World War Two began with Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939. Adolf Hitler used a propaganda lie as a pretext to strike. It was a historical turning point that still has relevance for today.

In 1813, following his disastrous invasion of Russia, Napoleon faced a desperate battle to save his empire. His enemies were gaining in strength, as Prussia and Sweden joined the Sixth Coalition ...

On 1 September 1939 Germany invaded Poland. Britain and France declared war on Germany on 3 September, beginning World War Two.

The Army’s 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, the only U.S. Patriot missile battalion based in Europe, transferred its Patriot missile defense mission in Poland to German forces.

Poland is still seeking compensation for victims of the German invasion in World War II, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in Berlin on Friday. After attending the opening of the new ...

Nazi Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe. Nazis massacre Polish Jews or force them into ghettos, start to wipe out Poland's elites and attempt to squash resistance. 1940 ...

Germany first deployed Patriots in Poland in 2023 Norway is also helping ... which has been fighting a full-scale Russian invasion for almost three years. Sign up here. Reporting by Reuters ...

At Auschwitz, the Germans left behind barracks and watchtowers, the remains of gas chambers and the hair and personal belongings of people killed there. The “Arbeit macht frei” (work will set you free ...