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The Holocaust is a word everyone knows the meaning of, yet no one understands. No one understands why it happened, at least not really. People will say it is because of the political ideology of a few, who wanted to eradicate all of those who they deemed undesirable. However, it is not that easy, Throughout…
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Robert Desnos was born in Paris on 4 July 1900,the son of a successful café owner,He was a French surrealist poet who played a key role in the Surrealist movement. When World War II broke out in 1939, he was drafted as a sergeant. His wartime journalism appeared in magazines such as Europe, Commune, and…
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No, this is not a long-lost book written by Jules Verne—it is, however, a forgotten event that happened on June 7, 1940, a few days after Germany bombed Paris. The Jules Verne was the name of a Farman 223.4 airplane of the French Navy. Determined to revenge the bombing of the French capital, the French…
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As part of the preparation of ‘Operation Sealion’ the planned invasion of Great Britain. A secret list of prominent British residents to be arrested, was produced in 1940 by the SS. The original name in German was ‘Sonderfahndungsliste GB’ (Special Search List Great Britain) it was a 144 page document with 2,820 selected targets to be…
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I dream of becoming a football star, thousands cheering my name when I score a goal. I dream of becoming a pilot,fly away free as a bird. Not knowing where I will land. I dream of becoming an architect. millions of people admiring all the buildings I have designed. Age 9, I have my…
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I started this website and my blogs to find answers. Answers to how exactly my paternal Grandfather died. all I know is that he died during WWII when he was serving with the Dutch military and that he died early om in the war. But the circumstances how he died are somewhat vague,so I have…
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The Longest Day is still one of my favourite movies. The epic cinematic event about D-Day and the direct aftermath. It was one of the first ensemble cast movies, basically anyone who was anyone in Hollywood was part of the movie. Because it was shot less then 2 decades after D-Day and the end of…
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This is going to be a short blog. This time 2 years ago I visited the American War Cemetery in Margraten,in the Netherlands . I had planned to go again this year but alas the current global situation prevents me from doing so I visited 2 years ago to pay a personal tribute. As always…
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On May 31st 1962 Adolf Eichmann was executed for his crimes by hanging. I have read a lot about Eichmann and have seen a lot of documentaries. He was a particularly evil man, he never showed any remorse for all the crimes he committed or ordered to be carried out. Throughout his trial he remained…
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What do the movies. Star Wars-The Empire Strikes Back,Toy Story 3,Juno,Where Eagles Dare and Distant Drums(and a few hundred more) have in common? It’s not the cast or screenplay or even the studio but there are 2 seconds in all these movies which are identical. Those 2 seconds are called “The Wilhelm Scream” which is a…
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