The Long March began at Stalag Luft III, in what is now Zagan, Poland. Stalag Luft III was a prisoner-of-war camp built by the Luftwaffe in March 1942 to detain captured airmen who were part of the ...

Given the oppressive conditions under which they lived and worked, it’s hard to imagine how 19th Century Irish immigrants had time to volunteer as firefighters. Yet, they did, according to ...

A French politician suggested the two countries no longer share the values that inspired the gift more than a century ago.

February 3rd, 2025, marked the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Manila. Fought in the closing stages of World ...

The plaque shown here listed all of their names ... States Holocaust Memorial Museum also notes that "Only after World War II did authorities of the German Federal Republic dedicate a plaque ...

The cast bronze image sets atop a base adorned with a plaque detailing Lucca's service ... The Unsung Heroes of World War II," intrigued her from the start. "Lucca's story was so compelling.

The four uniforms on display represent those worn by women in the WAC from World War II to the WAC’s disbandment ... s namesake beyond a single plaque, so Bloom set up the traveling display ...

Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines LOST AND FOUND KLIMT. A rediscovered portrait by Gustav Klimt of an Osu prince from modern-day Ghana ...

A special memorial service will take place to mark the 100th anniversary of a County Durham war memorial plaque. The Ferryhill Station plaque, commissioned by the Mainsforth Colliery and Ferryhill ...

Soldiers who received the highest British armed forces award for gallantry have been commemorated with a blue plaque.

Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a kamikaze mission during World War II. Iichi Marumo competing in a 500 ...