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The Scientific and Technological Advances of World War II

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:24:00 -0500

The war effort demanded developments in the field of science and technology, developments that forever changed life in America and made present-day technology possible.

‘Climb to Glory’: The 10th Mountain Division’s Ski and Mountain Troops

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:43:41 -0600

“Climb to Glory,” the modern motto of the 10th Mountain Division, truly reflects their actions and sacrifice in the Italian mountains and beyond.

How to Teach WWII: The Holocaust

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:27:52 -0600

This month, in accordance with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we seek to help learners consider how to approach teaching and learning about the Holocaust.

The 'Lost Olympics' of 1940 and 1944

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:49:21 -0500

The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) plans for the 1940 Summer Games took many unexpected turns as the world drifted toward global war.

Native Americans in the 45th Infantry Division

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:07:54 -0600

The Executive Director of the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City shares insights about Native Americans in the “Thunderbird Division.”

The Liberation of Auschwitz

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:35:03 -0500

On January 27, 1945, the Red Army entered the gates of Auschwitz in horrified awe of what they encountered. As they marched through the snow, they encountered stacks of frozen corpses and 7,000 frightened, exhausted prisoners in the barracks.

Eva Schloss, Holocaust Survivor and Stepsister of Anne Frank, Dies at 96

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:42:19 -0600

Eva Schloss dedicated her life to Holocaust education and sharing her experiences with audiences around the world.

Betty Reid Soskin, WWII Home Front Worker and Iconic Park Ranger, Dies at 104

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:37:22 -0600

In 2016, Soskin received The National WWII Museum's Silver Service Medallion, which recognizes veterans and those with a direct connection to World War II who have served our country with distinction and continue to lead by example.

Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, One of the Last Remaining Pearl Harbor Survivors, Dies at 105

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:35:46 -0600

One of the last living survivors of the December 7, 1941, attack, Schab was serving as a musician and sailor aboard the USS Dobbin when Japanese planes struck Pearl Harbor.

The 1937 Attack on the USS Panay

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:22:28 -0600

Although the attack on the USS Panay did not ignite a war between the United States and Japan, it marked a turning point in their relationship.

Trotsky’s Struggle against Stalin

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 08:00:00 -0500

Joseph Stalin was a hangman whose noose could reach across oceans.

The American Spirit: What Does It Mean?

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:45:10 -0500

A dozen years after the opening of the institution that would become The National WWII Museum, President and CEO Nick Mueller spoke to a Junior Achievement Hall of Fame banquet on “The American Spirit: What Does It Mean?”

Preserving the “Flame of French Resistance”: Charles de Gaulle’s June 1940 Addresses

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:33:21 -0500

Charles de Gaulle’s June 1940 addresses called on the French nation to continue the fight against Nazi Germany.

A Different Kind of Tiger: Warhawks in the Aleutians

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:35:34 -0600

Though the Aleutian Tigers have largely faded from public memory of World War II, their legacy lives on in both Alaskan historical sites and in the preserved or restored P-40s of the 343rd that still bear their iconic yellow tigers.

The CLN: The Italian Resistance Unites as Mussolini's Regime Crumbles

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:46:56 -0500

The cascade of disasters that followed Benito Mussolini’s entry into World War II made possible a resurgence of anti-Fascism in Italy.

The Chełmno Death Camp

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:04:54 -0500

It was at Chełmno that the Nazis tested various methods of exterminating people en masse while they sought an alternative to the Einsatzgruppen’s mass shootings.

‘Cold-Blooded Extermination’: The Allied Governments’ December 1942 Declaration on the Holocaust

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:48:04 -0600

In December 1942, a week before Christmas, the Allied governments issued a statement exposing a monstrous chain of events in Nazi-occupied Europe.

A 'Gallant Stand' at Monte Battaglia: Manuel V. Mendoza’s Medal of Honor

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:05:15 -0500

For what he did on October 4, 1944, Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza garnered a special place in the history of Nazi Germany’s defeat.

‘This War Ends in a Courtroom’: Nuremberg (2025) and the Real Trials

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:18:56 -0600

Nuremberg and the real Nuremberg Trials illustrate how the Allies sought to end World War II with justice, using law rather than vengeance to rebuild the postwar world.

A Shoebox of Photos. A Hidden WWII Legacy Revealed.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:05:55 -0600

Even though he grew up surrounded by WWII veterans in his small Arkansas town, Rod Fortner knew very little about where his dad served and what he had experienced as a young Marine.