World War 2

Mysterious Explosion That Left 33-Foot Crater In Field May Have Been...

Offbeat | Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Wednesday June 26, 2019

A 33-foot wide, 13-foot gouge into the earth that began in the 1940s with an Allied sortie and ended Sunday morning in a massive blast in a barley field in central Germany.

WWII American Bomb, Found At Construction Site In Berlin, Defused

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 15, 2019

A 100-kilogramme US World War II bomb was defused overnight near Berlin's central hub of Alexanderplatz, police said Saturday.

World War II Veterans Recreate 1944 Parachute Jump On D-Day Anniversary

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 6, 2019

Veteran paratroopers who served during the D-Day landings of 1994 aimed high once more on Wednesday, repeating their feat and forgetting their age to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

Donald Trump, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorate 75th D-Day Anniversary

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 5, 2019

US President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II gather with 300 veterans on the south coast of England on Wednesday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day - one of the heroic turning points of World War II.

Former World War 2 Navajo Code Talker And Lawmaker John Pinto Dies At 94

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 27, 2019

John Pinto, a Navajo code talker during World War II who went on to a long career as a Democratic state lawmaker in New Mexico, has died at age 94, his party announced.

World War 2 And Food Rationing, This Is What Gave Birth To Your Favourite Apple Crumble

Sushmita Sengupta | Monday March 11, 2019

Crisp, crumbly and ever-so-delightful, apple crumble is probably one of the easiest dessert preparations around

Russia Marks 75th Anniversary Of End Of Leningrad Siege

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 27, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Sunday preside over ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II siege of Leningrad that claimed over 800,000 lives.

Man Lies On Unexploded WW II Shell For 3 Hours, Told It's "Ill-Advised"

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 11, 2019

Lying down on top of an unexploded World War II shell is "strictly ill-advised", officials on Thursday told a Dutchman who found one in his garden.

Battlefield V Review

Rishi Alwani | Friday November 23, 2018

Is Battlefield V's missing battle royale mode, bugs, and single-player campaign enough of a reason to skip this World War 2 shooter?

At 95, War Veteran Breaks Own Record, Scuba-Dives For 44 Minutes

World News | Reuters | Sunday September 2, 2018

A 95-year-old British veteran of World War Two broke his own record on Saturday as the world's oldest scuba diver after taking the plunge to explore a shipwreck off Cyprus.

More Than 18,500 Evacuated After World War II Bomb Discovered In Germany

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 26, 2018

A German bomb disposal team on Sunday successfully defused an unexploded World War II bomb that had forced the evacuation of 18,500 people in the city of Ludwigshafen.

Japan Needs To Do More For WWII "Comfort Women": United Nations

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 17, 2018

Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations.

House Evacuated, Bomb Squad Called After Woman Finds Grenade From WWII

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Thursday August 16, 2018

A bomb squad was called to a woman's house after she found an old grenade while walking and took it home. The incident took place in Bramshott Common, UK, on Saturday.

WW II Pilot's Ring Found At Crash Site, Returned To Daughter After 73 Years

Offbeat | Michael E. Ruane, The Washington Post | Sunday August 12, 2018

Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson's ring was found in the dirt during a dig last summer at the World War II crash site near Hohenthurn.

She Found 'Unexploded' World War II Shell, Gets Charged At Vienna Airport

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 11, 2018

An American tourist brought an unexploded World War Two shell to Vienna airport in her luggage, Austrian police said on Tuesday.