While discoveries of unexploded World War II ordnance — 80 years on from the end of the conflict — are not uncommon across Germany and parts of Europe, the proximity of the bombs to downtown ...

The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.

World War II veterans return to Normandy's beaches for the 81st D-Day anniversary, with about two dozen mostly centenarian former servicemen receiving warm welcomes from local French people.

In Frankfurt, the discovery of a 1.4-tonne bomb in 2017 led to the removal of 65 000 people, the biggest such evacuation in Europe since 1945. In 2021 four people were injured when a World War II bomb ...

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war.

In January of 1944, Loterbaugh joined the Army and served in Company C, 774th Tank Battalion, during World War II. In December 1944, he was a crewmember on an M4 Sherman tank.

World War II Weekend concludes Sunday, running from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are available at the gate. Originally Published: June 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Share this: ...

If someone knows a World War II veteran interested in the flight, they can contact Honor Flight Bluegrass by calling Jeff Thoke at (502) 645-5421. The Kentucky Veterans Program Trust Fund is ...

With fewer than 67,000 World War II veterans still alive in 2024, the Best Defense Foundation brought 23 former servicemen to Normandy's once bloody beaches to mark the 81st anniversary of the D ...

The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s 34th World War II Weekend kicked off with a convoy of military vehicles and reenactors in downtown Reading on Friday. The parade in the 500 block of Penn Street ...