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What We Can Learn About Being Good From a Village That Saved Thousands During the Holocaust

By Maggie Paxson

The Remarkable Story of the Man Who Volunteered to Enter Auschwitz and Try to Tell the World About It

By Elliot Ackerman

Everything We Just Learned About 'Call of Duty: WWII'

By Matt Peckham

Heinrich Himmler's Lost Diaries Reveal Everyday Horrors of the Holocaust

By Kate Samuelson
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German Police Raid Home Of Elderly Nazi Suspects

The three men, all aged around 90, are suspected members of a division believed to have killed more than 80 people

By Andy Eckardt / NBC News

America's Oldest World War II Veteran Is Turning 110 Years Old

“I’ve been through so many dangerous things and I’m still here"

By Megan McCluskey

The 70th Anniversary of VJ Day: Survivors Then and Now

Seventy years ago on August 15, 1945 the Japanese Emperor, Hirohito, announced his country's surrender to the Allies, effectively bringing the Second World War to an end. Because of the time difference, President Harry Truman announced the surrender on August 14, from Washington DC. Here are some of the men and women who took part in the war, pictured then, and now

By TIME Photo

How Veterans Day Came to Be

It was almost 'Mayflower Day'

By Noah Rayman

Russians Rewrite History to Slur Ukraine Over War

Vladimir Putin has turned the idea of fascism into a political tool, and now Russian historians are adapting to the Kremlin line

By Simon Shuster / Moscow

The Tragic Nobel Peace Prize Story You've Probably Never Heard

This is the story of the "long-ailing, wornout, beaten Nobelman" Carl von Ossietzky

By Noah Rayman

Last of the Navajo Code Talkers Dies at 93

Chester Nez was one of 29 Native Americans whose work creating a secret code was instrumental in World War II

By Denver Nicks

Prince Charles Reportedly Compared Putin to Hitler

“And now Putin is doing just about the same as Hitler," the prince was reported to have said during a private reception that turned out to be not so private after all

By Dan Kedmey

Pictures of the Week: April 4 - April 11

From the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide to the world's largest elections in India, to UConn's NCAA victory and millions of tulips in bloom in Amsterdam, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

The Past Comes Alive: History in High-Definition

There's always something interesting about history—it's often just a matter of knowing where to find it. Shorpy.com highlights the noteworthy negatives of the Library of Congress in high-definition.

By Vaughn Wallace
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