April 1945 was the end of the war in Europe, and everyone knew it, except the men still issuing orders in Berlin. As over 2 ...

In the spring of 1945, as Soviet forces surrounded the German capital, the war in Berlin became a desperate struggle for ...

Michael Brettin and Peter Kroh, trans. from the German by Cindy Opitz. Berlinica (IPS, dist.), $25.95 (220p) ISBN 978-1-935902-02-7 Somber and sobering, the images in this black-and-white collection ...

BERLIN — It's an iconic image of World War II: Berlin has fallen and Soviet soldiers are hoisting the red flag over the Reichstag. What most people don't realize, however, is that the photograph isn't ...

In this article, we answer your most searched for questions about World War II, covering Hitler’s motivations through to key ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (L-R) Former German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Former speaker of the Bundestag Rita Suessmuth during a ceremony to unveil a ...

History is seldom tidy. Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next. World War II was a war like no other in the magnitude of its effects on the lives of people and the ...

World War II officially began on September 1, 1939, with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. The war would continue to rage in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania for six years, coming to an end in 1945.