Near Hannut in May 1940, German panzer divisions fought the French Cavalry Corps in a three-day clash involving roughly 1,200 tanks and armored vehicles. French Somua S35s and Hotchkiss tanks proved ...

Cars don't deserve a bad rap just because their owners were shitty, but as humans we can't help but assign significance to objects via their owners. Take this very brief ad for a 1940 Mercedes-Benz ...

Some American commentators began to wonder what America would do to prepare for war. Others, remembering the horrors of the "war to end all wars" they had fought in Europe a little over two decades ...

In any event, fortune, or rather misfortune, saved the world. In May 1940, German panzers smashed through the Low Countries and into France. Six weeks later, France surrendered. Operation Pike was not ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Acknowledging these factors isn’t to diminish the heroism of the RAF pilots who defended the United Kingdom. Fighter Command’s successful defense spared the UK more ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Sept. 7, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began an intense ...