Himmler’s Bridal Bootcamp: School For Nazi Brides
Located one Berlin’s Grunewald and considered one of the most romantic spots in Germany, Schwanenwerder Island was named like this after the swans that swim…
Nazi Assassin Heinrich Boere Dies Aged 92
Boere’s father was Dutch and grew up in the Netherlands; his mother was a German from Eschweiler, Germany. Heinrich moved to the Netherlands when he…
The Battle of Castle Itter Saw Germans Team Up with the American Forces
The Allies fought fiercely against the Germans in both World War I and II. By the end of the Second World War, some Germans were…
New Gold Train? Group Claims Nazi Gold Discovery Worth Nearly $250 Million
Treasure hunters have long been fascinated with locating the hidden gold and loot taken by the German Army and hidden across Eastern Europe during the…
Colditz Castle Was Turned Into a Prisoner of War Camp During the Second World War
Colditz Castle, located in the Saxony town of the same name, has a long history. Dating back to the Holy Roman Empire, it has been…
Karl Plagge Saved Jewish Lives Ahead of a Camp Liquidation – and Lived
The Second World War saw numerous atrocities committed against a large portion of Europe’s Jewish population. Upon being drafted into the German Army, engineer Karl…
Felix Steiner: The SS General Who Turned Against Hitler
The Waffen-SS was a German military division that aided in the Nazi party’s domination of Europe WWII. Initially consisting of soldiers with little-to-no military training,…
Lienz Cossacks: Desertion and Betrayal In World War II
The repatriation of Lienz Cossacks following the Yalta Conference is considered by many to be a massive betrayal by the United Kingdom. Despite being aware…
Woody Harrelson to Star as Doctor Who Saved the Lives of Jews in WWII
Woody Harrelson, the three-time Oscar nominee will star in the role of Felix Kersten in a film version of Joseph Kessel’s novel The Man With…
Survivor Wants Compensation From Germany for Rail Journeys to the Camps
Salo Muller is following up last year’s successful campaign to get compensation from the Dutch railway for its part in the Holocaust by filing a…
Diary Held by Freemasons for 75 Years May Lead to Buried Third Reich Gold
The journal that mentions the gold was written under the pseudonym “Michaelis” and was secretly kept hidden in Quedling, Germany, by a Masonic lodge. The…
Grave of ‘Man With The Iron Heart’ Reinhard Heydrich ‘Defiled’
The police in Berlin are investigating the opening of the unmarked grave of SS officer Reinhard Heydrich, key architect of Hitler’s Final Solution, nicknamed the…