‘This War Ends in a Courtroom’: Nuremberg (2025) and the Real Trials
Nuremberg and the real Nuremberg Trials illustrate how the Allies sought to end World War II with justice, using law rather than vengeance to rebuild the postwar world.
Nuremberg and the real Nuremberg Trials illustrate how the Allies sought to end World War II with justice, using law rather than vengeance to rebuild the postwar world.
An overlooked story of World War II and its consequences, the Graves Registration Service (GRS) worked tirelessly during the war to collect and identify the dead, providing proper burial. After the war, the GRS conducted the world’s largest search and recovery effort, leading to the identification of 280,000 fallen Americans, who were provided with a final burial in the United States or abroad based upon the surviving family’s wishes.
A main goal of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment was to attack German morale and keep enemy soldiers sleep-deprived from nights of almost endless bombing raids.
In a war against Nazi Germany, no statement was more dramatic than for Jewish American soldiers to proclaim their faith on German soil.
It was at Chełmno that the Nazis tested various methods of exterminating people en masse while they sought an alternative to the Einsatzgruppen’s mass shootings.
The National WWII Museum's own Victory Swing Orchestra celebrates the great big bands of the WWII era.
Families across the New Orleans and Gulf Coast community are invited to The National WWII Museum for a day of live entertainment, family-friendly activities, and full Museum access—for FREE!
Spark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.