Amidst the closing stages of World War II, the Battle of Aachen unfolds as a critical urban showdown, where American forces clash with determined German defenders in the heart of the ancient city.

"The Rear Gunner" is a propaganda and training films produced under the auspices of the Office of War Information during World War II. It stars Burgess Meredith and Ronald Reagan. Enjoy this piece of history here - upscaled to HD with audio improved and Close Captions provided for HistoryFix.

Meet Ships for Liberty, which were vital to supplying the allied effort in World War 2. In the same program, meet the men and women who built them, two Georgia shipyards where they were made, as well as the men who sailed and defended them.”

Made to oppose anti-Semitism at the end of World War II, it received an Honorary Academy Award and a special Golden Globe Award in 1946. This ten-minute short film written by Albert Maltz, produced by Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Frank Sinatra.

This award winning documentary short is based on the award winning book SHOT DOWN: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth written by Steve Snyder. After being shot down by German fighters over occupied Belgium on February 8, 1944, Steve's father Howard was missi...

Major Robert Henry Cain was the only man awarded the Victoria Cross during Operation Market Garden that survived the battle.

Cain reportedly destroyed 6 German tanks as well as a number of other vehicles and scores of infantry using any weapon system he could get his hands on and in this video ...

In this series Nose Art Stories (Episode 1), we will be looking at some of the best aircraft nose art from World War II and telling their incredible stories. In this first episode, we will cover "The Blond Angel", "Little Lady", "Big Dick", "In the Mood", and "Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby".

Buchenwald Concentration Camp, a harrowing site of Nazi atrocities, stands as a solemn reminder of human cruelty and resilience, where countless lives were lost, and the indomitable will to survive emerged amidst unimaginable horror.

In 1945, near Wesel, Winston Churchill narrowly escapes death when a sudden attack threatens his visit to the front lines, highlighting the perilous reality faced by leaders in the closing days of World War II.

Explore a vintage program that is part training film and part recruitment tool.

Have you ever wondered how many carriers were in commission in the US Navy during WWII? Here is your answer! Please enjoy this surface-level overview of each carrier class the US Navy had during WWII.

Wings for this Man is a propaganda film produced in 1945 by the U.S. Army Air Forces First Motion Picture Unit about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first unit of African-American pilots in the US military formed during World War II.

A WWII story of a US Sergeant who must decide between completing a mission or the safety of his men.

While on a combat patrol in the Hurtgen Forest, soldiers of the 29th Infantry encounter a pocket of German resistance.

The granddaughter of a WW2 vet unboxes some of the deceased soldier's belongings and finds a letter detailing just a couple of his wartime memories.

The French government signed an armistice with Germany in mid-1940, which was effective from June 22nd onward, following the fall of France. This would, as the French hoped, put an end to the regional conflict in France and restore a measure of security. England, which had by this time withdrawn ...

Eighty years after Dwight D. Eisenhower’s “great crusade” in Europe, what is the enduring legacy of D-Day? For Eisenhower, the meaning of D-Day was indelibly linked with Gettysburg, a place where he spent much of his life. Eisenhower saw these two iconic battles as sharing similar lessons and leg...