This WWII soldier knocked out 6 German pillboxes and took 18 prisoners by himself
Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.
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Why an American infantry unit built a monument for a fallen German soldier
To this day, there is only one American-built monument located in any German military cemetery and it stems from a rare act ...
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Understanding World War II through the eyes of German soldiers
For many decades after the end of World War II (WWII), a broad popular narrative—reinforced through thousands of films and books—cast the German military as unthinking tools of Nazi ideology. Only in ...
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Remains of soldier killed during WWII to be interred this week in South Carolina
The remains of U.S. Army Pfc. Arthur W. Crossland Jr., who was killed during World War II, will be interred March 14, 2025, ...
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Why Were Germany’s Blitzkrieg Tactics So Effective in WWII?
French historian Marc Bloch witnessed the swift invasion of France by the Wehrmacht. He noted the Germans’ “embarrassing ...