Warsaw was left devastated and in ruins when the Germans retreated and the Red Army arrived 75 years ago.

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.