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Germany is putting thousands of troops in Lithuania, a NATO member that borders Russia. It's the first long-term deployment abroad since World War II.

The characteristic low growl of a German V-1 missile terrified people across England and Belgium. Here's what made their sound so unsettling.

Just over 80 years ago, American troops entered this Venetian city and defeated a ragged but determined German force to ...

As WWII came to a close, American soldiers returned home not just with stories, but with tangible pieces of history. From ...

After the policy forbidding German Jews from serving in the U.S. military was changed during World War II, Pins joined the Army and was going through basic training, believing he would be sent ...

A new film details the intervention of six American GIs who risked their lives 80 years ago to save Rothenburg ob der Tauber ...

The Elbe Day picture captured American and Russian armies uniting against the Nazis — and cemented two Jewish soldiers in ...

It was a major break from Germany's defence policy, which has prevented the permanent deployment of troops abroad since the end of WWII. At present, there are 150 German troops stationed in the ...