James Robinson was a professional soldier who lost his life on April 6, 1945 fighting for his country.

In secret, hidden from occupying German forces, Willem Kolff developed the first dialysis machine to save patients from kidney failure. After the war, he brought his device to the United States and made a career in artificial organ development.

On April 4, 1945, the US 4th Armored Division and 89th Infantry Division of the Third US Army came face to face with the horrors of Nazi brutality. The men discovered Ohrdruf, a Nazi labor camp and a subcamp of the Buchenwald system.

The US 30th Infantry Division receives the Presidential Unit Citation in honor of its heroism at the Battle of Mortain, August 1944.

The Museum hosted a symposium on "Eisenhower: The Monumental Man" in November 2019, focusing on his early years and his WWII experiences, including as Supreme Commander.

Faced with his regime’s collapse, Adolf Hitler chose to destroy Germany’s infrastructure.

On March 18, 1945, the biggest wartime bombing raid on Berlin showed that the German air force was still a dangerous and defiant foe.

The US Army's surprise capture of the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany, broke open Germany's defenses in the west.

On March 6, 1945 when US forces entered Cologne, the Gothic cathedral loomed above the ruins. Army Chaplain and future Archbishop Philip Hannan soon devoted himself to protecting the cathedral.

Sophie Scholl and the White Rose movement, while less known to Americans, is a powerful example of youthful resistance to the Nazi Regime.