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World War II-era target ship prematurely sinks before US and Philippine forces can use in drills
A former US World War II-era warship, which survived two of the Pacific War’s most important battles, was supposed to be used ...
80 years after World War II, Germany is still painstakingly searching for its fallen soldiers
A German organization is painstakingly searching for fallen German soldiers in order to identify them and rebury them, 80 ...
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The World War II tragedy still shrouded in silence 80 years later
On May 3, 1945, one of the greatest and most silenced maritime tragedies of the 20th century unfolded in the Bay of Lübeck in ...
How did World War II end – and why do Europe and the US recognise different dates?
The war between the US and Japan had started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The ...
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Meet the Dedicated Volunteers Who Honor World War II’s Fallen American Service Members by Adopting Their Graves
Europe will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender on May 8. But thousands of locals remain committed ...
US and Philippine forces cancel ship-sinking drill after World War II-era target prematurely sinks
A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the Philippine forces ...
The Six Triple Eight: Black, Female Soldiers Honored for World War II Success
The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.
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NY National Guard commander marks end of World War II in Europe
Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, will mark the end of World War II in Europe as the New York ...
AP PHOTOS: 80 years after World War II, Germany is still searching for its fallen soldiers
German soldiers of WWII to the grave during a funeral service at a memorial site for fallen soldiers in Halbe, Germany, ...
Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz stunned after losing secret leadership election — a post-World War II first: ‘This is dramatic’
Germany’s new chancellor suffered a major blow before his term even began — after dramatically losing a secret leadership ...