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.

You might expect a warplane to be pained in drab, neutral colors that fade into the background. But that's not what Germany did with its WW2 planes. Here's why.

A German woman narrowly escaped injury after picking up an object she believed to be amber but which then spontaneously ... Video, 00:00:33 Divers recover WW2 bouncing bomb. Published. 19 July ...

A German town was evacuated for six hours to allow a World War Two bomb discovered there earlier in the week to be ... German storm over 'pride in WW2' remarks. Published. 16 September 2017. ...

German woman mistakes WW2 white phosphorus for amber. 5 August 2017. Share Save. Share Save. Getty Images. The woman found the munition on a beach on the Elbe river.

The remains of the first British ship to be sunk in WW2 appear to have been identified on the Atlantic seabed. Shipwreck-hunter David Mearns says sonar data shows the transatlantic passenger liner ...

Poland estimates its World War Two losses caused by Germany at 6.2 trillion zlotys ($1.32 trillion), the leader of the country's ruling nationalists said on Thursday, and he said Warsaw would ...

Clarence Smoyer’s index finger caressed the trigger. Sweat poured down the leather flaps of his helmet. No one in his tank moved or even whispered. It was March 6, 1945, and Smoyer was part of ...

UP to 20,000 people have been forced to evacuate a historic German city after three unexploded WW2 bombs were found. Large parts of Cologne’s city centre, including hospitals, care … ...

The German's helmet has since been re-designed, carrying four stars to mark Germany's World Cup triumphs in 1954,1974, 1990 and 2014 instead. 'It is a shame,' said Robserg.