The nation had a record 1,200 tanks during the Cold War era, heavily deployed in Hokkaido to prepare for a Soviet invasion, but the government has gradually reduced that number. A senior ministry ...

On Jan. 27, 1945, during World War II, Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland. In 1756, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Jan. 27, 1945, during World War II, Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in ...

Donald Trump has emerged as a forceful advocate for the ceasefire deal in Gaza. But adhering to it could break up the prime minister’s coalition and bring about the elections he fears.

Yet this is not a Holocaust memorial as such. Its official title is "the memorial to Soviet civilians who fell victim to the Nazi genocide". I listen to a tour guide as she tells a group of ...

I’ve always had a special interest in camouflage because my father brilliantly avoided fighting in the Second World War by becoming an Officer in the Camouflage Unit at Leamington Spa. (My uncle had ...

Today is Monday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2025. There are 338 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 27, 1945, during World War II, Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps ...

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Jan 27 praised Soviet soldiers for ending the “total evil” of Auschwitz on the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of the Nazi death camp.

On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops arrived at the gates of the Auschwitz and liberated around 7,000 prisoners. Illustration: Santanu Kumar Santan Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On ...

War fervour has subsided in Ukraine, but not the desire to live and the drive to carry on against all odds.