As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, we must never forget those responsible for igniting that supreme example of human aggression and suffering. Conventional ...

The Russian regime, just as it did 86 years ago during the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, is once again trying to divide Europe. The West must learn from history and prevent a repeat of past ...

Kuhn: My father, mother and brother and I came to this country in August 1939. We left Germany for political reasons; we were a Jewish family. I was 8 years old when we left, and I always wondered why ...

Historian Nicholas Stargardt should be applauded for answering those questions in The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945. He's done much to fill in a gap in the historical record of World ...

On 1 September 1939, the British ambassador in Berlin issued an ultimatum to the German government urging it to cease all aggressive activities in Poland and withdraw. Two days later, at 10.00am ...

September 1, 1939. As Nazi Germany invaded Poland, the PZL.37 Łoś found itself thrust into combat before it was fully ...

In 1939, the German Luftwaffe was unquestionably the most advanced air force the world. The main formations assigned to the invasion of Poland, Luftlotte 1 and 4, counted 1,302 aircraft between them.

I went on holiday to Germany, in July 1939. Staying at Berchtesgarden. My bedroom window in the hotel overlooked Hitler's house, the Berghof. One day at breakfast, I was approached by three SS ...

German citizens of Gdansk, which was then the free city of Danzig and had a significant German population, are seen welcoming Hitler's troops on September 3, 1939 ...

Germany Returns Stolen Polish Art from 1939 2 minute read By Maddy Fry April 1, 2014 7:29 AM EDT ...