Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Sept. 1, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Sept. 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, an ...

On this day in 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, previously sworn ideological enemies, signed a 10-year non-aggression treaty, vowing that neither nation would attack the other. As part of a ...

What on earth were the German people thinking during World War II? How could they support such a dreadful war of aggression? How could they tolerate — or actively support — the extermination of Jews ...

German troops shown marching through Warsaw after their invasion of Poland in September 1939. (National Archives and Records Administration) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 ...

Said the German president, 'Eighty years ago, at this very moment, all hell rained down on Wielun,' the first city to be bombed by the Luftwaffe Author of the article: You can save this article by ...

On 1 September 1939, the British ambassador in Berlin issued an ultimatum to the German government urging it to cease all aggressive activities in Poland and withdraw. Two days later, at 10.00am, this ...

I went on holiday to Germany, in July 1939. Staying at Berchtesgarden. My bedroom window in the hotel overlooked Hitler's house, the Berghof. One day at breakfast, I was approached by three SS ...

15:16, Sun, Aug 28, 2016 Updated: 17:11, Sun, Aug 28, 2016 With its lovely forests, beautiful mountains and historic cities, Germany is a nice country to visit. But the date of the booklet gives one a ...