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Pope Pius XII Ordered Death of Hitler during World War Two

Pope Pius XII

It’s a little-known fact that during World War Two the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Pius XII ordered that Hitler was to be killed.…

This Is What BBC Radio Would Broadcast In Case Of A Nuclear War

nuclear weapons

So began the BBC public service announcement that would have been broadcast, had Britain been attacked with nuclear weapons, back in the days of the…

Filipino Troops Remembered for their Service During World War Two

The role of Filipino troops during World War Two is little remembered in the history of the war. Hundreds of thousands of Filipino soldiers joined…

Remains of Jews Gassed in Auschwitz And Found Preserved In Jars Finally Laid to Rest

The remains of preserved Jews who were part of Nazi experiments at Auschwitz have finally been laid to rest 70 years after the end of World…

Albert Speer “The Good Nazi” Implicated in Nazi Atrocities

After seeing Hitler speak at his university when he was just 25 years old, Albert Speer decided to join the Nazi Party in 1931. Speer…

New Danish Film Tells Horror Story Of German Prisoners Told To Clear Mines After WWII

A new Danish film has been released telling the story behind millions of landmines buried on the coast of Denmark during World War Two. Martin…

Hitler’s Final Days Revealed: Eyewitnesses Recount the Nazi’s Death in Unearthed Footage

A new documentary called The Day Hitler Died contains never-before-seen interviews with those who surrounded Hitler during his final days. When World War Two came…

One of the Original Enigma Code Machines Demonstrated

Recently, one of the famous Enigma machines dating from the Second World War was taken to Letterkenny, a small town situated in the county of…

World War One’s Forgotten Muslim Heroes Remembered

Many have forgotten that during World War One alongside the British, American and Allied troops almost half a million Muslim soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder. An…

Family fined for taking term-time trip to Battle of Arnhem site

Battle of Arnhem

A family from Blackpool in England is being fined by local authorities after taking their 13 year old son out of school during term time…

World War Two battlefields uncovered in North West Europe

Previously undiscovered World War Two battlefields have been uncovered in Europe with trenches, craters and supplies and munitions littering the landscape. Researchers are now able…

German WWII atrocities in Greece

Italian troops attempted an invasion of Greece in October 1940, but the Greek army pushed the invaders back across the border into Albania. Germany intervened to…