April 2020

  • If anyone doubts it is not dangerous to link science with politics, they need to have a look at history to see how devastating that can be. At the Albert Hall in Leipzig , on November 11, 1933-this was less then 8 months after Enabling Act was signed in which Hitler was given absolute power,

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: A planned sea crossing on 21 March 1942 of the  Austrian born Jewish Engelandvaarder (Lit. England-farer) Carl Martin Zellermayer and eight others failed because they were betrayed. In the ferry boss’ house in the Dutch harbour village of Simonshaven they awaited nightfall. Once it was dark, they could embark on…

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  • Every life lost during the Holocaust was an innocent life but the lost lives of Children is what disturbs me the most. I just want to say this blog is not made up of scientific data but just an idea that came up in my head overnight, and thinking of it to me it sounded

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  • Life is a journey,Different for different people…Some call it beautiful,Other refer to it as ugly…It’s the perspective that’s all. Life is as you lead it,Lead it with courage,You will find it easy…Lead it with fear,It will always look horrifying to you… Life is just the way you lead it.Think about the positives,Negatives will fade away…Belive […]

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  • Food in WWII

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: Anyone who knows me knows that I take my food seriously. Never mind the danger to my family or me, the deprivation of my daily requirements of food would probably be enough reason for me to go to war. Luckily enough I never had to go a day without…

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  • A boy and a ball

    A boy and a ball. there is nothing more natural. A boy and a ball. his parents want him to play outside and urge him not to fall. A boy and a ball. he kicks it for the first time and he is overwhelmed with joy. A boy and a ball. nothing expensive or fancy

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  • I came across a website which a list of approximately 2,000 unpaid or unclaimed life insurance policies of mainly Dutch  Jewish victims of the Holocaust. It was so profoundly sad to see so many families on that list. So much unfulfilled potential, it was heartbreaking. I looked for a name I could somehow find a

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: The Ebensee concentration camp was established by the SS to build tunnels for armaments storage near the town of Ebensee, Austria, in 1943. It was part of the Mauthausen network. Due to the inhumane working and living conditions, Ebensee was one of the worst Nazi concentration camps for the…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Admiral Yamamoto, commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Combined Fleet, was the Harvard-educated, poker-playing mastermind of the December 7, 1941, attack. ? On April 14, 1943, naval intelligence scored another code-breaking coup. The message began: “On April 18 CINC Combined Fleet will visit RXZ, R–, and RXP in accordance…

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  • The Dove Brigade

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: As early as May 1940, the Germans issued an ordinance stating that all carrier and fancy pigeons had to be killed in the Netherlands. Free-flying pigeons might be used to get messages to the Allied Forces A furious protest from pigeon owners ensued – there were more than 25,000 in the…

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