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Archive of Signatures and Photographs of Nuremberg War Trials to be Auctioned

Ian Harvey

On September 7, 2016, a most unusual book, approximately 70 years old, is to be sold at auction and is expected to fetch £18,000.  This…

Some German Soldiers Did Not Surrender Until Months After the End of WW2

Germany finally capitulated on May 8th, 1945, leaving Europe in ruins, but at peace once again. First, Alfred Jodl prepared the ground by signing the…

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,…

After the Nuremberg Trials, Spandau Prison Was Dedicated To Holding 7 Nazi War Criminals

In the borough of Spandau on Berlin’s west side, there sits a shopping complex on Wilhelmstraße that was once a shopping and leisure fixture for…

Top 10 Surviving Nazi Built Buildings

The Nazi government under Adolf Hitler saw architecture as a means of imposing fear and respect. Hitler, like many Germans, had an admiration of the…

Did You Know VE-Day Did Not End All Battles In Europe?

Germany finally capitulated on May 8, 1945, leaving Europe in ruins, but in peace once again. First, Alfred Jodl prepared the ground by signing the…

10 Things You Need To Know About Hermann Goering

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

After the Nuremberg Trials, Spandau Prison Was Dedicated To Holding 7 Nazi War Criminals

In the borough of Spandau on Berlin’s west side, there sits a shopping complex on Wilhelmstraße that was once a shopping and leisure fixture for…

Operation Drumbeat – U-Boat Happy Days On The USA East Coast

The United States of America took a huge blow at Pearl Harbor in 1941, which prompted them join the war alongside  the British. Before that…

Amazing Photos Of The Fuhrerbunker in Berlin – Have You Seen Them All?

Hitler’s Last Day

We will be taking a look at the bunkers used by Adolf Hitler and his entourage in Berlin. There were two bunkers connected to each…

Chester William Nimitz: 26 Fast Facts

Admiral Chester William Nimitz contributed to the success of the United States Navy from his beginnings at Annapolis 1905 to this very day. His accomplishments,…

The Rise and Fall of Graf Zeppelin, the Nazis’ Only Aircraft Carrier

The Nazis having their own aircraft carrier is a scarcely known story but that didn’t mean it did not occur. Here’s the account of the…