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World War II bombs in Cologne defused

Cologne evacuation order lifted after three World War II bombs defused

The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.

CBS News · 2d

3 World War II bombs defused in a German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war

Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war.

BBC on MSN · 2d

Cologne defuses WW2 bombs after 20,000 evacuated

Authorities in the German city of Cologne have defused three unexploded World War Two bombs after the evacuation of more than 20,000 people. Bomb squad technicians deactivated the American bombs on Wednesday after evacuating an area of around 10,000 sq m (107,639 sq ft) following their discovery in a shipyard in Deutz on Monday.

World War 2 veteran turns 100 on D-Day anniversary

CNN · 1d

What is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II

Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

The Washington Post · 1d

D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings

Veterans are gathering on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment during World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime

FOX News on MSN · 1d

World War II veterans travel to Normandy for emotional D-Day commemoration

With fewer than 67,000 World War II veterans still alive in 2024, the Best Defense Foundation brought 23 former servicemen to Normandy's once bloody beaches to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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The Story Of The Boise City Bombing, When The U.S. Military Accidentally Bombed An American Town During World War II

Yet, this sleepy town is best known for a dramatic World War II incident known as the Boise ... The war permeated all parts of American life. Patriotic fervor had risen to a fever pitch, ...

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Fort Worth pilot is among those the Dutch remember for their WWII sacrifice

From Fort Worth, this copilot of a B-17 that was shot down is remembered on the Walls of the Missing at the Netherlands ...

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When Americans, Germans and POWs fought the SS from the walls of a castle

More than 100 SS troops appeared out of the woods that morning. Despite the state of the German military, they had plenty of ...

The American Conservative9mon

World War II Revisionism Doesn’t Have to Be Dumb

It is indeed true that the Second World War has been mythologized into ahistorical ... in a humiliating but workable and malleable American-led order, rather than an unworkable German-led order.

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WWII GIs’ quest to avert leveling of beloved German town comes alive on big screen

But without the intervention of six American GIs who risked their lives ... U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach told the tale of that little-known World War II feat Friday with a screening of “And ...

The New York Times2mon

To Him, Americans Were Always Heroes. He’s Not So Sure About Today’s.

Some guides, he said, had considered halting tours for American groups altogether ... Image A photograph depicting what the town looked like during World War II, at General McAuliffe Square ...

The Boston Globe8mon

How North Kingstown, R.I., became a World War II Heritage City

The recognition is limited to only one town or city per state or US territory ... “We are humbled to be selected as Rhode Island’s only American World War II Heritage City by the U.S.

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