European Theater Archives

Colonel William O. Darby and the U.S. Army Rangers

Colonel William O. Darby molded the U.S. Army’s newly created Rangers into an elite and highly respected force during World War II.

28 August 2020

Carl Gnam

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Hitler’s Waffen-SS and the Last Battle in Berlin

A band of foreign Waffen-SS troops formed up to resist the Red Army in Berlin during the last week of April 1945.

25 August 2020

Carl Gnam

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D-Day Assault on Juno Beach

Canadian troops stormed ashore in Normandy on D-Day.

23 June 2020

Carl Gnam

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What the Devil’s Brigade Did in World War II

The 1st Special Service Force gained its place in history with daring exploits in combat in France and Italy.

16 June 2020

Carl Gnam

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Clash of Heavy Tanks at Cologne

The U.S. Army’s M26 Pershing tank arrived on the Western Front in the closing months of World War II to take on the German Tiger and other formidable panzers.

12 June 2020

Carl Gnam

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Remembering D-Day

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to open the Western Front to liberate France during World War II.

5 June 2020

Carl Gnam

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Lucian K. Truscott: The Soldier’s General

Lucian K. Truscott served in the U.S. Army for 30 years and became one of the outstanding combat commanders of World War II.

19 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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German Spymaster Reinhard Gehlen

Reinhard Gehlen parlayed his experience as a senior German intelligence officer in World War II into a postwar career as an anti-communist spymaster.

17 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Veterans Remember the Disaster at Dunkirk

Shoved by the Germans into the English Channel in 1940, British survivors tell their story of heartbreak and heroism.

1 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Ploesti Raid: A Tragic Tidal Wave

The truth behind the disastrous air raid on the Ploesti oil refineries during World War II has long been obscured. One member of the raid may have uncovered how the attack went so tragically wrong.

28 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Fighting from Tobruk to Milan

The relatively small but effective 6th South African Division made a significant contribution to victory in Italy during World War II.

26 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Linchpin of the Mediterranean

During World War II, the tiny island of Malta became a vital focal point between Britain, Italy, Germany, and Vichy France.

26 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Ordnance: The Famed Jug

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt proved itself an outstanding warplane in multiple roles during World War II.

26 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Kriegsmarine Blooded

The German heavy cruiser Blücher was sunk during the conquest of Norway in 1940.

26 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Canada’s Darkest Day During World War II

The disastrous Dieppe Raid caused tremendous casualties among the Canadian forces, and questions regarding its purpose linger.

25 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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