October 2026
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Established on September 17, 1944, the Alter Banter Weg concentration camp was a satellite camp (Aussenlager) of the larger Neuengamme concentration camp system. Situated in the strategic North Sea port city of Wilhelmshaven, Germany—a primary hub for the Nazi Kriegsmarine (Navy)—the camp existed for less than seven months. Yet, its short, brutal operational lifespan encapsulates…
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Here are some World War II Halloween stories and images. The above illustration was published in the San Diego Union on 25 October 1942. A Halloween Party in 1942 The excerpt below provides a beautiful example of how Halloween was celebrated in the USA during World War II: “Write your Hallowe’en invitations on cutouts of…
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Helmuth Hübner, was a young member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), he lived in the St. Georg Branch in Hamburg. His short life was shaped by the rise of fascism in Germany. The Nazis changed nearly every aspect of everyday life for Germans, and Helmut was no exception. He…
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Many people view Halloween as a festival centered on the eerie and frightening, where people dress up in scary costumes to give others a good scare. What I find even more curious is the tradition of “trick-or-treating.” On any other day, we warn our children not to take candy from strangers, but on October 31,…
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The worst crime the Nazis committed was the murder of children. An estimated 1.5 million children were murdered by the Nazis. This number is just an estimate, although I have no data to back this up, I believe the number is higher. Not all children who died on the transport are included in this number.…
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On October 30, 1942, deep in the Mediterranean northeast of the Nile Delta, a desperate naval engagement unfolded that would fundamentally alter the trajectory of the Second World War. While high-level cryptanalysts at Bletchley Park worked tirelessly to pierce Nazi Germany’s naval communications, victory hinged on a brutal, physical struggle waged on the open sea.…
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How do you profile the mind of one of the most evil men who ever roamed the Earth? The Office of Strategic Services (now CIA) tasked psychoanalyst Walter C. Langer and psychologist Henry Murray to come up with an extensive analysis of Hitler’s mind in 1943. The reports used many sources to profile Hitler, including…
