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January 27, 2019

Auschwitz historians painstakingly work to preserve personal belongings of the victims to keep 'memory of their owners alive'

Survivors and dignitaries are assembling Sunday at Auschwitz-Birkenau to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp where more than 1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered.

January 26, 2019

Man finds ‘authentic WWII hand grenade’ while magnet fishing in Florida: police

Authorities in Florida were notified about a hand grenade that was discovered by a man while he was magnet fishing, police said Saturday.

January 15, 2019

How a Holocaust survivor narrowly escaped the Nazis — twice

At 5-foot-11, Dave Hersch weighed just 77 pounds. The 19-year-old from Dej, Hungary, had been whipped, starved and forced to move 50-pound rocks for a dozen hours per day, all at the hands of the Nazis.

January 14, 2019

World War II veteran gets 50,000 birthday cards after daughter's plea

A 96-year-old World War II veteran from California will be spending plenty of time with family going through a mountain of birthday cards, after a request from his daughter on Facebook went viral.

January 11, 2019

Remains of crew from downed World War II-era plane located in Pacific Ocean

The decades-long wait to find the wreckage of a World War II-era aircraft and remains of its 11 crew members came to an end on Saturday for a group of families gathered in Minnesota. 

November 27, 2018

World War II fighter plane flown by 'Great Escape' pilot discovered on Norwegian mountain

An extremely rare World War II Spitfire fighter plane flown by a pilot who later took part in the "Great Escape" has been recovered from a remote Norwegian mountainside.

November 19, 2018

US veteran, 100, who showed immense bravery in WWII awarded top French honor

The French government on Monday awarded its highest honor to a 100-year-old Kentucky man who fought in World War II.

October 22, 2018

'Hero' who foiled Nazis' nuclear dreams is dead at 99

It was said to be a "near-suicide mission," and a previous attempt saw dozens of men killed and captured by the Nazis.

September 1, 2018

The end of World War II 73 years ago, offers us an incredible lesson today

Sunday marks the 73rd anniversary of V-J Day – Victory over Japan, when World War II ended on Sept. 2, 1945 with Japan’s surrender to the United States in a ceremony about the battleship USS Missouri.

May 23, 2018

Wreckage of WWII B-24 bomber discovered 74 years after it was shot down

The wreckage of a World War II B-24 bomber has been discovered in Papua New Guinea 74 years after it was shot down during a fierce battle with Japanese forces.