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 ...

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. The Bendlerblock is an imposing neoclassical building near the center of Berlin—severe and symmetrical ...

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.

This German helmet shows up covered in thick rust, dents, and decades of decay. The restoration slowly strips back the corrosion to uncover its original steel and wartime details. Each pass reveals ...

This M40 German helmet arrives covered in thick rust, caked dirt, and a lifetime of battlefield wear. The restoration starts slowly, peeling back corrosion without erasing its wartime story. As the ...