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One of the Last Surviving Nazi War Criminal dies in Canada

Nazi War Criminal

[Via] A Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail has reported that one of last surviving Nazi war criminal has died at the age of 93. Simon…

Guest blogger Alex Kershaw: Liberation of Dachau Part II

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau on April 29th, Alex Kershaw has sent us an extract from his book The Liberator  You…

Guest blogger Alex Kershaw: Liberation of Dachau Part I

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau on April 29th, Alex Kershaw has sent us an extract from his book The Liberator …

How the seven dwarfs of Auschwitz fell under the spell of Dr Death

Ian Harvey

May 19, 1944 – When Perla Ovitz and her family were lifted off the train shortly after arriving in Auschwitz that fateful Friday; the SS…

New Hollywood movie ‘Unbroken’ angers Japan nationalists for “incorrect depiction” of POW mistreatment during World War Two

Ian Harvey

At the age of 97, US POW Louis Zamperini couldn’t have imagined that his war time experience would come back to life, especially not on…

Ex-Nazi Prison Guard Johann Breyer Dies in the US While Waiting Deportation

Ex-Nazi prison guard Johann Breyer, 89, passed away at a hospital in Philadelphia while awaiting extradition to Germany for war crime charges. Attorney Dennis Boyle,…

Ex-Nazi Camp Guard Johann Breyer Fights Extradition Sought by German Authorities

Johann Breyer, 89, fights back against the extradition case filed on him by German authorities on the grounds that he worked for the Waffen SS…

3D Technology May Help Uncover Nazi Criminals

Ian Harvey

Since the rise of 3D technology, more and more uses for the tech seem to be uncovered every week. Now, these applications may be looking…

Denial of War Crimes Outlawed in Russia

Ian Harvey

Denial of Nazi war crimes is just about as old as the Second World War itself, and apparently so is the denial that the Soviet…

Forgiving the War Crimes of WWII

Ian Harvey
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The Second World War brimmed with war crimes committed by Nazi officials, not surprising given the very nature of the Holocaust. These atrocities were given…

Murder of Great Escapers and the mission of the Blackpool police to track down their Nazi killers

Siegphyl

The near end of The Great Escape is one of the most tragic episodes in history. Most of the prisoners who tried to flee and…

Croatia Investigates 90-year-old Man of War Crimes

Recently, authorities in Croatia have begun investigating a in his 90s of being guilty of committing war crimes. The man is believed to be an…