Holocaust | War History

Auschwitz ‘showers’ Offend Visitors To Former Death camp

A sprinkler system that has been installed at the Auschwitz Memorial site in Poland has come under criticism for insensitivity to the past. The Auschwitz…

The Man Who Broke In And Out of Auschwitz, Not Once But Twice, Died Aged 96

A World War Two veteran and prisoner of war has died aged 96. Denis Avey controversially broke in out of Auschwitz, not once but twice!…

New Indian Ice Cream Uses Hitler as Brand Ambassador

Hitler

[Via] A new ice-cream to hit India’s streets is called the Adolf Hitler and has sparked anger and frustration in Germany and the rest of…

Romania ensures Holocaust denial is against the law

The Eastern European nation of Romania has made a unique legal case to ban Holocaust denial, but not just once, it has had to ban…

Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum preserves Holocaust memory

Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum

The main entrance to the Auschwitz I camp [Via] The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum was established after World War Two to document and memorialise the…

86 Remains Used for Nazi Human Experiments Discovered In Strasbourg Labratory

86 remains of Holocaust Jews used in Nazi human experiments were discovered in a forensic medicine institute in Strasbourg in eastern France recently. These 86 remains were…

Jewish tombstones used for building across Vilnius

Jewish tombstones

In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Shmuel Levin, the Chairperson of the Jewish religious Community of Vilnius and Lithuania, looks at the…

Oskar Schindler-The German who saved 1200 of Jews from the Holocaust

Oskar Schindler is man who saved the lives of 1200 Jews during World War II. Instead of having the Nazi`s take them to concentration camps, Oskar…

Polish government criticises US after World War Two comments

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Polish government

The United States’ director of the FBI has come under criticism from the Polish government after he made comments related to World War Two. James…

Card game scrutinised by Polish government for incorrect war reference

Polish government

In a World War Two faux pas, US toy maker Mattel has printed the words Nazi Poland on cards in a new game it has…

Auschwitz worker goes on trial at 93

Auschwitz

Groening, pictured, was a 21-year-old junior NCO in the SS when he was ordered to Auschwitz camp [Via] Oskar Groening, a German bookkeeper at Auschwitz…

Goebbels’ descendents sue for war-time diary royalties

Goebbels

A biography detailing the life of Nazi party leader Joseph Goebbels is now under scrutiny by his family, who are looking to sue the publisher…