German designers understood that the human face was the most recognizable shape on the battlefield. To counter this, the Waffen-SS introduced face veils, hoods, and improvised coverings designed to ...

The last days of the Second World War were incredibly chaotic. To nearly every German soldier it became clear the war had been lost, both in the Wehrmacht and even among some ideological diehard ...

A decorated German officer who had spent a year quietly betraying the regime he served. Yesterday’s enemy. Now the only man ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Before the Waffen-SS soldiers attacked the castle, Gangl had managed to phone members of the Austrian resistance in Wörgl, explaining the situation. The resistance ...

A headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery marks the remains of the only known former Waffen-SS member interred at Arlington, a legendary soldier who became a U.S. Army Special Forces ...