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In December 1944, a battle began in the densely forested Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg. It started with a surprise counteroffensive launched by Nazi Germany at the Allied forces, the Germans’ last desperate grasp at victory in World War…

The Berks Military History Museum in Mohnton held a candlelight vigil to mark the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The vigil was among events held in Berks, including one hosted by Reading officials and firefighters in City Park, to…

State Rep. Mark M. Gillen led the annual 9/11 ceremony at the Berks Military History Museum. The memorial event was held at the museum’s Ground Zero Steel Memorial. The monument reads: “This Ground Zero Steel Memorial is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the…

Three years ago on a hot Thursday in July, a group of people led by state Rep. Mark Gillen gathered outside the Berks Military History Museum in Mohnton. Local lawmakers, members of the business world and community leaders grabbed ceremonial shovels and tossed dirt…

A project that would double the size of the Berks Military History Museum in Mohnton by adding a Holocaust museum is moving forward. Mohnton Borough Council has unanimously granted conditional approval for the plan. That paves the way for the project to move…

Just five years after it opened in Mohnton, the Berks Military History Museum is already outgrowing its building. So the nonprofit facility is moving forward with plans to add a building next door that will double the size of the existing museum and provide two floors…

The Berks Military History Museum in Cumru Township hosted 1940s era musicians as well as the author of “The Bloody Bucket,” which tells the story of Pennsylvania’s 28th Infantry Division. Read the original article on Reading Eagle.

Their stories were each different, filled with their own unique details and characters. But as the four men gathered Saturday morning in the front room of the Berks County Military History Museum and spoke to one another and to the group that had assembled to listen,…

MOHNTON, Pa. – There are tangible reminders of one of the darkest points in the world’s history, and they’ve now made their way to the Berks Military History Museum in Mohnton. “You realize what it represented. It represented persecution, the death of some,”…