Audie Murphy Single-handedly Stopped a German Attack
From Murphy’s exposed position on top of the burning tank destroyer, he killed over 20 German soldiers and repelled their attack.
From Murphy’s exposed position on top of the burning tank destroyer, he killed over 20 German soldiers and repelled their attack.
David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, and son of Field Marshal Bernard "Monty" Montgomery (1928-2020)
An incredibly thick blanket of fog hung low over Stoumont and the Amblève valley on the morning of December 19. But even through the fog, American observers on the outskirts of Stoumont could see that a sizable attack was about to commence.
To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Capture of Warsaw by Soviet forces, we reached out to Alexandra Richie, D.Phil, to shed light on this event.
In 1944 and 1945, postal worker turned soldier Wendell Wiley Wolfenbarger wrote his wife Ruby and children frequent letters. Sometimes they were postcards, sometimes V-mails, and others were written "sitting on a box by a wood fire, outside of course, writing on my knee."
Enjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.
Join The National WWII Museum this spring for our free Electronic Field Trip centered on the Holocaust.
Join The National WWII Museum this spring for our free Electronic Field Trip centered on the Holocaust.