In Latvia, thousands of Soviet soldiers killed in World War II are still waiting for that certainty. In a field outside ...
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Trapped in Courland: Hitler’s forgotten army
By late 1944, Germany’s Army Group North was cut off on the Baltic coast, surrounded by the Red Army in the Courland Pocket. Tens of thousands of men held out for months in a hopeless fight, waiting ...
82 years ago today, a U.S. Coast Guard pilot flew history’s first helicopter rescue mission. On January 3, 1944, Coast Guard Pilot Frank Erickson flew straight into the teeth of a raging storm to ...
A German mother sheltered three lost American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge—and did the same for German soldiers hours later. This year marks the 81st anniversary of the infamous “Battle of ...
Eighty-one years ago this month, on Dec. 16, 1944, German forces launched their last major offensive on the Western Front. The Battle of the Bulge would become the largest and bloodiest single battle ...
In the brutal winter of 1944, Swedish SS volunteer Eric Wallin and his comrades tried to celebrate New Year's Eve in a damp, earthen bunker on the Courland front. Amidst tinsel decorations, steaming ...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Arthur I. Cyr is author of “After the Cold War – American Foreign Policy, Europe and Asia.” Christmas includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle ...
On Sept. 24, 1944, the Washington, D.C. Evening Star ran a remarkable op-ed by Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld of the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Gerstenfeld was born in London, England, on Sept. 1, 1904 ...
Tony Walter's fourth book about the Green Bay Packers, like the other three, is not just about the Packers. "War Year Champions: The Welcome Diversion of the 1944 Green Bay Packers," recounts how ...
Taylor Sheridan has invested in Yellowstone with seven different spinoffs — and 1944 is one of several shows that is still awaiting release. 1944 isn’t expected to move forward until The Madison ...
Bo Petersson receives funding from Malmö University and the Hamrin Foundation. The Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, recently drew parallels between his country’s experience from its conflicts with ...
You still have time to capitalize on the latest bet365 bonus code WEEK365 for NFL Week 3 games. Late afternoon games like Cowboys-Bears, Broncos-Chargers or tonight's Chiefs-Giants Sunday Night ...
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