When General de Gaulle arrived in Paris on 25 August, 1944 to mark the French capital’s liberation from Nazi occupation, his ...
France's President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army ...
In November 1944, around 1,600 African soldiers who had fought for France and been made prisoners of war by Germany, were sent back to Dakar, according to French historian Armelle Mabon.
Some of the last living American veterans of World War II on Saturday met with world leaders and many other admirers as they ...
PLABENNEC, France — As the world commemorated the ... "In the public imagination World War II is seen as 'the good war' — especially the Normandy invasion," says Roberts.
Central Catholic graduate Michael Grady won gold at the Paris Olympics with Team USA Rowing, but that wasn’t the only memory ...
A French diplomat on Wednesday welcomed former World War II medic Andrew "Tim" Kiniry into her country's National Order of ...
On New Year's Eve, 1944, a 19-year-old Columbia man died in the mountains of France, fighting for his country in World War II ...
METZ, France — For over 30 years, officials in Metz have invited American soldiers who helped liberate the city from Nazi occupation during World War II to participate in commemorative ...
A local World War II veteran who helped liberate the people of France has died.Ken Bailey, who’s from Voorheesville, took ...