A local man was part of the liberation of the Czech Republic and brought back a symbol that’s been displayed ever since in a ...

Sergey Bobylev/Associated Press Russia's display of World War II victory flags could indicate that ... as a symbol of Russia's victory over Germany. The "Victory Banner" features a hammer and ...

Eighty years ago, 700 soldiers started an uphill battle — literally — as they scaled the walls of Riva Ridge in Italy to ...

Every German party is traditionally associated with a colour, and national flags and other imagery are ... CDU chancellors include the first post-WWII leader Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl ...

ISTRA, Russia - On a small stage in a school outside Moscow, a masked soldier presented Ivan with an army flag, a thank-you ... to Soviet soldiers in World War II alongside some from those now ...

Persians, Spartans, Leonidas, Xerxes, Ephialtes… Everyone has heard these names and can place them—more or less—in the 4th century BCE, when the Battle of Thermopylae took place. It was one of the key ...

Parties must clear a 5% electoral threshold in Germany to win seats in the national parliament or at least three of the party's candidates must win their local elections outright. Parties must ...

From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - Flags are set to fly at half-staff in the Sunflower State at the end of February in honor of a late state representative. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says that on Monday ...

Spectre of far-Right nationalism looms as Germans prepare to cast their ballots Next Sunday, Germany goes to the polls. The federal republic’s most important election since reunification in 1990 ...