Auschwitz | War History

The world gets first glimpse of real-life Private Ryan’s dramatic feat in WWII diaries

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The World War II diary: Real-life Private Ryan recorded his daily experiences during the World War II. He received three medals he won for bravery. The…

Holocaust survivor tells story of the horrors of Auschwitz

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A Holocaust survivor shares the horrors that she has witnessed in Auschwitz almost 70 years after the outbreak of the Second World War. She said…

Awareness campaign leads to probes of suspected Nazi war criminals

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BERLIN — A Nazi hunter notes that their ad campaign has produced 300 tips that point to 110 alleged Nazi criminals. Of the 110 names,…

The Goalkeeper of Auschwitz Returns to Nazi Death Camp to Bury the Past

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An Auschwitz Nazi death camp survivor, who played as a goalkeeper for the Welsh team in the Nazi death camp’s football league, returned to the…

US Returns Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp Wooden Barracks to Poland

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The US Holocaust Memorial Museum is giving back an Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp wooden barracks to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland after being part of the former’s…

Warsaw Supports Statue in Honor of Resistance Hero Witold Pilecki

Councillors of Poland’s capital city showed support in favor of a statue to honor resistance hero Witold Pilecki who is best known for imprisoning himself…

Dr. Death and the Seven Jewish Dwarfs

May 19, 1944 – When Perla Ovitz and her family were lifted off the train shortly after arriving in Auschwitz that fateful Friday, the SS…

Woman Comes Out with Her Dark Past After 40 Years

Brigitte Hoss has managed to hide her dark past and lived a normal life for 40 years. However, at the age of 80 and dying…

Witold Pilecki: ‘Beyond bravery’ during World War II – Getting INTO Auschwitz

Inmate 4859. The Death Camp Volunteer – Beyond Bravery  Thus, I am expected to describe bare facts only, as my colleagues want it. It was…