When Germany invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, starting World War II, the Polish people's troubles were just beginning. About two weeks later, the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east. The Polish ...

As Herzner’s infiltrators pushed through the Beskids Mountains toward the Mosty railway station they believed the German Army ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a big 95th birthday celebration Tuesday in Lake Barrington for the amazing life of a World War II veteran, who fought with the Polish resistance. His life began as a ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A funeral with military honors was held in Poland’s capital Monday for a World War II hero and resistance fighter who took part in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. Stanislaw Likiernik ...

World War Two Polish resistance fighter and Georgetown scholar Jan Karski (G’52, H’83) will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Barack Obama announced this morning. Karski had ...

This is the very first episode of Out of the Foxholes, in which we answer questions from the community. In this first edition, we'll talk about the early-war career of Erwin Rommel, German Press on ...