November 2020

  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Alexander Hornemann, 8, the Netherlands Eduard Hornemann, 12, the Netherlands Marek Steinbaum, 10, Poland Marek James, 6, Poland W. Junglieb, 12, Yugoslavia Roman Witonski, 7, Poland Roman Zeller, 12, Poland Sergio de Simone, 7, Italy Georges Andre Kohn, 12, France Eduard Reichenbaum, 10, Poland Jacqueline Morgenstern, 12, France Surcis…

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  • And then suddenly I vanished

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: My name is Renate Hirsch , I was born in Haiger,Wiesbaden in Germany on 14/07/1935. I wish I could tell you my favourite game I wish I could tell you who my best friend was I wish I could sing for you my favourite song, or that I could tell…

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  • Walter C. Wetzel-Fallen Hero

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: Dear Sir, you don’t know it but I owe you so much,possibly my life. Often have I visited the cemetery where your final resting place is. I may have even stood at your grave, contemplating why you and your band of brothers that surround you,sacrificed their lives in a…

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  • The Children of WWII-Part 3

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: ? “A child is born with no state of mind,blind to the ways of mankind” During WWII,as in any other war, all the children were victims,without exception.Of course the degree and severity on how they were victims had a significant difference. Some lost their lives,while others lost their innocence.…

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  • The Children of WWII- Part 2

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: “A child is born with no state of mind,blind to the ways of mankind” During WWII,as in any other war, all the children were victims,without exception.Of course the degree and severity on how they were victims had a significant difference. Some lost their lives,while others lost their innocence. Many…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: As the saying goes “A picture tells a thousand words” therefor rather then writing at length about  WWII in the Netherlands, I have decided that this time I will let the pictures do the talking. The photograph on the top is a picture of American troops from the 82nd Airborne…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Something which started off as a comparison site between female students or sometimes described as a Harvard University version of Hot or Not.(a rating site that allows users to rate the attractiveness of photos submitted voluntarily by others.) Back then it was called Face Mash. Has become something that…

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