The holiday commemorating the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 is toned down this year as the war in Ukraine drags on.
Tag: World War II (1939-45)
Berlin Attempts to Ban Russian Flags on Victory Day, Prompting Legal Tussle
Russian symbols will not be allowed at commemorations in Berlin marking the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany. Ukrainian flags will be permitted.
Russian Victory Day Celebrations Scaled Back
The Kremlin will commemorate the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but many towns have canceled events on Tuesday.
Berlin Attempts to Ban Russian Flags on Victory Day, Prompting Legal Tussle
For now, both Russian and Ukrainian symbols will be allowed at commemorations in Berlin marking the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany.
A Dutch Quest for Buried Nazi Treasure Comes Up Empty
The release of a map sketched by a German soldier had touched off a gold rush in a tiny village, but an early-morning excavation failed to solve the mystery.
Dutch to Make Public the Files on Accused Nazi Collaborators
Historians and archivists are excited and concerned about providing unfettered public online access to investigators’ files that have been restricted since the end of World War II.
Wreck of Japanese Ship That Sank Carrying Australian POWs is Found
When the Montevideo Maru sank in the South China Sea during World War II, it was carrying hundreds of prisoners, most of them Australian.
A WWII Pilot Saved His Crew. It Took 80 Years to Identify His Remains.
Lt. William B. Montgomery flew a B-24 Liberator toward the British coast after it was hit in June 1944. Historians credit him for saving the lives of seven crew members.
Simone Segouin, Teenage Fighter in French Resistance, Dies at 97
Portrayed in Life magazine in 1944 as a simple farm girl brandishing a submachine gun, she became a symbol of the partisans who helped defeat the Nazis.
Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel Laureate and Critic of Postwar Japan, Dies at 88
With his powerful novels and essays, Mr. Oe tried to ensure that Japan learned the lessons of its 20th-century militarism.