The second part plunges into relentless forest battles, encirclement, devastating casualties, hunger, exhaustion, and ...

In the winter of 1941–42, the Red Army launched a massive counteroffensive that shattered German lines near Moscow. For weeks ...

On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. The fighting had lasted more than 200 days and cost an estimated 2 million casualties. It marked ...

A giant portrait of Benito Mussolini hovered over the "Snow Stadium" -- on the exact same grounds where the curling arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics now stands.

ALBAWABA - According to Israeli media, Israel's military strategy has changed in a big way. After decades of relative calm, the eastern border with Jordan is now getting more attention. Ynet says that ...

New German World War 2 Eastern Front combat film, The Tank, has been storming the Top 10 on Amazon Prime Video. Despite its controversial ending, the movie remains incredibly popular on the streaming ...

This 104-year-old contemporary witness and war veteran was born in 1921 and is one of the very last survivors of Stalingrad. As a young soldier who was conscripted in 1941 at the age of 19, he ...

Berlin is buying more 120mm shells for its Leopard 2 tanks—even though such shells would make little difference in a broader war between Germany and Russia. He’s right about that last part—but it’s ...

Discover how the Soviet Ilyushin IL-2 “Shturmovik” transformed from a ridiculed “flying tractor” into the most terrifying weapon of the Eastern Front, as German pilots who once mocked its clumsy shape ...

Midway through the regular season, Isaiah Perez was ready for a week without a football game. It gave the Eastern Washington team captain more time with his wife and three daughters, and it gave him a ...