For nearly a month from April to May 1945, Berlin was the site of the last major offensive in the European theatre of World War II. The Battle of Berlin, which was fought between Soviet and Nazi ...

A powerful video in color of the devastated city of Berlin, shot in July 1945, just months after Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II, has been making the rounds online. The archival footage, ...

May 8th marks the 70-year anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, when Germany’s Third Reich surrendered to the Allied forces. To commemorate the anniversary, Konstantin von zur Muehlen has ...

In the spring of 1945, as Russian and German troops fought — savagely, street by street — for control of the German capital, it became increasingly clear that the Allies would win the war in Europe.

Courtesy of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center These unique shots have only recently been published. They were taken by war photographers Ilya Arons and Valery Ginzburg. One of the most well known ...

Soviet and American troops gather together by Brandenburg Gate in an historic moment of unity after the fall of Berlin in 1945. Seven decades later, cyclists are seen riding past the same monument - ...