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Remembering Sir Nicholas Winton, British “Schindler” Who Rescued Hundreds of Children During the Holocaust

Hundreds of people who were rescued as children by a man described as “Britain’s Oskar Schindler” gathered together to attend a special service in honor…

The Full Horror of the Nazis’ Treatment of Women is Expored in this Important Book

Warning: Some readers may find the content of this article distressing Dr. Beverley Chalmers’ latest book is Birth, Sex, and Abuse: Women’s Voices Under Nazi Rule…

Hitler’s Germania Still Casts Its Long Shadow over Berlin

In the south of Berlin, there is a massive pillar; one of the few remnants of the Nazis’ attempts to make Berlin the capital of…

Guest blogger Alex Kershaw: Liberation of Dachau Part II

To commemorate the 71th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau on April 29th, Alex Kershaw has sent us an exclusive extract from his book The…

Guest blogger Alex Kershaw: Liberation of Dachau Part I

To commemorate the 71th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau on April 29th, Alex Kershaw has sent us an exclusive extract from his book The…

Faces of Evil: Female Concentration Camp Guards

Up until 1942, guards at concentrations camps within Adolf Hitler’s Empire were primarily male. That all changed in 1942 when the first female guards were appointed…

Forgotten History – Mengele’s Reluctant Assistants

I am not going into the details of the horrific acts of the evil personified called Joseph Mengele. His quote ‘The more we do to…

Two British boys accused of theft at Auschwitz Museum face trial

Two British boys have recently been caught stealing artifacts from Auschwitz and are to be put on trial. The two boys go to school at…

93-year-old Former Auschwitz Guard Must Stand Trial, German Court Rules

It seems that Europe’s courts still have yet to finish with the trials of former Nazis implicated in the deaths of those who died in…

Hitler’s Forgotten War on Black Germans

Nazi propaganda photo depicts friendship between an “Aryan” and a black woman. The caption states: “The result! A loss of racial pride.” Germany, prewar. —…

Adolf Eichmann pardon plea letter released

A new letter released from Israeli archives has revealed that Adolf Eichmann, the notorious Nazi war criminal, begged to be pardoned just days before he…

Auschwitz Concentration Camp: 71 Years Since Liberation

Auschwitz concentration camp, the most notorious of the Nazi death camps, was liberated 71 years ago, on 27 January 1945. For five years it had…