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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 can only be described as a…
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Roddie Edmonds and many of his fellow US Army mates were captured by Nazi forces on 19 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. Some of them were sent to Stalag IXB. Edmonds was the senior noncommissioned officer (Master Sergeant) and was made responsible for the camp’s 1,275 American POWs. The men of the…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: +++++ CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES++++++++CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES++ Something I just can’t get my head around is that in this day and age there are still people the Holocaust ever happened. It sickens me to the core. In an era where we should educate future generation about the Holocaust and other…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: +++++++CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES++++++++++++++ ? There were so many concentration camps in the Nazi occupied territories , each single one of them were places of horror, some maybe less then others but all were places of death and deprevation. The Wöbbelin camp, near the city of Ludwigslust, was no different.…
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Originally posted on Just History Posts: 210 years ago on the 12th October 1810 the very first Oktoberfest was held. Known across the world today as a German beer-drinking holiday, many do not know how old the festival is. So where did it originate from? In 1810, Bavaria, within modern-day Germany, was ruled by Maximilian…
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Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper: From some of our most prestigious artists come their depictions of the war… PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO GET THE FULL EFFECT. “Tora, Tora, Tora”, by Robert McCall “Battle of Slim River” by: Mark Stille Japanese and war horses in Hong Kong Japan in Dutch East Indies Japan bombs…
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In the sky of life, Choose to be the moon… The stars will twinkle, The world will look bright, But Don’t forget the dark clouds… Be determined to lighten your sky, Even when stars are no longer around… During the tides of life, High and low, Aggressive and calm, Adjust yourself right, Sail your ship,…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: As they say, history is written by the victor. No example of this is more true than the Second World War. Although many are quick to paint the Allies as heroes(and rightfully so), many forget the fact that the Allied forces also committed war crimes.Don’t get me wrong ,being…
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