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Hermann Fegelein’s execution took place on April 28, 1945, during the final days of World War II and the collapse of the Nazi regime. Fegelein, a high-ranking SS officer and member of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle had fallen out of favor with Hitler due to his perceived desertion and betrayal. Fegelein was arrested by the…
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The story of Emanuel Arnold Maurice Speijer reminds me a lot of that of Nikolai Vavilov, a scientist who sacrificed his life to save the seeds in the Leningrad seed bank. Emmanuel Speijer was more fortunate though. Speijer was an entomologist. Entomology is the study of insects and their relationship to humans, the environment, and…
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Until recently I had a Peugeot 407—very much like the one above. A few years ago it functioned as a microcosm of a united world. I was doing a course in web design, and several times I gave a few of my fellow students a lift to town, or near to where they lived after…
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When I was younger, in my late teens, one of my uncles took his own life. I was devastated, not just because I was very fond of my uncle but because I never faced a situation like that. I didn’t know if there was anything I could do. Also, the fact that I had the…
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More than 80 years later, researchers still regularly uncover more new findings about World War II, including the atrocities committed in concentration camps. A study by Robert Sommer reveals that between 1942 and 1945, the SS established ten brothels in various concentration camps, where a total of 200 women were “put to work.” The clients…
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George Leitmann was just 19 years old when he arrived in Germany as a soldier in the spring of 1945, shortly before the end of World War II in Europe. American, British, and Soviet forces were advancing on all fronts, closing in to liberate the continent from the crimes of National Socialism under Adolf Hitler.…
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To be honest, I’m not entirely convinced of his nobility, he had many flaws. Nonetheless, his actions were remarkable, especially considering his family background. When people hear the name Göring, it usually conjures images of Hermann Göring, the notorious Nazi leader and one of Adolf Hitler’s closest confidants. Yet few know about his younger brother,…
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Saint Joseph’s Day—also known as the Feast or Solemnity of Saint Joseph—is the principal feast in Western Christianity honoring Saint Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the legal father of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on 19 March. Saint Joseph is one of the most quietly influential figures in Christian tradition. Though he…
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At the turn of the twentieth century, Ireland was still under British rule, and Irish political life was dominated by questions of nationalism, land reform, and identity. The Jewish population in Ireland was small—numbering only a few thousand nationwide—and largely composed of immigrants or descendants of immigrants from Eastern Europe, particularly the Russian Empire. Many…
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I have to warn you up front, this is not an easy read. I will try to stick to the facts and keep my emotions out of it, regardless on how difficult that will be. And I will keep it only to the experiments and the post war situation for Horst Schumann. Horst Schumann was…
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