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Why Bergen-Belsen’s 1945 liberation is ingrained in British memory

Bergen-Belsen

[Via] Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was the only camp to be liberated by British troops towards the end of World War Two. After 70 years since…

A look at Buchenwald concentration camp

Buchenwald

Buchenwald concentration camp was the first to be liberated by the Allies in April 1945, at the end of World War Two. The US Army’s…

New mass grave site located at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

mass grave

A new mass grave at the site of the Nazis’ Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has been discovered by researchers from the Netherlands. 70 years ago the…

A Chaplain at Belsen: Unseen Photos of ‘Hell on Earth’ by Tom Marshall

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The temporary sign erected by the British shortly after the camp was liberated. The images contained in this article may be shocking, but are included…

What is was like to be a Nazi wife during World War Two

Nazi

Derek Niemann recalls what it has been like to live with a Nazi in his family, as his grandmother married a senior SS officer who…

WWII German nuclear bunker found in Austria

Ian Harvey

A bunker has recently been found in the Austrian town of St.Georgen an der Gusen which was used during the Second World War. This bunker…

Auschwitz commander denounced by grandson

Ian Harvey
Auschwitz commander

Rudolf Hoess, who was commander of Auschwitz concentration camp, was tried during a group of hearings 69 years ago in Nuremburg.  His grandson feels that…

WWII’s most daring escape

Ian Harvey
WWII

Zero Night: The Untold Story of World War Two’s Most Daring Great Escape is a new book written by author Mark Felton that tells the…

Former Nazi Suspects Were Collecting Social Security in the USA for YEARS!

Ian Harvey
Social Security

A legal loophole in the Justice Department’s efforts to have former Nazis leave the US for Europe over the past few decades led to the…

Irish College Honors French Resistance Fighters

Ian Harvey
French Resistance

Irish College in Paris has recently held a ceremony for men and women of Irish descent who fought for the French Resistance during the Second…

Upcoming Film About Georg Elser

Ian Harvey
Georg Elser

Not many may be familiar with the name of Georg Elser, but he nearly became one of the most famous names in history when he…

Former Death Camp Guard May Face Extradition

Ian Harvey
extradition

A man living in Pennsylvania may face extradition, as he was previously a guard at the death camp in Auschwitz where he was allegedly complicit…