Ukraine in World War II: 10 Historical Facts You Need to Know

Flying Heritage Museum: A World War II B-25 bomber (photo diary)

The B-25, designed in just 40 days, first flew in 1940 and saw action on every World War II fighting front. In addition to American forces, the B-25 was also flown by the Dutch, British, Chinese, ...

Compulsory divorce of parents, deportation of father, 56 hours of forced labour per week - Ruth Winkelmann remembers the time of World War II in "Markus Lanz".

Not only since Russia's large-scale attack, Ukraine has remembered its world war deaths differently than Moscow. This reflects its self-image as a European nation. However, Putin's unilateral ceasefire did not last.

Ukraine in World War II: 10 Historical Facts You Need to Know

Dr. Yurii Shapoval, a leading expert on World War II and Soviet history, speaks to Kyiv Post about Ukraine and its people during the Second World War.

Between World War II and the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, there are many similar details: the “meat attacks” of the Russian army, its gross mistakes at the beginning, and geopolitical games in the region. In contrast to modern events, Ukrainians, as a people without a state, had no right to a decision — and all the “liberation” and “help” of neighboring empires turned into only losses. One of the leading Ukrainian researchers of the Second …

Bundesarchiv, BildarchivZeit: Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 15:30 – 18:30 Location: Universitätsbibliothek, Raum: B 0.03 The current war in Ukraine has for the first time brought the country's history into public and scientific awareness. Above all, the time of the Second World War deserves special attention when Ukraine was under predominantly German occupation (with the participation of some Austrians). The workshop discusses current perspectives o…