The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. In this 1945 silent footage, ...
In this video, viewers witness the moment Germany formally surrenders during the final days of World War II. The event marks the collapse of Nazi Germany and the long-awaited end of the conflict in ...
The Battle of Kursk occurred in July 1943 around the Soviet city of Kursk in western Russia, as Germany launched Operation Citadel, Hitler’s response to his devastating defeat by the Soviet Red Army ...