https://www.nationalww2museum.org/ Latest topics from The National WWII Museum en https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/nuremberg-trials After the war, Allied powers—the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union—came together to bring Nazi officials to justice. Over the course of thirteen total trials from 1945 to 1949, beginning with the International Military Tribunal in 1945, Nazi leaders stood trial for crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and… Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:41:24 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/nuremberg-trials%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E365fffad-0369-4829-a82b-5b6eb73ba2d7%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/d-day-and-normandy-campaign On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched the long-anticipated invasion of Normandy, France. Soldiers from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations faced Hitler's formidable Atlantic Wall as they landed on the beaches of Normandy. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/d-day-and-normandy-campaign%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E981fd03c-f9ec-4696-873d-ea9f90f37d43%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/immediate-aftermath-world-war-ii Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:52:04 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/immediate-aftermath-world-war-ii%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E40eb5614-be5e-44fd-acdd-bda8559ddde5%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/women-world-war-ii By the end of World War II, more than 19 million women were in the workforce and 350,000 women had served in the US Armed Forces. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:47:34 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/women-world-war-ii%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ee89f2cbd-4ea2-4af7-8eaa-66d5368fefe7%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/end-world-war-ii-1945 The Axis powers are finally defeated in 1945—Nazi Germany in May and Imperial Japan in August.  Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:27:39 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/end-world-war-ii-1945%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ed82b04b2-b35a-4e08-bfef-72ceb2947237%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/v-j-day-surrender-japan Japan’s ceasefire, Allied landings, POW rescues, and the formal surrender aboard USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, marked the end of World War II.  Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:02:28 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/v-j-day-surrender-japan%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E5abe8097-1d75-4087-bed4-ba0439477751%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/atomic-bombings-japan By August 1945, the Japanese Empire was on the verge of defeat but still refused to surrender. However, a new weapon, unlike any other, would soon help lead to the end of World War II and have ripple effects for decades to come. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:27:36 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/atomic-bombings-japan%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E6cd048b9-928b-4f0c-9921-9e2367cae80b%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/manhattan-project  The "Manhattan Project," the largest, most secretive wartime project in history, explored the possibility of splitting the atom to create an "atomic bomb." Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:39:57 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/manhattan-project%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E35649e2a-a0a3-4968-af68-a83df2a5008c%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/defense-powmia-accounting-agency Fri, 29 Jun 2018 13:21:04 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/defense-powmia-accounting-agency%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ee400bbe5-228f-4c44-924f-7ec8c433db12%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/v-e-day-victory-europe On May 8, 1945, thousands of people took to the streets in cities around the world to celebrate news of Germany's surrender and the end of World War II in Europe.  Fri, 02 May 2025 13:57:21 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/v-e-day-victory-europe%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E29e2a144-23bd-4b8a-97f6-bedee77f8470%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/liberation-concentration-camps The scenes encountered by Allied soldiers exposed the full horror of Nazi crimes to the world. The scale of mass murder led to the creation of the new term "genocide" and the indictment of Nazi leaders. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:14:10 -0600 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/liberation-concentration-camps%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E8bdde30e-0513-48d2-84d3-299fd90223ef%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-of-okinawa On April 1, 1945, more than 60,000 soldiers and US Marines of the US Tenth Army stormed ashore at Okinawa, in the final island battle before an anticipated invasion of mainland Japan. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:07:45 -0600 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/battle-of-okinawa%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eac1f7166-8419-4290-8eda-be9e5021852a%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/eastern-front Some of the war’s most savage fighting occurred on the Eastern Front, where the Axis powers had set out to conquer the Balkan Peninsula and the immense reaches of the Soviet Union. Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:22:45 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/eastern-front%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E4ec2444e-f80a-4e5c-80fc-b23364135fb5%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-iwo-jima In 1945, US forces bounded forward in the Central Pacific as combat reached ever bloodier crescendos.  Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:07:40 -0600 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/battle-iwo-jima%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E05b1297c-f6d9-41fd-8ea8-d099e49e3fc9%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-bataan-death-march After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, they invaded Luzon, Philippines in January 1942. Despite insufficient supplies, American and Filipino troops were able to fight for three months. Eventually, they surrendered to Japanese troops and were forced into the Bataan Death March—where some of the most horrific war crimes were committed by the Japanese.  Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:46:38 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/battle-bataan-death-march%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E8534d163-86d5-4f27-a92e-f3f67e2b0d70%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/holocaust Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:11:46 -0600 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/holocaust%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ee1ecb627-d282-4cf9-9652-f234f59ec472%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-bulge On December 16, 1944, the German army launched a massive offensive in the Ardennes Forest. The Battle of the Bulge would be the largest engagement ever fought by the US Army—and ultimately hasten the end of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0600 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/battle-bulge%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E2500663c-6d7e-4633-bef6-e2c0a56fcbeb%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/civilian Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:28:35 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/civilian%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E463bafd9-ebba-471e-865d-8a8f14ce600c%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/jenny-craig-institute-study-war-and-democracy Mon, 06 Nov 2017 13:34:46 -0600 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/jenny-craig-institute-study-war-and-democracy%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E42146f8e-a172-4931-8b98-2b36bd11e0df%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/masters-air Masters of the Air, a historical narrative book by Donald L. Miller, PhD, and Apple TV+ miniseries about the 100th Bombardment Group, explores the stories of the American bomber boys who brought the war to Hitler’s doorstep. Discover more on the 100th Bombardment Group—the “Bloody Hundredth”—and other Masters of the Air-related content available from the… Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:12:32 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/masters-air%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eb0984c34-72f7-432f-869c-5ef38c8cb5de%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/pearl-harbor-december-7-1941 The National WWII Museum commemorates the Day That Will Live in Infamy through articles, oral histories, artifacts, and more.  Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:57:16 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/pearl-harbor-december-7-1941%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E504e3c5a-30af-4344-b284-378d2f4439d8%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/prisoners-world-war-ii-pows Thu, 22 Jun 2017 09:51:58 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/prisoners-world-war-ii-pows%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eca2aa22b-8e06-488b-9c9b-addaa3b5ddec%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/european-theater-operations Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:54:44 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/european-theater-operations%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E2beb3dc3-a4a3-453e-acf7-23c102103758%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/tokyo-war-crimes-trial Eleven countries came together to form the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), convened on April 29, 1946 to try the leaders of Japan for joint conspiracy to start and wage war.  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:37:40 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/tokyo-war-crimes-trial%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eb8ad417d-4eed-4606-a125-371220f57f38%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/african-americans-world-war-ii Explore profiles, oral histories, photographs, and artifacts honoring African American contributions to World War II from the Museum's collection.   Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:02:58 -0600 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/african-americans-world-war-ii%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E0cd027cd-c63f-401c-9ba5-9dd858fa6486%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-of-midway In June 1942, US and Japanese naval forces engaged in a five-day battle in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that changed the course of the war in the Pacific.  Tue, 01 Jun 2021 09:29:52 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/battle-of-midway%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ef4caba64-4901-48cc-8b79-b57211ee66f2%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/bob-hope Tue, 24 Apr 2018 08:50:59 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/bob-hope%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ea82f828f-708a-4616-85c3-73bb44ce10a6%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/curators-choice Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:21:51 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/curators-choice%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eecd2c4d0-bcc5-4754-8fab-5804de6a90b6%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/lgbtq-world-war-ii Tue, 04 May 2021 15:58:41 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/lgbtq-world-war-ii%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eaf0c839d-dd40-46eb-8d32-deac3a6b886d%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/japanese-american-incarceration The Office of Naval Intelligence and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted surveillance on Japanese Americans beginning in the 1930s. After the Pearl Harbor attack, these two agencies, plus the Army’s G-2 intelligence unit, arrested over 3,000 suspected subversives, half of whom were of Japanese descent. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:25:54 -0600 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/japanese-american-incarceration%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ef692842d-3c27-4da4-bfb6-d489fadfc65c%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/medal-honor-recipients-world-war-ii Our Nation’s highest military award for valor is given for action above and beyond the call of duty. This topic covers the stories of WWII Medal of Honor recipients. Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:16:35 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/medal-honor-recipients-world-war-ii%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E96db5345-8141-4e17-9bd1-ca21e9bb0927%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/native-americans-world-war-ii Tue, 04 May 2021 16:21:35 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/native-americans-world-war-ii%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E7cb24014-13f1-4315-a584-86dd9b7435c4%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/hispanic-and-latino-americans-world-war-ii Pictured: Members of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force on Luzon Island, Philippines, July 1945. The National WWII Museum, Gift of Dylan Utley, 2012.019.234. Tue, 04 May 2021 16:40:33 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/hispanic-and-latino-americans-world-war-ii%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E67d866fa-05b7-48f9-9a03-c24cdea2a946%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/asian-pacific-american-world-war-ii Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, most notably Japanese Americans, faced discrimination and forced relocation during World War II. Despite the racial prejudice that led to one of the darkest chapters of American history, many served in the US Armed Forces to fight for their country.  Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:53:57 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/asian-pacific-american-world-war-ii%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ec6a41365-a2d0-4a8b-affc-f496af1b8cb5%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/jewish-americans-world-war-ii American Jews supported the war effort while many anxiously awaited news of their families under Nazi rule in Europe. Mon, 03 May 2021 07:57:33 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/jewish-americans-world-war-ii%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eb7bbfedb-bae2-40d0-b7bc-08f21a9f0c6a%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/collection-classroom Put the Museum's innovative exhibits and extensive collection of artifacts to work in your classroom. Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:18:46 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/collection-classroom%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E91600377-58d0-4f25-a380-7c9ec88d85b7%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/higgins-industries In the late 1930s, the U.S. military began developing small boats that could carry troops from ships to open beaches. Andrew Jackson Higgins of New Orleans, who had been manufacturing shallow-water work boats to support oil and gas exploration in the Louisiana bayous, adapted his Eureka Boat to meet the military’s specifications for a landing craft.… Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:44:54 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/higgins-industries%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ea81df497-96b7-4a98-8873-bed2b1d06d50%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/home-front Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:24:07 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/home-front%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E533ae5bd-1207-441c-8888-7c2eb5d5588b%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/mediterranean-theater-operations Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:24:47 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/mediterranean-theater-operations%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eb4a1d35b-8d03-4293-8f15-2b123b044ada%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/china-burma-india-theater-operations Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:25:54 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/china-burma-india-theater-operations%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E1631ed20-89bf-43ad-9448-317f3e5ba4e0%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/coast-guard Fri, 19 May 2017 08:42:43 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/coast-guard%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E914823a3-29df-4d5e-86ef-935fa4176346%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/atlantic-theater-operations Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:20:56 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/atlantic-theater-operations%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E95aae281-61dc-4fb8-8641-ea6c2dc8f143%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/us-merchant-marine Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:28:30 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/us-merchant-marine%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ec0142499-fb5a-44b4-aa66-51e9c1e220cf%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/us-army-air-forces Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:28:31 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/us-army-air-forces%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Ee088e73c-acf2-4bcb-93e0-1595e211b418%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/us-marine-corps Semper Fidelis Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:28:20 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/us-marine-corps%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E058c114f-769b-4e45-b968-1694a301cb33%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/us-navy Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:46:00 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/us-navy%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Edd4dfcb4-3c97-49a4-98ba-a74c59a671d7%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/us-army Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:27:45 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/us-army%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Efd40c5fb-b178-4b62-a5c0-629896545006%3C/a%3E https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/pacific-theater-operations Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:42:54 -0500 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/war/topics/pacific-theater-operations%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3E2cdc9fb5-6eaa-4fde-862e-d28688474d58%3C/a%3E