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Death Camps in Poland were not Polish – get your facts right!

New laws recently enacted by the Polish right-wing government, makes any statement that implicates Poland in atrocities committed by Nazi Germany on Polish soil, a…

The Messenger Dog Who Saved Countless Lives At The Battle of Verdun

A courageous World War I war dog was widely hailed a hero, after battling bravely through no man’s land to deliver a life-saving message to…

Polish Codebreakers Cracked Enigma In 1939, before Alan Turing

The Polish government is calling for recognition for the Polish mathematicians who provided indispensable aid to Alan Turing in cracking the German Enigma code during…

Wipers Times, WWI Satirical Newspaper Makes Comeback In Germany: The Fritz Times

If Capt. Fred Roberts and Lt. Jack Pearson were alive today, one wonders what their reaction would be to the publishing of their newspaper the…

Dresden Pays Its Respect to the Victims of the 1945 Allied Firebombing Attack

Dresden is a city located in eastern Germany that recently paid its respects to the thousands of people who were victims of the Allied firebombing…

The Harlem Hellfighters – The Most Famous African-American Combat Unit of World War I

In World War I, nearly 380,000 African-Americans served in the U.S. Army. African-American soldiers primarily served in the 92nd and 93rd Division. While there was…

Remembering the Swansea Blitz That Destroyed 11,000 Buildings And Left 230 People Dead

February 19–21, 1941, marked the darkest days in Swansea’s history. From as far as Cornwell and Devon you could see the city burning as it…

The Forgotten WWII Shipping Disaster That Was Deadlier Than Titanic And Lusitania Combined

The Titanic was one of the greatest maritime tragedies and the sinking of the Lusitania was a wartime catastrophe. Both events, while disastrous, lost far…

The Man Who Saved the Mona Lisa & Other Famous Paintings From The Nazis

The Louvre Art Museum hosts many visitors, who come to especially see the famous painting, Mona Lisa.  During the war, the Nazi stole art from…

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…

Look Who’s Back: New documentary Shows Hitler In 2015 With Ordinary Germans

A new film has been made telling the story of what would have happened in Germany if Hitler suddenly returned alive and well in a modern…

5 GI’s Took Cover For What Was To Become A Night From Hell

Only starlight and a sliver of a moon lit the way for the fragmented platoon of the 14th Armored Division “Liberators” Infantry. It was another…