The Latest Breaking News from World War 2

Key Takeaways: Sportswear maker Li Ning’s shares took a beating after the company came under fire for new designs that resembled hats worn by Japanese soldiers during World War 2 Although such scandals are typically short-lived, they can have a big impact if handled improperly, experts say By Jose Qian

June marked 81 years since 340 Jews were killed by Nazis in the Jedwabne pogrom during World War 2, in the same town where the remains were found in north-east Poland

Russian President Vladimir Putin shocked the world on Friday by announcing the the biggest annexation in Europe since World War 2 with four regions of Ukraine declared as Russian

A French soldier in the closing moments of the World War 2 looted the golf watch worn by evil Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler - the item has now sold in a controversial auction

Wartime often provides us with some curious myths and legends and none are perhaps stranger than that of Unsinkable Sam. Sam was a World War 2 cat supposedly sunk three times in battle

It is five years today since the tragic night when the North Kensington community witnessed the biggest civilian disaster of its kind since World War 2. But it is almost six years since Francis O’Connor wrote the now infamous “Playing With Fire” piece on the Grenfell Action Group blog and…

In the besieged port of Mariupol, Vladimir Putin has killed twice as many people as Adolf Hitler during World War 2 but "he will not stop at Ukraine", says the city's mayor

Operation Mincemeat is a daring tale of wartime intrigue and deception. A film starring Colin Firth looks into the top-secret World War 2 operation that helped changed the course of the war

The abandoned Imber was evacuated in 1943 to provide an exercise area for US troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War 2.

The abandoned Imber in Wiltshire was cleared in 1943 to provide an exercise area for US troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War 2 and has remained empty ever since

Originally from England, Raymonde Sullivan, the former World War 2 nurse, made a promise to her friends if she was to ever hit her 100th birthday she would skydive