Inspired by a photo of Van Bruggen’s Aunt Femie, wearing her only dress, standing on the street to wave at the Allied tanks on Liberation ... in Amsterdam during the interwar period.

When most military history buffs think of Soviet tanks during World War II, chances are they think of the T-34. This is understandable, since it, along with America’s M4 Sherman, were the two Allied ...

Towering over the battlefield with unmatched armor and a deadly 88mm gun, the Tiger II—or King Tiger—was Nazi Germany’s most ...

Even the newest iterations of the T-90 have struggled against Ukraine’s stockpile of Western-delivered anti-tank weaponry.

Be they trundling through the mud of Western Europe, kicking up dust on the plains of North Africa or forging a path through the snow of the Eastern Front; the tank defined the war on land between ...

Global military expenditure rose by 9.4% in 2024 to $2.7 trillion, the steepest yearly rise since the end of the Cold War, according to data compiled by the global security think tank Stockholm ...

By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington The only all-Black, all-female Army battalion to serve in Europe during World War II was awarded Congress’s highest honor on Tuesday, in a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany, even as President ...

President Trump is growing “increasingly frustrated” by the war raging in Ukraine — as officials warn that Vladimir Putin’s call for a three-day cease-fire is nothing but a hollow public ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II as the U.S. presses for a deal to ...

Allied intelligence had failed to detect the presence of German tanks, including elements of two SS Panzer divisions. It meant the west of the country faced the worst winter of the war, with supply ...

Honour guard soldiers pack caps after a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade, which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on May 9 to celebrate 80 years after the victory in World ...