Germans | War History

Black German Woman Shocked To Learn Her Grandfather Was Amon Goeth, One Of The Worst Nazis Of WWII

Jennifer Teege is a living manifestation of overcoming challenges to live a full and rewarding life.  This young lady was born to a German mother…

WWII bombs found in Volkswagen factory

More than 75 years after WWII, workers at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Manufacturing Plant in Germany do not expect to have sudden reminders of the event…

Finding Unexploded Bombs in Germany

The neighborhood of Rummelsburg, which sits about a mile from where the Berlin Wall once ran through Berlin, was evacuated this week when construction workers…

The World War I Fatalities Who Were Reported Dead, But Survived

During World War I, many families dreaded a visit from the telegraph boy. A few terse words explaining that their son had died in the…

Germany apologises for Herero Genocide

“I believe that the nation as such should be annihilated, or, if this is not possible by tactical measures, expelled from the country. The Herero…

World War I German Sub Destroyed After Discovery Of Unexploded Torpedo

100 years after it sank in World War I, the German U-boat UC-32 was destroyed off the coast of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. A…

Rush and Taini, Friends in a WWII Remembrance Parade

On the 4th July, Reno Taini will drive his restored Dodge WC56 Command Car in the Independence Day parade, held each year in Redwood City.…

These 3 British SOE Women Helped Win WWII – 2 Survived, 1 Was Cremated Alive

During WWII when the men were out fighting on the front line, women were performing some pretty heroic acts of their own. As March is…

City Honors World War II Dutch Underground Veteran

Anna-Brita Stevens was the grand marshal for the City of Lakeway’s Independence Day celebration on July 4th. Stevens was born in Stockholm, Sweden on November 18,…

Hitlers Socks Sold In Controversial Auction of Nazi Memorabilia

An auction of Nazi memorabilia, including Hermann Göring’s underpants, went on sale earlier in June. Also included were Hitler’s socks, Eva Braun’s dresses, and a…

Captured World War I-era Machine Gun Refurbished And On Display

Officials at the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site sent a World War I-era machine gun to Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, to be restored. It has…

94-year-old Veteran Receives Legion D’Honneur

Tony Kemmery, 94, of Broomground, Winsley, received the Legion D’Honneur medal from the French Ambassador recently. Kemmery was an Airborne Medic with the 6th Air-landing…