During the bloody battle for Hurtgen Forest in late 1944, a 23-year-old German lieutenant heard a wounded American soldier crying for help in a minefield. Lt. Friedrich Lengfeld ordered his men not to ...

Operation Cowboy stands as one of only two documented occasions during World War II when U.S. and Wehrmacht forces fought ...

On Germany’s former western front, a small team explores the remains of a World War II camp where barrack foundations, steps, and even an intact bunker are still visible in the forest. Inside and ...

Eighty years after the lights were plugged into a humming Army generator, the spirit of the “greatest celebration in American ...

On the morning of December 16, 1944, more than 200,000 German soldiers and about 1,000 tanks launched a surprise attack on ...

From tank battles on the Eastern Front to sniper duels in Hungary, these men were known for delivering terrifying results in combat. Even their own commanders struggled to control them, especially ...

Snowman Soldier is a fresh, limited-time Pet that arrived with the Grow a Garden Christmas Harvest event. It's a rare entity that, unlike other Pets, doesn't help you with farming Fruits or Plants.

A farm labourer is toiling silently in the fields of northern France in the summer of 1944. It is just weeks after D-Day and all around him are German soldiers, using the farm in Normandy as their ...

Hero soldiers of Caribbean descent who served Britain during WW1, WW2 and other armed conflicts are to finally be honoured with their own special Memorial Day. In 1915 thousands of brave men ...

BERLIN—A dozen senior German officers convened at a triangle-shaped military compound in Berlin about 2½ years ago to work on a secret plan for a war with Russia. Now they’re racing to implement it.

Audie Murphy holds the distinction of being the most decorated soldier in American history. He received 33 awards for his actions during WW2, including the Medal of Honor. Murphy’s stature as a ...

Until recently, the so-called Operation Plan Germany was classified. It is now clear that in the event of an armed conflict, Germany would serve as a key hub for NATO defence, in an approach ...