The American Cemetery in Margraten is the last resting place of Captain Walter "Hutch" Huchthausen. Contrary to most other soldiers ...
On May 14, 1940, after the German Operation "Fall Gelb" the Netherlands surrendered to Germany with the exception of the ...
"The 614th was activated at Camp Carson, Colorado, in 1942. I am one of its few original members," wrote sergeant ...
The Battle of Guadalcanal raged in the Pacific from August 7, 1942, to February 7, 1943. In the preceding months, ...
Many historians consider the Battle of Midway, fought from June 3 to 8, 1942 by Japanese and American aircraft carriers, ...
Christened ‘Operation Galvanic’, driving the Japanese out of Tarawa was America’s first step towards the invasion of Japan. It was ...
Near the village of Doornenburg, in an area previously known as West Pannerden, the former armored fortress Fort Pannerden is ...
The Battle of the St. Lawrence was a lesser known yet critical chapter in the Second World War, where Canada ...
The period of static actions along the winter front of the Meuse and Waal ended for the First Canadian Army ...
In the German headquarters of Oberbefehlshaber West, there was concern about the ensuing defensive battles. The German generalfeldmarschall Gerd von ...
Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds wanted to break through the German front with a narrow, concentrated thrust. To the righthand side, the ...
Soon, the Lion assault group could advance toward Lochem, where they reached the British positions. However, the assault group took ...
On April 1, 1945, around 09:00 hrs, the British Royal Dragoons did a recce towards the Wiene locks.. Here they ...
Vokes ordered an attack on April 3, around 7:00 p.m. Commander Coleman of the 23rd Canadian Artillery Field Regiment (Self-Propelled) ...
West of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment, the Lake Superior Regiment launched a direct attack on the Wiene lock. Meanwhile, ...
