WWII

Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was illuminated in the colors of the flag of Ukraine on Monday night, in solidarity with the country Russia is fighting a war of aggression against. At the same time, Russian officials commemorated fallen Soviet soldiers who fought Nazi Germany with the other Allies.

Seven-Seven years ago today, General Alfred Jodl signed Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The Allies, including the Soviet Union, had finally liberated…

May 8th is a complicated day, especially this year. The Soviet Union's Red Army contributed a lot to defeating fascist Nazi Germany and the end of the Holocaust…

A World War II bomb found in Potsdam was detonated on Friday. The operation led to evacuations and restrictions.

During a commemoration event for the victims of Nazi Germany's crimes, the President of its successor country, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, held an impressive…

In 1945, liberating Nazi Germany was not the Allies' main goal. They had to defeat it. The war and the terror spread by the fascist state needed to end. After…

In Berlin's 'Mitte' district, a large WWII bomb was found on a construction site on Tuesday. Police started evacuating thousands of Berliners and tourists.

In Berlin, construction site workers found an American bomb dropped in World War II which did not go off at the time. Thousands of residents in the…

Eighty years ago, Nazi Germany attacked Poland. By doing so it started World War II, which brought death and misery to Europe. During this war, six million Jews…