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Originally posted on History of Sorts: ? The Cowra breakout occurred on 5 August 1944, when at least 1,104 Japanese prisoners of war attempted to escape from a prisoner of war camp near Cowra, in New South Wales, Australia. It was the largest prison escape of World War II, as well as one of the…
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Anyone who reads my blogs knows I try to stay away from current politics as much as possible. But sometimes I have to speak out. I believe in everyone’s right in freedom of expression, but that will need to go hand in hand with an equal amount of responsibility. When I saw the amount of…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: In September 1944 most of the southern part of the Netherlands had been liberated, Unfortunately the rest of the country faced a very harsh winter. Extreme cold combined with lack of food resulted in a famine, causing the death of about 20,000 citizens. Dutch railway workers had gone on…
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Originally posted on I didn't have my glasses on….: no, she has not gone missing but keeping santa’s promise to sweet kitty, olive – find her a sweet companion. with virus, time home, holidays sweet little kitties are hard to find but i’m on the case ready for the rescue i see her on the…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Every meal could have been her last. And when she had finished eating the bland vegetarian dishes put before her, 25-year-old Margot Wölk and her young female colleagues would burst into tears and “cry like dogs” because they were grateful still to be alive. Hitler was a vegetarian, it…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Today marks the 100th anniversary of real girl power. Om August 13th 1918,Opha May Johnson became the first Female US Marine. World War I was drawing to an end when the Marine Corps decided to fill some of the gaps left behind by all the men fighting overseas. In…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: There are some facts that can be disputed in relation to the Holocaust,albeit very few. The one thing though that is indisputable is that Hitler and his henchmen were not able to cause so much death and destruction if it hadn’t been for the men and women who helped…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Often the psyche of people is that they see what they want to see. They see a headline or a picture and they will have made up their minds. There is no further need for more details on the background story, they have enough to work with and make…
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