The last days of the Second World War were incredibly chaotic. To nearly every German soldier it became clear the war had ...

In a remote woodland, we come across an area filled with World War II relics left behind by retreating German troops. Helmets ...

Today, the orientation to the traditions of the Wehrmacht is no longer a “tendency” but official policy. German imperialism ...

Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, the legend of the innocent Wehrmacht is no more, says historian Hannes Heer. For decades, some Germans considered the SS to be the only war criminals.

World War II (European division) is already more distinct than it was while it was going on. It fell into three stages, each distinguished by the sensations in men’s viscera. Three Stages of Emotion.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In a dimly lit room in the Museum of Gdańsk, visitors are confronted with two-dozen portraits that are lined up ...

According to Nazi doctrine, they should have ended their lives in a concentration camp. But instead they managed to occupy high positions in the armed forces of the Third Reich. Not all Jews were sent ...