As the war in Western Europe began reaching its inevitable conclusion, German efforts to expedite arms production led to some ...

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Putin uses memories of World War II to unite Russia Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender came into force at 11.01pm on 8 May, 1945, marked as "Victory in Europe Day" by Britain, the US and France.

Western Australia has farewelled its final World War II prisoner of war, Arthur Leggett, with a state funeral at St George's Cathedral. Mr Leggett died last month at the age of 106. He has been ...

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MOSCOW — Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the World War II victory over Nazi Germany on Friday with a parade attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two countries vowed to strengt ...

The Enigma The World War II M4 Enigma cipher machine, used by the Germans to encode secret messages, was a a huge problem for the Allies. The cipher machine, designed with three rotors ...

He also said he's pushing to recognize May 8 as "Victory Day for World War II." "We are going to start celebrating our victories again!" Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

Ukraine suffered the consequences of World War II three times. First, in 1939, when the Red Army invaded Poland, launching the partition of Europe following the signing of the secret ...

US President Donald Trump has designated May 8 as 'Victory Day for World War II', commemorating the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender in 1945. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he ...