The last days of the Second World War were incredibly chaotic. To nearly every German soldier it became clear the war had been lost, both in the Wehrmacht and even among some ideological diehard ...

OSNABRüCK, LOWER SAXONY, DEUTSCHLAND, August 4, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- For decades, the Holocaust has rightly occupied a central place in our understanding of ...

Most Germans today will acknowledge the wartime atrocities of Hitler’s Waffen SS units, but many insist that the regular army Wehrmacht soldiers fought and behaved honorably. It’s not difficult to ...

Discover the paradox of Jewish soldiers in Hitler’s army a story of identity, loyalty, and survival in a world of extremes.

HALBE, Germany (AP) — In a forest near Berlin, the remains of 107 fallen Wehrmacht soldiers were ceremoniously interred last week. High school students placed white gerbera daisies on small black ...

The story of the atrocities committed by the German army as it invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 is now familiar: Jews and commissars were murdered out of hand, the millions of Red Army POWs were ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Seventy Five years ago this week the strangest battle of World War II was fought in the Austrian Alps. The engagement, the Battle for Castle Itter, was so unbelievable that it could easily be a film.

Amid the Twitter verification brouhaha and suspensions of verified users who changed their name to “Elon Musk,” the platform’s new billionaire owner drew more fire Monday for sharing an image of a ...