•March 7, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
By Stephen D. Lutz
In the winter of 1944-1945, within Belgium’s Ardennes Forest, better known as the launching pad of the Battle of the Bulge, two war crimes were committed. The better known one—the “Malmedy Massacre”—resulted in the deaths of at least 85 defenseless GIs who surrendered. They were herded into More »
•February 12, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
By Richard A. Beranty
The large number of Allied prisoners being funneled south to Rennes, France, following the D-Day invasion swelled the German transit camp to capacity so the decision was made to transport the men to permanent locations inside Germany. They had been captured from all points of the Normandy More »
•February 11, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
By Scott A. Bryan
Late in the evening on D-Day two German soldiers patrolled the outskirts of Colleville-sur-Mer, about one mile from Omaha Beach, and spotted Company C, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division resting in a hedgerow field. Standing on opposite corners, the enemy unleashed machine-gun fire and killed seven Americans. More »
•February 8, 2019 • 1 Comment
On H-Hour, D-Day (June 6, 1944), Allied forces landed on the coast of Normandy in France. It was the most massive naval operation in human history. More »
•February 7, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Adolf Hitler rose from obscurity to lead the Nazi Party to power in Germany and embarked on a campaign of conquest and destruction. More »
•February 7, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
With weapons at the ready, the American squad advanced cautiously on both sides of the tree-lined boulevard toward the German strongpoint in Aachen. Buildings pummeled by Allied shells had toppled to the ground, sending concrete and bricks spilling into the street. Hardly a structure remained intact as a result of More »
•February 6, 2019 • Read Comments (3)
The men of Rudder’s Rangers had a suicidal D-Day mission: knock out the Germans’ big guns atop Pointe du Hoc. More »
•February 6, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The little-known Battle for La Fière has been called “probably the bloodiest small unit struggle in the experience of American arms.” More »
•February 5, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Seven hundred GIs held the high ground against Germany’s attempt to cut off General George S. Paton’s Third Army. More »
•February 5, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Around 3 AM on June 6, Vierville-sur-Mer locals awoke to the sound of U.S. Liberator bombers preparing the beach for the largest invasion in history. More »
