WWI pilots were known for their aerial combat skills and were called aces. This Belgian ace did one impressive feat during ...

The German 88 mm gun, one of the most iconic artillery pieces of WWII, had a well-deserved reputation for deadly accuracy and ...

In early 1945, as the Third Reich crumbled and Soviet forces pushed relentlessly westward, Germany launched one of its last major offensives on the Eastern Front, Operation Konrad I. This dramatic ...

HYRUM-There will be a special presentation as part of this year’s Hyrum Patriotic Program, held at the City Square bowery on ...

The piece of artillery is currently in storage after being reviewed by a city archaeologist and a military historian. How Vancouver got a howitzer During WWI, the German military deployed guns like ...

‘Described as a cannon’: Crews dig up WWI artillery piece at PNE in B.C. By Simon Little Global News Posted April 1, 2025 4:18 pm Updated April 1, 2025 9:02 pm ...

But it could just as easily have been a German soldier at Stalingrad in 1943, or a Ukrainian soldier at Bakhmut in 2023. Artillery is the "god of war," Joseph Stalin famously declared decades ago.

German prisoners help to carry wounded British soldiers back to their trenches after an attack near Ginchy, France, during the Battle of the Somme during World War I in 1916. (AP Photo/PA Files) ...

The job was dangerous, historian Jill Frahm writes: The women often worked within range of German artillery, performing everything from transmitting coded messages to directing supplies to ...

The Ottoman Empire, which controlled the straits, was the wild card. German coffers trumped Allied ones, and by late 1914, the Ottomans counted themselves among the Central Powers.

Summary and Key Points: On April 24, 1918, during WWI, the first-ever tank battle occurred near Villers-Bretonneux. German A7V tanks clashed with British Mark IV tanks, showcasing the tactical ...