In December 1942, the 6th Panzer Division drove into the frozen steppe with a single goal: break Soviet lines and reach the ...

After the fall of Stalingrad, tens of thousands of shattered German soldiers were captured by the Red Army. In secret interrogations, Soviet intelligence officers recorded their raw, unfiltered ...

CAMP SWIFT, Texas — A largely rural area, Bastrop and Elgin were known for their cotton farms and peanut crops when World War II began in 1941. Virtually overnight, Bastrop County became one of the ...

BERLIN (AP) — Joseph Vilsmaier, a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81. His agent confirmed ...