When POWs awoke at Stalag Luft I on May 1, 1945, the German guards had disappeared and a hand sewn Stars and Stripes replaced the swastika on the flagpole. The Red Army arrived a day later.
During World War II, New Orleans legend Dave Bartholomew joined the US Army band that contributed to his musical success and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 1942, a submarine skipper grew frustrated when a requisition for an essential item was cancelled. His response is still famous in the Navy today.
The Museum's Senior Director of Public Programming revisits his favorite books on World War II in North Africa.
Emma is what The National WWII Museum calls a veteran volunteer--but it’s not the service hours that keep her coming back.
Join The National WWII Museum as we host Arizona State University professor Jacob Flaws, PhD, and College of Charleston professor Chad Gibbs, PhD, in conversation with Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy historian Jason Dawsey, PhD, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Treblinka prisoner uprising.
Join us in BB's Stage Door Canteen as singers vie to become the next Stage Door Idol!
The delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.