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Eighteen minutes of footage captures the Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed in real time during the battle.
Two Jewish agents and a German deserter parachuted into Austria in 1945 to gather intelligence on the Brenner Pass during World War II.
Christianity's historical narratives are critically examined alongside alternative theories about the September 11 attacks and the role of the Federal Reserve in the economy.
As a teenager, Marcel Marceau joined the French Resistance and helped smuggle Jewish children to safety during World War II.
African-American soldiers played a crucial role in World War II, contributing significantly to the American war effort and challenging racial stereotypes.
In February 1939, over 20,000 Americans attended a rally at Madison Square Garden that featured swastikas alongside images of George Washington.
Less than 50 members of the Black Watch remained after intense battles in World War II, with the battalion suffering the highest casualty list of any regiment.
Five million people gathered in Moscow to see Joseph Stalin's body after his death on March 5, 1953, as the world faced uncertainty about the future.
10,000 German soldiers were killed and 350 tanks destroyed during a single day of combat in the largest armored battle of World War II.
Michael Wittmann single-handedly halted an Allied advance in Normandy, destroying numerous British tanks in a matter of minutes.
After Adolf Hitler discovered Obersalzberg in 1923, it became a key meeting place for him and his inner circle, including Eva Braun.
156,000 men and 20,000 vehicles landed on the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944, aided by Alan Turing's codebreaking efforts against the Nazis.
1,000 kilos of heavy water were produced at the Vemork Power Plant in Norway, crucial for the Nazi atomic bomb program during World War II.
More than 3,600 dollars were sent by a Jewish father to secure his sons' escape from Nazi Germany to the United States before World War II.
More than 14 million lives were lost during China's eight-year struggle against Japanese invasion in World War II.
More than six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, a genocide largely orchestrated by Reinhard Heydrich, a key figure in the Nazi regime.
On December 7, 1941, over 180 Japanese warplanes attacked Pearl Harbor, leading to significant losses for the U.S. Pacific Fleet and marking the start of the War in the Pacific.
On May 24, 1941, the British battleship HMS Hood was sunk by the German battleship Bismarck, marking a significant loss for the British Navy.
A search for a World War II era plane linked to the infamous Flight 19 reveals no evidence of the Bermuda Triangle's supposed curse.
13,000 workers completed the 31.5-mile Eurotunnel, connecting Folkestone in the UK to Coquelles in France, over a six-year construction period.
A single plane dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima at 8:15 AM on August 6, 1945, killing approximately 70,000 people instantly.
On June 10, 1944, German soldiers executed 643 unarmed civilians in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, which remains preserved in its ruined state.
In March 1988, a French detective begins a secret mission to capture Paul Touvier, a Nazi collaborator who evaded justice for 40 years.
Seventy years after the German occupation, amateur films reveal interactions between French civilians and German soldiers during World War II.
Germany aimed to build an air force of 21,000 planes during World War II, relying on a network of factories to support Hitler's military ambitions.
Of the 125,000 aircrew who served in Bomber Command during World War II, 73,000 became casualties, with 55,573 killed in action.
Adolf Hitler's rise to power led to the deaths of millions and the destruction of cities like Berlin and Dresden during World War II.
After more than a decade of restoration, a De Havilland Mosquito aircraft takes flight for the first time in over 50 years.
Fifteen enemy aircraft were shot down during the Battle of Britain, which was won on August 20, 1940, for the loss of one RAF fighter.
Almost 900 feet long, the Yamato was the largest battleship ever built, launched by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1941 and lost in October 1944.
3 million combatants died during the Pacific War, which also saw the destruction of 3,000 ships, many of which remain lost beneath the ocean.
President Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, leading to massive destruction and loss of life.
1.2 million Soviet troops and 1,500 tanks launch a massive offensive against German forces in January 1944 during the brutal Baltic campaign.
2,300 kilograms of bombs can be carried by the F-117 stealth fighter, which remains undetected by enemy radar during combat missions.
More than 350,000 tons of fish and seafood are offloaded each year at Dutch Harbor, a key U.S. fishing port in the Aleutian Islands.
Almost 2,000 police officers are deployed in Berlin on May 9 to manage tensions between pro-Russian and anti-Kremlin demonstrators amid the war in Ukraine.
On January 14, 1944, the Soviet Red Army launched an offensive with 1.2 million troops and 1,500 tanks against German forces in the Baltic States.
More than 30 attempts to eliminate Adolf Hitler failed, with key figures like Georg Elser and military officers risking their lives to stop him.
On September 1, 1939, German troops invaded Poland, marking the beginning of World War II and escalating tensions across Europe.
Over 20 million people died as a result of Joseph Stalin's policies during his rule in the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until 1953.
Freemasonry has survived three centuries of upheaval, adapting to changes while maintaining its core traditions and the symbol of the square and compass.
2 million lives were lost during the Pacific Theater of World War II, including 1.74 million military personnel from Japan and nearly half a million Americans.
600,000 children were evacuated from London in just three days as the city braced for the bombings of World War II.
As many as 70,000 people were killed instantly by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, marking the start of the Cold War.
Coco Chanel was born on August 19, 1883, in a poorhouse in Saumur, France, as Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, before becoming a prominent fashion designer.
On November 21, 1941, Villi Conn and his family were arrested and later shot dead in a forest near Kas, marking a tragic end to their lives.
Irwin Rommel, promoted to Lieutenant General in February 1941, became known for his tactical genius in armored warfare during World War II.
Emperor Jimmu is said to have ruled from 660 BC, making the Japanese Imperial family the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world.
