Ahead of the May 8 ceasefire, Russia reportedly shot down 12 Ukrainian drones in Moscow, as claimed by the capital's Mayor ...

Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. V-E Day is also haunted by the specter of current-day conflict.

Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also ...

E ighty years after the Allied powers accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender and ended the fighting in Europe, world ...

Late on May 7, 1945, the BBC interrupted its scheduled radio programme, announcing that the war in Europe had ended after five long and terrible years. Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill declared ...

Jozef Nowak was 17 when his town in Poland was invaded by the Nazis. He came to Britain to keep fighting - now his grandson ...

The commander of the New York Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, Maj. Gen. Jack James, joined with surviving U.S.

Ukraine was among the first to face Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union. The war claimed 20% of its population and ...