David Montgomery - Mourning a Friend of the Museum
David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, and son of Field Marshal Bernard "Monty" Montgomery (1928-2020)
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.
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."
A look at Private First Class Ed Sabo's wartime experiences, plus a curious case of a possibly misidentified helmet.
Hitler had from the beginning posited the war effort as presenting only two possible outcomes: total victory or absolute defeat.
Theodor Dannecker helped Adolf Eichmann administer a continent-wide genocide.
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."
The classic holiday musical White Christmas reveals the impact of military service in World War II.
Follow the largest battle in the history of the US Army as experienced on the Road to Berlin permanent exhibit gallery.
For the 106th Infantry Division, the Opening of the Bulge was a Death Blow.