History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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I am always amazed by the fact that there are still people who desperately want to deny the Holocaust. Although there is so much evident and a lot of it very graphic, they still say it never happened and that the photographic evidence are staged pictures, produced by the allies. The one thing they do…
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The title of this blog could be from any fictitious novel. A children’s book or even a fairy tale, but it actually describes a bizarre reality which caused so much destruction. The story of Hitler’s naturalization process resembles something of a farce. On April 7 1925 he had given up his Austrian citizenship, it was…
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War brings out the best and the worst out of people, that is just a fact. It is easy to acknowledge the good but there is often a struggle acknowledging the bad, even to the extent of trying to completely erase it from history. When it comes to the Holocaust there is no question about…
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“The Daffodil Knows” Beneath the frost where silence sleeps,Where time runs thin and memory weeps,A bulb lies still in winter’s grave,Yet dreams of sun and all it gave. I stood alone where you once stood,The air still held your quiet good—No voice, no breath, just earth and stone,And daffodils you might have known. Grief is…
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The Holocaust wasn’t something that happened overnight, it was a gradual process. In Germany, it started in 1933, and in the Netherlands, it started shortly after the German occupation n May 1940. Below is a brief timeline of what eventually led to the murder of 75% of all Dutch Jews. 1940 July 1stJews are forbidden…
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Despite her exotic name Mata Hari was a Dutch woman. Her real name was Margaretha (Gretha)Zelle and was born in Leeuwarden, in the province of Friesland in the North West of the Netherlands.. Today marks her 150th birthday. At 18, Zelle answered an advertisement in a Dutch newspaper placed by Dutch Colonial Army Captain Rudolf MacLeod (1 March 1856 – 9 January 1928),…
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The Wola massacre was the systematic slaughter of an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 Polish civilians and captured Home Army resistance fighters in Warsaw’s Wola district. Carried out by German troops and collaborationist forces from August 5 to 12, 1944, it occurred during the opening phase of the Warsaw Uprising. The uprising had begun on August…
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This a complete deviation from my usual heavy historical blogs. Every once in a while it is important to have something lighthearted to absorb. This list is completely based on my own choice , there is no science behind it. They are just 5 guitar tracks that I think have been forgotten. In no particular…
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Children for Sale The photo first appeared in The Vidette-Messenger of Valparaiso, Indiana, on August 5, 1948. The children looked posed and a bit confused as their pregnant mother hid her face from the photographer. The caption read, “A big ‘For Sale’ sign in a Chicago yard mutely tells the tragic story of Mr. and…
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This post is a bit of a departure from my usual content. Today marks 44 years since I lost my virginity as a 14-year-old boy to a 16-year-old girl. Being reminded of that day inspired me to write this poem — The room grows quiet, standard noise recedes,As hesitation gives way to where warmth leads.A…
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