Singer Tony Bennett was drafted into Army in 1944 and was placed in the "Blood and Fire" division in Germany and France
Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (left) and California Governor Jerry Brown (right) attended the climate summit in Germany, where Mr. Brown and the governors of neighboring Oregon and Washington vowed to press emissions standards even as President Trump vowed to leave the Paris climate deal.
In this June 25, 2017, file photo, Social Democrats' leader and top candidate for the German elections in September Martin Schulz speaks during a meeting of Germany's Social Democratic Party in Dortmund, Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s challenger in Germany’s Sept. 24 election is quoted Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 telling Der Spiegel magazine he is suggesting that he would be better at standing up to President Donald Trump than the longtime German leader. (AP Photo/Michael Probst,file)
File-this file photo from Oct. 1, 1945 shows Warsaw after the destruction inflicted by Germany during World War II. A Polish ruling party official said Wednesday that Poland is considering demanding reparations from Germany for the massive losses inflicted on Poland during World War II. Ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski recently said Poland planned a "counter-offensive" against Germany, accusing the neighbor of avoiding responsibility for its war-era crimes.(AP Photo)
Water floods the historical old town of Goslar, Germany, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Heavy rain in Germany has led to flooding in some areas, with people in one northern city piling sand bags in front of their homes to protect themselves against a swollen river. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP)
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, looks through a microscope during a visit at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany, Thursday, July 20, 2017. The British Royal couple and their children are on a three-day-visit to Germany. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
In this July 7, 2017 photo the heads of government of the G-20 states and their partners have dinner after a concert in the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany (Kay Nietfeld/Pool Photo via AP)
FILE - In this July 7, 2017 photo U.S. President Donald Trump, bottom left, talks to delegates from Saudi Arabia as his wife Melania talks to Russian Prseident Vladimir Putin with the help of a Russian translator, top right, as the heads of government of the G-20 states and their partners have dinner after a concert in the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany (Kay Nietfeld/Pool Photo via AP)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, and his wife Elke Buedenbender, left, welcome Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, at the Bellevue palace in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. The British Royal couple and their children are on a three-day-visit to Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, talks to Britain's Prince William, left, and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony of chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. The British Royal couple and their children are on a three-day-visit to Germany. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop)
Britain's Prince William, center, his wife Kate , left, and their son Prince George, right, arrive at Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 They arrived with their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte for a three- days-visit to Germany. William and Kate are scheduled to visit Heidelberg and Hamburg as well as Berlin. They arrived in Germany after a visit to Poland. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, waves besides Britain's Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. The British Royal couple and their children are on a three-day-visit to Germany. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, greets US President Donald Trump at the start of the G-20 meeting in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Friday, July 7, 2017. Leaders of the world's top economies will gather from July 7 to 8, 2017 in Germany (John MacDougall/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One for a trip to Poland and Germany, Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One with first lady Melania Trump for a trip to Poland and Germany, Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The June 27, 2017 photo shows a tree in the entrance of the 'Geissenkloesterle' cave in Blaubeuren, Germany. Art dating to the Ice Age was found in the caves. Art dating to the Ice Age was found in the caves. wo sites with cultural treasures separated by more than 40,000 years - caves with art dating to the Ice Age, and buildings designed by a Bauhaus master less than 100 years ago - highlight submissions from Germany being considered as World Heritage Sites by the UN’s cultural agency, UNESCO. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
In this June 27, 2017 photo archaeologists work at an excavation in the 'Hohle Fels' caves in Blaubeuren, Germany. Art dating to the Ice Age was found in the caves. wo sites with cultural treasures separated by more than 40,000 years - caves with art dating to the Ice Age, and buildings designed by a Bauhaus master less than 100 years ago - highlight submissions from Germany being considered as World Heritage Sites by the UN’s cultural agency, UNESCO. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
In this June 27, 2017 photo archaeologists work at an excavation in the 'Hohle Fels' caves in Blaubeuren, Germany. Art dating to the Ice Age was found in the caves. Art dating to the Ice Age was found in the caves. wo sites with cultural treasures separated by more than 40,000 years - caves with art dating to the Ice Age, and buildings designed by a Bauhaus master less than 100 years ago - highlight submissions from Germany being considered as World Heritage Sites by the UN’s cultural agency, UNESCO. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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