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Mississippi housed Axis prisoners of war during WWII. Were prison camps on the Coast?
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAt the height of the Second World War, more than 20,000 German and Italian prisoners of war were...
The 4 most dangerous missions American troops carried out 79 years ago on D-Day
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 12 months agoGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told his invasion force, "Your task will not be an easy one." He was...
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library brings history to life with ‘Secrets of WWII’ exhibit
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Dec. 8, 1987, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the...
These U.S. Army units that used diversionary tactics in WWII were honored by Congress
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoInflatable tanks, fake radio traffic, loudspeakers playing the sounds of trucks, fake uniforms and...
The Battle of Stalingrad and Order No. 227
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSoviet postage stamp depicting a politruk throwing a grenade with the phrase "Not a Step Back!". The Battle of Stalingrad was a pivotal moment in World...
Vincent Speranza, popular WWII veteran and hero, passes away at 98
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 10 months agoUPDATE: This story has been updated with funeral arrangements. Vincent J. Speranza, a veteran of the...
104-year-old WWII veteran joined Navy out of sense of duty
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMario Pennesi sat in his son's Hancock-area home as Maryland Del. Terry Baker presented him with a...
WWII Combat Veteran receives a new honor
WKRG via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAXIS, Ala. (WKRG) — “I haven’t been able to use this arm to reach my mouth since November the 9th, 1944,” said Robert Curtis Andry. That’s the date Andry was wounded in battle in Europe during ...
What is V-J Day?
The Newberry Observer, S.C. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 4—SOUTH CAROLINA — The Second World War was a bloody conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war was waged between the Axis powers, which included Germany, Italy and Japan, and the ...
Lynn Smith: Putin’s American allies
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months ago“Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain death — the seas bear only commerce, and...
