Germany is marking its first Veterans’ Day since World War Two on Saturday, a once unthinkable move that sets aside long-standing unease over the honoring of its soldiers. In a sign of the ...

The celebration of Veterans Day is rooted in the ending of major hostilities in World War I.. The hostilities formally ceased at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918, when the ...

Celebrations and protests planned for Germany's Veterans Day. Eggert now volunteers helping other veterans. He plans to spend June 15 at the main event in Berlin, which will be opened by Bundestag ...

Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Germany will hold its first celebration of veterans since the second world war on Sunday, as the nation ...

It says a "veterans' day" should be celebrated "publicly and visibly" every June 15. It also calls for improved follow-up care for people wounded while serving in the German military , the Bundeswehr.

Veterans Day has had an odd history, and its modern celebration can be traced to a veteran named Raymond Weeks. November 11 is Veterans Day, but it hasn’t always been. Our current conception of ...

On Nov. 11, 1919, the nation celebrated Armistice Day, as a day of thanks and welcoming home for the veterans of WWI.

By Nadine Schmidt and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Germany is marking its first Veterans’ Day since World War Two on Saturday, a once unthinkable move that sets aside long-standing unease over ...