The Nuremberg Trial and its Legacy
The first international war crimes tribunal in history revealed the true extent of German atrocities and held some of the most prominent Nazis accountable for their crimes.
The first international war crimes tribunal in history revealed the true extent of German atrocities and held some of the most prominent Nazis accountable for their crimes.
On January 31, 1945, American prisoners of war from Stalag III-C were caught, tragically, in a firefight between German guards and Soviet troops.
More than 80 years after the Battle of Tassafaronga, a team of scientists and explorers aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus found and imaged the wrecked bow of the New Orleans at the bottom of Iron Bottom Sound.
On January 20, 1942, a group of Nazi leaders met to coordinate a continent-wide genocide.
When the United States entered World War II, life on the home front changed.
Four unlikely heroes crossed paths in October 1918, as American doughboys fought for survival in France's Argonne Forest during World War I.
Join James Linn, curator of Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II, as he explores the Museum’s latest special exhibit.