RIP Lucille Hoback Boggess, 96. She lost both her brothers on D-Day, one of my primary sources when writing The Bedford Boys.

Men of the 7th Army attack the Siegfried Line in the Vosges Mountains today in 1944. This long, bitter struggle is described in my book, Against All Odds.

The bloody battle for Metz continues. Patton's Third Army endures heavy losses today in 1944 as it faces dozens of fortresses—much to Patton's great frustration. Soon, he will ask his chief chaplain to compose a prayer for good weather. See my book, Patton's Prayer.

#lestweforget #RemembranceDay #remembrancesunday

A place of incredible heroism today in 1944. The Waal River. Please share and follow fastpast.

The 101st Airborne dropped into Holland today in 1944. One of the drop zones was near Best, shown in my photo on the right. Operation Market Garden showed the Screaming Eagles at their very best, with more than 90% of those dropped landing in their targeted zones.

The last moments of Adolf Hitler…

The Brandenburg Gate. The portal of German history.

A memorial to the Soviet Union’s defeat of the Third Reich in Berlin.

The Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg.

Courtroom 600 where the Nuremberg Trials were held. Where aggressive war was criminalized. @WWIIMemorial

Day 4 of @WWIIMemorial #FinalVictoryTour with @kershaw_alex: Dachau was first and longest-operating Nazi concentration camp. Over 200,000 were imprisoned. More than 41,500 died. 30,000 were freed by U.S. forces. A solemn day—and a pledge: never again. #NeverForget #WeRememberThem

Heading toward the Eagle’s Nest with @WWIIMemorial

On top of the world with ⁦@WWIIMemorial⁩ - the Eagle’s Nest.

The view from Hitler’s dinner table at the Berghof, where he decided the fate of millions. @WWIIMemorial

🎉 Happy 100th to WWII veteran Lewis Armstrong! B-24 tail-gunner in the Pacific, optometrist, aircraft builder, painter, and lifelong learner. 🖊️ Sign his card: https://t.co/EIpUDwWC0p #WWII100 #Happy100LewisArmstrong #WeRememberThem

Final Victory Tour – Day 3 🇩🇪 With @WWIIMemorial & @kershaw_alex in Berchtesgaden: 📍 Eagle’s Nest – once a seat of Nazi power 📍 Berghof – now silent, once commanding Guide Andreas reminded us: Stand united & protect democracy Next: Dachau & Nuremberg #WWIIHistory #Unity

In the footsteps of The Liberator at Dachau with @WWIIMemorial

Where the forces of imperfect goodness defeated the forces of near perfect evil. With @WWIIMemorial

There were some Germans - very few - who dared to oppose Nazism during total war. Sophie Scholl and a small group of students in Munich distributed anti Nazi leaflets and were guillotined after arrest. They belonged to the so called White Rose movement. @WWIIMemorial