European Theater Archives - Page 6 of 23

Armored in Lorraine: Battle of Arracourt

American tanks and artillery wreaked havoc on newly created German panzer formations during the Battle of Arracourt in September 1944.

23 January 2019

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Captured! Belgium’s Mighty Fort Eben-Emael

How did the World’s first gliderborne assault grab the world's strongest fortress?

22 January 2019

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Alvan Gillem’s Invasion of Germany

General Alvan C. Gillem led the hard-charging XIII Corps across the Rhine into the heart of Nazi Germany.

22 January 2019

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Patton’s Bloody Battle at Fortress Metz

In the autumn of 1944, Third Army’s eastward dash ran into well-entrenched Germans and miserable weather at Europe’s strongest fortress.

21 January 2019

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The Imperial War Museum

London’s Imperial War Museum is a “must-see” on any visit to England.

21 January 2019

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New Years Battle at Ludweiler: Delaying Operation Nordwind

American mechanized cavalrymen fought a heroic delaying action against the German Nordwind offensive during the winter of 1944.

21 January 2019

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Operation Varsity: Flying Gliders Across the Rhine

The Allied glider pilots and glider infantrymen who took part in Operation Varsity, the war’s largest single-day airborne assault, flew into hell ... and history.

21 January 2019

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The 12th Armored Division’s Lost Battalion at Herrlisheim

The 43rd Tank Battalion mysteriously disappeared during a bitter winter fight for a French village.

20 January 2019

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Why America Participated in the Allied Bombing of France in WWII

The frequent bombing of the beautiful medieval city of Rouen, France during World War II caused widespread death and destruction and resentment toward the Allies.

20 January 2019

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How To Make a Fake Tank

Inflatable tanks were a quick and easy way to fool the enemy during World War II.

20 January 2019

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A Good Samaritan

Photographer George Silk captured a familiar image of World War II in the Pacific.

20 January 2019

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What If Nazi Germany Never Declared War on the United States During World War II?

By 1941, war between Germany and the U.S. was inevitable. But a full-on clash might have been delayed if Hitler hadn't declared war after Pearl Harbor.

19 January 2019

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Before the Battle of the Bulge: Forming the 551st “GOYAs”

Originally commissioned to take on Martinique, the men of the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion were instead shipped to Europe and to the Battle of the Bulge.

19 January 2019

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The Trampled Swastika

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.

17 January 2019

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Smashing Hitler’s Atlantic Wall

Nazi Germany spent many years (and a fortune) creating an invasion-proof barrier, only to have it breached in the span of a morning.

17 January 2019

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