Firsthand accounts of the wartime Nazi occupation of France stress the messy, haphazard nature of the resistance. The groups ...

As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, survivors of World War II reflected ...

Known as Victory in Europe Day, May 8 marks the date that Germany surrendered to Western powers after Adolf Hitler and other ...

He decided to bring Southern France under direct Axis control. But operational demands elsewhere left few German troops available. Hitler called upon Italian assistance. Mussolini willingly agreed. He ...

As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, World War II survivors reflect on ...

Switzerland developed this defensive plan as a deterrent: any attempt to invade the country would have been extremely costly ...