French Resistance hero Raymond Aubrac has died in Paris at the age of 97, his family announced on Wednesday. Aubrac was one of the last surviving senior leaders of the Resistance, which fought against the occupying Germans during World War Two.
Of all the countries involved in the Second World War, little mention is given to Latvia and Estonia. In 1939, they were invaded and occupied for two years, not by Hitler - but by Stalin's Red Army. With no chance of fighting back by themselves, many soldiers in the Baltic states were forced to join forces with the Germans, leaving a question mark hanging over where their loyalties really lay. Even today, veterans are forced to defend their actions from over 70 years ago.
John Demjanjuk, convicted in 2011 for his role in the death of nearly 28,000 Jews in the Nazi death camp of Sobibor, died Saturday aged 91, his son said. Demjanjuk spent three decades in legal battles arguing his case was one of mistaken identity.
French politicians from across the divide have slammed Christian Vanneste, a member of parliament from President Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP party, over comments he made denying France deported gays during the occupation
A new documentary about Italy's fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, was described Tuesday as having 'never before seen images' showing the journey his body took, and its treatment, after he was killed.
Stéphane Hessel, French resistance hero and author of the best-selling booklet "Time for Outrage: Indignez-vous" gives Melissa Bell his point of view on movements such as "Occupy Wall Street" or Spain’s Indignados. He tells us that the real question is how these movements can translate in something more long-term.
Some 313 letters written by General Charles de Gaulle in the first years of the Second World War reveal an “embattled, lonely and often angry” man obsessed with restoring France’s glory his way.
Two stories dominate today's French papers: government monitoring of a Le Monde journalist, and the use of a tram to remove Roma people from a camp. Both fuel debate about President Nicolas Sarkozy’s handling of domestic issues. That’s the focus for this review of the French press, Friday 2nd September 2011.
French fashion legend Coco Chanel (pictured) spied for the Nazis during Germany's occupation of France, according to a new book by Hal Vaughan, an American journalist and former diplomat.
As Robert Capa's photo editor at Life Magazine, John G. Morris describes June 6, 1944 and the nerve-wracking wait for the first pictures from the D-Day landing.
