In the first days of the German-Soviet war, 2.8 million residents of Ukraine were drafted into the Red Army. During the evacuation to remote areas of the USSR, 550 enterprises, property ...

As plumes of thick grey smoke rise into the air, the Red Army storms across a bridge and battles for control of a tiny island. More Soviet soldiers are arriving by boat from across a lake.

Like many Europeans, my family history is riddled with war stories brought back by my grandparents and uncles from the front. My family military tree can be easily traced back to World War I, and ...

But the war in Europe began to turn in early 1942, when the Soviet Red Army defeated German forces attempting to take Moscow. Hitler suffered another crushing defeat in February 1943, when German ...

American servicemen and women gather in front of the 'Rainbow Corner' Red Cross club in Paris to celebrate the unconditional surrender of the Japanese on Aug. 15, 1945. (U.S. Army) There was ...