The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2.The spirals worked well to promote safety.

The Deadly Art of Disguise: Allied vs. Nazi Camouflage in WWII Posted: June 23, 2025 | Last updated: June 23, 2025 Camouflage in World War 2 was the first time camouflage was used en masse by all ...

A 17th-century oil painting depicting St. Gregory of Nazianzus, by Peter Paul Rubens, is returning to the German castle from which it was taken in 1945.

A show at the Kimbell Art Museum considers a tectonic period in history and explores the way artists including Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Beckmann and Paul Klee, as well as lesser-known figures ...

Thirty-three years ago three young German painters living in Dresden kicked over academic traces and struck out for themselves. They shared studio, brushes, paint and their models. They exhibited ...

After initially joining the German Army as a soldier at the outset of World War II, Dr. Bruno Lohse – an art historian by training – was selected to join the ERR, the Nazi Party agency tasked ...

During World War II German propaganda emphasized the prowess of the German army and contrasted it with the British and Allied armies who were depicted as cowards and butchers, or brave but misguided.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Nazi era, dealing a crushing blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government with ...

Work on a nature restoration project in Belgium unearthed multiple bunkers, trenches and other structures built there by the German army during World War II, officials announced this week.

With help from the FBI, a painting that vanished during World War II has been returned home to Germany. The work— Landscape of Italian Character— was painted by 18th-century Austrian artist ...