"That was the only time in my life he ever gave any real details, and I was in my 40s and had already done eight years of ...

During the brutal battles of 1941–1942 on the Eastern Front, German infantry faced a terrifying challenge: the Soviet T-34 ...

Charles Carpenter, also known as "Bazooka Charlie," was a US Army pilot during WWII, tasked with spotting enemy positions ...

How German WW2 Technology Helped Seed the World’s Greatest Advancements Many WW2-era German innovations have helped shape our modern world. Updated: Jun 05, 2025 05:22 AM EST ...

Statue of Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, the Greek-speaking spy, in Athens War Museum. Credit: Gre regiment. CC BY 4.0/Wikimedia Commons/Gre regiment Considered by some to be the influence for Ian Fleming’s ...

WW2 Veteran Runs Tank Over Tesla Published May 08, 2025 at 6:50 AM EDT Updated May 08, 2025 at 9:49 PM EDT By Theo Burman and ...

Weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall's market capitalization overtook automotive behemoth Volkswagen Group on Thursday, a sign of Germany's economic shift from cars to defense. Rheinmetall's market cap — ...

The company's stock has been outperforming the broader German DAX, up some 180 percent over the last year driven by increased defense spending in Europe. Rheinmetall is now larger, on a market ...

Historic German train factory to build tanks under new deal Zac Crellin with dpa, AFP 02/05/2025 The Alstom plant in Görlitz has built rolling stock for more than 175 years.

Extraordinary numbers of Sherman tanks were created over the course of World War II. 6,281 M4A1s were built alone, and development of the broader family in the quantities needed would require more ...

But now the German people themselves voted for their own updated version of Morgenthau’s plan — as they willingly reduced factory hours, curtailed power and fuel supplies, and struggled with ...

In June 1945, a cache of German anti-tank weapons exploded in Bremen, killing 35 and injuring 50; three months later in Hamburg, a buried American 500-pound bomb with a time-delay fuse took the ...