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David Montgomery - Mourning a Friend of the Museum
Learn MoreDavid Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, and son of Field Marshal Bernard "Monty" Montgomery (1928-2020)
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Kampfgruppe Peiper at Stoumont: Drawing the Noose
Learn MoreAn 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.
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Interview with Dr. Alexandra Richie, Author of "Warsaw 1944"
Learn MoreTo 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.
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Mail Call: Wendell Wiley Wolfenbarger, January 4-18, 1945
Learn MoreIn 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."
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Equipment Ace: Ed Sabo's Helmet
Learn MoreA look at Private First Class Ed Sabo's wartime experiences, plus a curious case of a possibly misidentified helmet.
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The Malmedy Massacre
Learn MoreHitler had from the beginning posited the war effort as presenting only two possible outcomes: total victory or absolute defeat.
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Organizing Genocide: Theodor Dannecker, Eichmann's Deportation Specialist
Learn MoreTheodor Dannecker helped Adolf Eichmann administer a continent-wide genocide.
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Mail Call: Wendell Wiley Wolfenbarger, January 1, 1945
Learn MoreIn 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."
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Tiger Football at War: LSU & Clemson Football during World War II
Learn MoreThe National WWII Museum wishes to share a snapshot of the two Tiger programs during World War II.
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Victory Salad and Snowflake Potatoes: Wartime Christmas Menus
Learn MoreThe Museum’s collection contains hundreds of menus from holiday meals shared while in service. The fact that so many of these were saved and mailed or brought home tells us just how important these meals were.
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Bing Crosby's 1944 Christmas Message
Learn More“On our fighting front, there are no silent nights, but there are plenty of holy nights."
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“Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army”
Learn MoreThe classic holiday musical White Christmas reveals the impact of military service in World War II.