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The Liberation of Pilsen: America’s Final WWII Victory in Europe
Step back to May 1945 and witness the liberation of Pilsen by George Patton's Third Army during VE Day. Explore the heroic ...
Rapid City Journal4d
Black Hills man fought in the European theater during World War II
The Rapid City Journal is partnering with the Veterans Honor Banner Project and the America 250 Project to publish stories on ...
D-Day veteran, Bay Area TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ Larson dies at 102
Remembered for his convivial personality and prolific stories about his service during World War II, which brought him fame ...
NorthernIrelandWorld on MSN5d
US veteran Jake Larson -TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ - stationed in Northern Ireland during WW2, including at Brownlow House in Lurgan, passes away at 102
A US soldier who was stationed in Northern Ireland during World War Two and later became one of TikTok’s oldest stars has ...
‘Papa Jake’ Larson, a D-Day veteran and TikTok star, dies at 102
D-Day veteran ″Papa Jake″ Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million ...
Wounds of War: Part 5 - World War II octogintennial underscores stakes for Europe in Ukraine
It's been 80 years since the cities of dust and ash clouds hanging over Europe. Today, World War II and the fields of killing are memories set in the certainty of statues and headstones. But as a war ...
Inside Hitler's Secretive WWII Plot to Build the World's First Ballistic ’Vengeance Weapons’
Discover how Allied forces and brilliant women analysts uncovered and delayed Hitler’s V2 rocket program, saving countless ...
Inside the Race to Destroy the World’s First Ballistic Missile
How women played a crucial role in halting Hitler’s terrorizing V2 rockets, the weapons that reshaped modern warfare.
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The New Cold War Is Exposing Europe’s Fault Lines
Faced with the return of great power rivalry between the US and China and its own economic stagnation, the European Union ...