Although the star was used as the main identification for Allied vehicles in World War II, its design changed over time.

The fire seemed to become a living entity, changing course at will, consuming everything in its path, and generating a heat that melted glass and cutlery and turned bricks to ash. For over four hours, Hamburg burned. 

George P. Shultz, WWII veteran, long-time public servant, and friend of The National WWII Museum, passed away on February 6, 2021, at the age of 100.

Manning 155mm howitzers, African American gunners sacrificed themselves to defend fleeing infantry. Eleven of them were murdered by the Waffen SS, and then forgotten by the US Army.

One of America’s only female war correspondents captured the war through women’s service.