The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.

The 1st South Carolina Volunteers story, he says, is under reported in Army history. “Knowledge of this story has taken on some traction over the past three years,” Allen says. “Before that ...

It is the first military engagement of World War ... Emperor Hirohito surrenders and the most destructive war in history comes to an end. WW2: How was D-Day, the biggest ever seaborne invasion ...

Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died. He was 108.