March 20, 2019 Auschwitz Memorial shares photos of people walking on train track, urges respect The Auschwitz Memorial on Wednesday urged tourists to be mindful of where they are while visiting the historic site after people have apparently created photo-ops along its railroad track.
March 20, 2019 French World War II soldier’s colorful, abstract paintings capture ‘everything that he felt’ after horrors of battle Guy de Montlaur grew up knowing he would have to “fight the enemy”, but when he experienced the horrors of World War II firsthand, his life – and the art that he made – would change forever.
March 19, 2019 World War II memorial in Massachusetts vandalized with oil, officials say Authorities in Massachusetts are investigating who was behind an act of vandalism on Monday at a World War II memorial that left the site covered in an oily substance.
March 14, 2019 Wreck of WWII aircraft carrier USS Wasp discovered in the Coral Sea The wreck of World War II aircraft carrier USS Wasp has been discovered in the Coral Sea more than 70 years after the ship was sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.
March 12, 2019 Hitler's goddaughter Edda Goering dead at 80, buried secretly in unmarked grave in Germany Edda Goering, goddaughter of Adolph Hitler and daughter of leading Nazi official Hermann Goering, has died at the age of 80.
February 22, 2019 WWII U.S. airmen who died saving British children honored with flyover 75 years on A special flyover took place Friday to commemorate ten U.S. airmen killed when a crippled B-17G bomber crashed in Sheffield, England, 75 years ago.
February 22, 2019 Statue vandals seem to have mistaken WWII hero for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, museum officials say Vandals in North Carolina may be in need of a history lesson after having set fire to a statue honoring a World War II hero they apparently mistook for a Confederate general, officials said earlier this week.
February 21, 2019 WWII veteran has one wish for his birthday: 100 cards Joe Cuba, a World War II veteran, has just one wish for his birthday this year - 100 cards for 100 years.
February 19, 2019 '#MeToo' spray-painted on Florida statue of iconic WWII sailor kissing nurse The statue depicting the iconic photo a sailor kissing a dental assistant at the end of World War II was tagged with the words “#MetToo” on Monday night, Florida police said.
February 18, 2019 Sailor in iconic World War II kissing photo in Times Square dies at 95 The sailor shown kissing a woman in New York's Time Square in an iconic photo that captured the ecstatic celebrations at the end of World War II died Sunday in Rhode Island, according to family members.
