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Action T4 – Nazis Euthanasia Programme That Dealt With The disabled and Mentally Ill

In October 1939, Adolf Hitler signed a decree that enabled Nazi Germany to forcefully euthanize patients who they deemed were “unworthy of life”. After the…

Degenerate Art Exhibition – When Hitler Declared War on Modern Art

Hitler’s views on art were problematic, to say the least. In 1906, he moved from Steyr, where he attended high school, to Vienna, which was…

World War II Bombers – Destruction from Above

It was during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911 when the first bomb was dropped from an aircraft, and ever since then the concept of wreaking…

When SS Troops Massacred Over 600 French Villagers in Oradour-sur-Glane

On December 9, 2014, a German court in Cologne dropped the multiple charges of murder and accessory to murder against an 88-year-old man named Werner…

37 Images Of The Massive German Flak Towers, Armed To The Teeth And Could Shelter Thousands

Following the raid on Berlin by the Royal Air Force in 1940, the construction of 3 huge flak towers was ordered by Adolf Hitler. These…

The Lasting Effects of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The exact death toll of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is not known. Reports say the total combined death toll of the…

Capturing “The Heart Of The Fascist Beast” – May 2nd 1945

Berlin, the heart of the Reich didn’t fall easily. The Red Army was pushing aggressively through the German territory, stronger than ever, but the German…

The Supermarine Spitfire: From WWII’s Greatest Battles All the Way to the Silver Screen

All of the greatest man-made inventions have stood the test of time. They remain living testaments to the evolutionary process and creative innovation of some…

Living Legacies: the Real Band of Brothers Vets Who Just Won’t Quit

There are those who merely exist in life, simply going through the motions and completing the average tasks required for another day. Then there are…

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Nazi Thug Reinhard Heydrich

Unless you are a WWII aficionado, it’s likely you don’t have all the facts about every Nazi official memorized. However, every individual who played a…

The End of the Road: Hitler’s Downfall

David Herold

It takes some serious soul-searching to make the final decision to end your own life – especially when you’re the leader of the Nazi Regime…

Nazi German Special Forces: Brandenburg Regiment – you have heard of them, right?

The Brandenburg Regiment, part of Germany’s Nazi special forces, was created by Captain Theodor von Hippel. Hippel was a military man, who had served in…