Premier says the shipment of the shots, like the surprise attack on a US naval base that killed thousands and pushed the US into World War II, marked 'the beginning of the end'

160 standing stones are inscribed with the names of 22,442 men and women who lost their lives during the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France in 1944

For 2nd year in a row, anniversary events marked by travel restrictions that prevent veterans or families of fallen soldiers from making trip to France

Grandchildren of Gustav and Emma Mayer to receive 'Blumenstilleben'; since family was compensated in 1960s, they'll be asked to pay for painting

British intelligence officer compiled document on WWII German camps on Channel Islands where hundreds of people, many of them Jewish, were killed or died under brutal conditions

Based on successful Israeli novel, movie 'Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog' pares down complex narrative to convey historical and ethical lessons to younger generations

Governor of Bavaria notes that activist, who was executed for criticizing Hitler and the war, was ready to 'sacrifice this life for freedom, for her stance, for her conscience'

Yitzhak Arad headed the Holocaust memorial for more than two decades and remained involved in the center as vice-chairman until his death

New book 'The Jewish Heroes of Warsaw' traces the immediate aftermath of Holocaust's most famous revolt, including the 'gendering' of resistance and politicization of its narrative

While his mother saved a Jewish family, all 4 of Duke of Edinburgh's sisters married German aristocrats affiliated with Hitler's party; chilly ties after WWII were later patched up