The German and Austrian Jews of the Allied Armies
•January 29, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
After escaping from Germany and Austria, a number of Jews joined the Allied armies to take back their former homelands from the Nazis. More »
•January 29, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
After escaping from Germany and Austria, a number of Jews joined the Allied armies to take back their former homelands from the Nazis. More »
•January 27, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The U.S. 83rd Infantry blazed a trail of courage from the hedgerows of France to the Hürtgen Forest and wars end at the Elbe. More »
•January 22, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Saxon leader Widukind outsmarted a Frankish force at the Battle of Suntel in 782. Charlemagne made the Saxons pay for their treachery. More »
•January 22, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
General Alvan C. Gillem led the hard-charging XIII Corps across the Rhine into the heart of Nazi Germany. More »
•January 17, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
In April 1945, as the Allies crushed Nazi Germany from all sides, the Reich that Hitler boasted would last for a thousand years was about to expire. More »
•January 6, 2019 • Read Comments (6)
The American M26 Pershing heavy tank arrived too late to dramatically impact the course of World War II. More »
•December 24, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
After General Dwight D. Eisenhower decided against advancing on Berlin, American troops captured Leipzig, Germany’s fifth largest city. More »
•December 21, 2018 • Read Comments (2)
Although lives were continuing to be lost, German resistance in northern Europe crumbled in the spring of 1945. More »
•December 20, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
British Commandos did much to ensure the Allied victory during the thrust into Germany in early 1945. More »
•December 16, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was plagued by hard luck throughout her career. More »
