The Battle for Vienna
75 years ago Soviet soldiers captured Vienna after bitter street combat.
75 years ago Soviet soldiers captured Vienna after bitter street combat.
As the world confronted the devastation left at the end of World War II, people everywhere struggled to comprehend the scale of bloodshed caused by the ideology of the Nazi Party.
World War II was a global conflict involving nearly every country in the world. But who was on each side—and why?
Join us for a webinar discussion with Daniel Lee, a historian of the Second World War and a specialist in the history of Jews in France and North Africa during the Holocaust, and a lecturer in modern history at Queen Mary, University of London.
Join best-selling author James Holland and the Museum’s Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian Dr. Rob Citino for what is sure to be an exciting and engaging conversation!
As late as March 1943, the Allies were in danger of losing the Battle of the Atlantic as German U-boats were sinking Allied shipping at an alarming rate.