Hanns Scharff is often referred to as Nazi Germany's 'Master Interrogator'. And for good reason: he was one of the most successful interrogators during the Second World War. Yet his technique was ...

During the defense of Leningrad a well laid trap resulted in a spectacular victory with just 1 tank taking out 22 German ...

At first, disarmament was imposed on Germany. American and Russian forces seized weapons depots, sealed off factories, and ...

Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline ...

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Many countries in Europe operate various models of Leopard tanks, including Ukraine.

Many believe that the Churchill tank, widely used by the United Kingdom during World War II, was named for then-prime minister Winston Churchill. It was not—but there is a connection.

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The Rolls-Royce Merlin started off on paper as the PV-12, as in Privately Developed, but was later called Merlin in the Rolls ...

The tradition of naming tanks for American generals began not with the Americans themselves, but with the British.

By the night of Nov. 20, the U.S. rifle companies alone had lost more than 40% of their strength.