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5 Of The Most Valuable WWII Treasures Still Missing Today (Watch)

Joris Nieuwint

Trillions of dollars worth of jewelry, gold, and fine art were reported missing or stolen after World War II ended. Is some of the loot buried…

Top 10 WWII Sites To Visit in Germany

When planning to visit Germany, there are countless WWII locations from which to choose. To make planning easier for you, we have made a list…

10 Things You Need To Know About Hermann Goering

Hermann Goering was born on the 12th of January 1893, as a son of a wealthy German diplomat, Heinrich Goering, who pursued an overseas career,…

Reinhard Heydrich, Head of the Gestapo, Who Hitler Called “The Man with the Iron Heart”

Few men in all of human history have been responsible for such monstrous acts as Reinhard Heydrich. The head of the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police,…

Killing The Fuhrer: The Many Attempts on Hitler’s Life Before WWII

One of the most hated men in the history of humanity survived many attempts on his life during his 12-year reign. Even though Adolf Hitler…

This Man Escaped 200 Times From A Nazi PoW Camp To Visit His Lover!

For some people, escaping a German prisoner of war camp once would be enough. The first time Horace Greasley did it, he was just getting…

Get Out of Jail Free – How Monopoly Helped Allied POWs Escape

Imagine the following scenario: you’re with the Allies during WWII. Fortunately, your side eventually won. Unfortunately, you’ve ended up in a Nazi POW camp before…

10 Underhanded Ways The Spanish Franco Regime Aided Hitler And The Axis Powers in WWII

Most histories of the Second World War tell the same story of the clash between the Allied and the Axis powers. German and Italian forces…

Pope Francis to Visit Auschwitz Death Camp In July

Pope Francis will visit Poland in July and make a stop at Auschwitz-Birkenau on the 29th. The visit is occurring during the Pope’s trip to…

Joachim Peiper’s Atrocities Against Allied Troops: When Intimidation Failed

The forces of Nazi Germany are infamous for the atrocities they committed. The SS, who played a dual role, both acting as frontline troops and…

This Revisionist Neo-Nazi Lobby Shaped the Image of Waffen-SS After the War

From the end of the Second World War to this day, the way the public perceives the role of the infamous Waffen-SS, the armed wing…

The Horror Of Auschwitz – Looking Closely, We Can Find Stories Which We Have Not Heard Before

Sarah Cooper

Auschwitz today is synonymous with the Holocaust; it has become an overarching symbol of the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime during the Second World…