In the weeks after Buchenwald was liberated on April 11, 1945, American investigators began documenting the atrocities committed in the eight years of the camp’s existence—and the system that facilitated them. Visit our website to read more. bit.ly/3vxLLFI

After more than two years reporting on the UK home front, photojournalist Lee Miller became accredited as a war correspondent with the US military and received her first assignment on the European continent in 1944. Read our three-part series here: bit.ly/4aNsFQO

A week before American units liberated their first concentration camp in April 1945, the US 2nd Infantry Division uncovered one of the killing centers of the Nazi regime's so-called 'euthanasia' program at Hadamar, Germany. Read more here: bit.ly/43Pe8Si

To finance the global fighting of World War II, fundraising ventures took almost every form imaginable. This included the Hollywood Victory Caravan hitting the road in April 1942, and raising nearly $800,000 for Army and Navy relief funds. Read more here: bit.ly/4cNmga7

As the American advance on Okinawa pushed farther south, it ran into fortified Japanese positions near Kakazu Ridge, the first defensive perimeter in the Shuri Line. Read more about the 24 hours in which American casualties ashore nearly doubled, here: bit.ly/39CrTG6

On April 1, 1945, more than 60,000 American soldiers and Marines stormed ashore at Okinawa, in the final island battle before an anticipated invasion of mainland Japan. The battle would be the bloodiest of the Pacific war. Learn more here: bit.ly/39v6im2

On the morning of April 9, 1944, American soldiers in Italy left the safety of their nearby foxholes to attend Easter morning services with Father Gregory R. Kennedy.

Today is Opening Day for the MLB! In wartime and the postwar years, baseball provided a diversion from the sometimes difficult everyday. Pictured is St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Whitey Kurowski and pitcher Harry Brecheen surrounded by servicemembers in June 1945.

The generation of women who worked and served in World War II inspired other women well into the future. One of these women was Dorothy Britt, one of only 1,100 women who trained as pilots with the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP. Read more here: nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/l…

This National Medal of Honor Day, we remember those servicemembers whose actions went above and beyond the call of duty in every theater of World War II. Learn more about the Medal of Honor here: nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/med…

In 1944, Bob Hope’s troupe of performers gained a new member: tap dancer Patricia Thomas. Shown as a symbol of what American troops were fighting for, Thomas brought fun and femininity to the areas of the harshest fighting in the Pacific. Read more here: nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/p…

Despite their commendable service, the Marines of Montford Point were relegated to the sidelines of WWII history. Today, their military achievements are recognized as a testament to their perseverance in the face of racism. Read more here: nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/m…

At the start of World War II, the Girl Scouts of the USA telegraphed President Franklin Roosevelt to offer the services of its members to the war effort. Read more about the Girl Scouts, which grew to over a million members by the war's end, here: nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/g…

In mid-March 1945, 1,329 bombers and 733 fighters of the US Eighth Air Force formed over England and set a course for Germany. The target for 1,221 of the bombers was Berlin. Read more about the ensuing air battle and raid on the German capital here: bit.ly/2L4N1Lu

#OnThisDay in 1942, the War Relocation Authority was founded, which was created to handle the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/j…

During World War II, wartime correspondents rushed to the front lines to report on the battles, but only around 100 of them were women. Among them was Martha Gellhorn. Read more about Gellhorn's career, including her experience landing on D-Day, here: bit.ly/4cfQq5q

In 1942, the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP, began training women to fly. This opportunity was exactly what women like Hazel Ying Lee were looking for. Read more about Lee, one of the first Chinese American women to join the WASP, here: bit.ly/2RLHFLU

In our final podcast, hosts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller discuss Part Nine of 'Masters of the Air.' Plus, hear from Mark Herzog, director of 'The Bloody Hundredth' documentary, as well as stars of the show and executive producer Tom Hanks. Listen now: bit.ly/3S9WXVZ

On #ThrowbackThursday , we travel back to 2015, when Gary Sinise took a group of WWII veterans to @WWIIMuseum for our first Soaring Valor! Click below to learn more about our Soaring Valor program. bit.ly/2UGwd0E

During World War II, many women were driven to work outside the home for the first time, but a larger number had already been employed — including Mildred Aupied. Click the link to read more about Aupied and her career at the Delta Shipbuilding Company. bit.ly/3sOxAME