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At 102, American WWII veteran returns to the Polish forest where he was once a POW
Lester Schrenk, a former U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 gunner who was shot down over Denmark in February 1944, spent about half ...
Medals of WWII fighter ace who survived terrifying 25,000ft death plunge but then was killed in Las Vegas pleasure flight crash 20 years later could sell for £30,000
Wing Commander James 'Butch' McArthur claimed eight kills and three other 'probables' during heartstopping dogfights with the ...
This launcher is about to displace the V-2 as Germany’s largest rocket
There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...
'It's important to remember ordinary fighting men'
After Mr Neal's brother died, he used that research and his own to tell their uncle's story in a book By Glider to Normandy ...
Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany
The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.
3 Key UK Aerospace Innovations From WWII
Driven by unprecedented times, scientists and engineers forged technological breakthroughs amidst the flames of war.
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The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
The ugly history behind the obscure law Trump is using for mass deportations
The last and perhaps most significant time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked was during World War II. In 1941, President ...
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4 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump’s efforts to use it
The last time the act was invoked was during World War II, when it was used to put thousands of noncitizens of Japanese, ...
Germany’s defense splurge set to favor European companies
European weapons manufacturers from ThyssenKrupp to BAE Systems and smaller drone makers stand to gain the most from Germany's massive defense-spending splurge.
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Sleepless night in churches and barns on World War II Long March
The Long March began at Stalag Luft III, in what is now Zagan, Poland. Stalag Luft III was a prisoner-of-war camp built by ...
Alexandria native, 100, survived 'miraculous' B-24 flight across Adriatic Sea in World War II
Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout of the Licking County Library continues Staff Sgt. Robert "Bob" Hickman's story of survival in World War II.