrilovich Simonov (1894 – 1986), who also invented the WWII-era PTRS-41 14.5x114mm anti ...

The few markings and labels on the box aren’t terribly helpful, but along with the construction and parts, seem to identify it as relating to the US Navy from the WWII era. Its central feature ...

Nowadays, a decent quality SKS will run you about $400.00 and up ... The M1.30 Carbine and its M2 offshoot were battle-proven in WWII, Korea, and even the early stages of the Vietnam War (in ...

Military scientists have identified the remains of an Illinois soldier who died during World War II at a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines. The remains of Army Pfc. Harry Jerele of ...

Hiram "Ross" Grayam was a decorated World War II veteran who survived the Battle of the Bulge and witnessed the liberation of two concentration camps. After the war, he returned to Indian River ...

World War II was fought in the form of physical battles as well as psychological warfare. The surviving artifacts from the front lines of these struggles provide a window onto how World War II was ...

BERLIN—The specter of World War II is haunting Western attempts to seize Russian assets and funnel them to Ukraine’s defense against Moscow. Berlin has emerged as one of the fiercest opponents ...

A notebook discovered inside a piece of furniture in Massachusetts turned out to be a written log of one U.S. Navy destroyer's trips to Europe and back during World War II, officials said.

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From Stalingrad to the dropping of the atomic bomb, see key moments that shaped the outcome of WWII. Why it’s important to hear stories from WWII’s last living survivors Why it’s important ...

World War II ships that sank near the Ogasawara Islands have resurfaced due to seismic activity in the region, it was reported. The island of Iwo Jima, where one of the bloodiest battles took ...

STUTTGART, Germany — A World War II-era incendiary bomb was discovered Monday at Patch Barracks, home to the headquarters of U.S. European Command, military officials said. The 33-pound device ...