Officials have commemorated the 85th anniversary of the first deportation of Polish prisoners to the Nazi German Auschwitz ...

Coppers set up a 100 metre cordon in the residential street before a bomb disposal unit rocked up to cart away the WW2 Soviet Union explosive device. Read more: Deal raises hopes of Birmingham bin ...

Mold painted over, wires dangling and black rusted pipes framing the ceiling were part of everyday reality for Marines, sailors and airmen living in barracks on Guam. The conditions left the Navy ...

Most people know about camouflage and how important it is in keeping military equipment and personnel safe. Troops wear camoflage, and there are many different types. It's also important to ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Enjoy the latest local, national and ...

After 53 years stuck in space, a Soviet spacecraft designed to land on Venus has finally crash-landed back on Earth. The Kosmos 482 probe, a relic from the first Space Race, crashed harmlessly ...

A red installation of the word “Victory” sits outside Yubileiny Palace of Culture with its facade decorated with a mosaic portrait of the Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) ...

It wouldn't be the first time, either. Back in 1978, a Soviet satellite spread radioactive debris across Canada's Far North You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

Service members wear military identification tags (aka "dog tags") so they can be positively and easily recognized if they're too wounded to speak or killed in action. The most current version is ...

The commemoration marked the Battle of the Seelow Heights, one of the final battles in the war before the Soviet army's march on Berlin and Germany's capitulation in May 1945. At least 30,000 ...

After WW2, the red army occupied the peninsula and ... with temporary accommodation set up for 350 inhabitants. By 1934, the barracks were completed, and administration officials moved into ...

The memorial in St Petersburg to 'Soviet civilians who fell victim to the Nazi Genocide' On the edge of St Petersburg stands a dramatic memorial more than 40 metres high. At the very top is the ...