On this day in history, May 8, 1945, President Harry Truman announced to the American people that Nazi Germany's forces had surrendered in World War II — and that "the flags of freedom fly all over ...
NEW YORK (AP) — George E. Bria, the Associated Press newsman who flashed word of the German surrender in Italy at World War II's end and went on to become chief U.N. correspondent, a key news editor ...
A 46-year-old German-Jewish refugee now serving with the United States forces in Italy is credited with saving the life of his commanding officer and the remnants of his unit by an impassioned appeal ...