April 2016
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If there would be a King of Blues it probably would be Robert Johnson. He was also one of the first of the ‘Club of 27’ musicians who all died age 27. I wonder if anyone born after 1990 knows of this musical legend. The blues is no doubt the foundation of Rock N Roll
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Maastricht is well known for one of it’s musicians Andre Rieu and also for the treaty which was signed on 2 February 1992 which shaped the EU.However it was also a battlefield at the start of WWII The Battle of Maastricht was one of the first battles that took place during the German Campaign on the
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Although this probably isn’t forgotten by historians and WWII aficionados, I think that at large it is forgotten by most others and especially the younger generations. Although his name would indicate a Jewish origin it was never proven he was from Jewish descend. Alfred Ernst Rosenberg ( 12 January 1893 – 16 October 1946) was a Baltic
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This week marks the 1st anniversary of the trial against Oskar Gröning- the ‘Bookkeeper’ of Auschwitz. So it’s a good opportunity to look back at his life and his trial. More than 70 years have passed since the liberation of the death camps and many of those involved have now died. So the trial of
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What’s in a name? My last name would indicate that I would be someone of a small stature, however with my 1.90 m (6′ 2.8″) I could not be considered small by any stretch of the imagination. The same can be said about Charles Coward one of World War II‘s biggest heroes despite his name.
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It is only by chance I came across this story whilst I was researching the Katyn Massacre in Poland, it was only one letter of a difference but both atrocities portrayed the human depravity. https://dirkdeklein.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/katyn-forest-massacre-the-killing-of-polish-pows/ Khatyn or Chatyń (Belarusian and Russian: ) was a village of 26 houses and 156 inhabitants in Belarus, inLahoysk Raion,
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When I refer to Operation Tidal wave I am referring to the 1st Operation Tidal wave and not Operation Tidal Wave II which is a US-led coalition military operation commenced on or about 21 October 2015 against oil transport, refining and distribution facilities and infrastructure under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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Forgotten may not be the best description for this man, since he has been remembered in fact earlier this year a movie ,with the title”Persona Non Grata” about him was released in the cinema. But a lot of people on the globe,including me; have never heard of this man. I was tempted to call him
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I think the two monuments above are probably the best indicators of what the Dutch resistance entailed during World War II. On the left is the monument called “de Dokwerker,” the Dockworker. This was erected in Amsterdam to remember those who died during the “February Strike” in 1941. On the right is a monument to
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(Painting by Artist Tomoharu Mikami-) “Hang on” I hear you all say “The US was never invaded by Japan, Or was it?” Well yes and no , not all of the US was invaded but technically Japanese troops did set foot on American soil. In the early morning of 6 June 1942, 500 Japanese soldiers landed
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