History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: During the Holocaust 6 million Jews were murdered. In 1933 there were about 9.5 million Jews who lived in Europe. Worldwide there were an estimated 15.3 million. This is just to give you an indication of the impact of the Holocaust. The number of 6 million is often disputed.…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Although I have not lived there since 1997, I still call the place where I was born home. Geleen is a town in the Province of Limburg, in the south east of the Netherlands. A former mining town and since 2001 it has been part of the bigger municipality…
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The first of September 1939 is well-known for the German invasion of Poland, triggering World War II. However, it is less known as the date the official killing of disabled people was made law, albeit under the guise of euthanasia. It was only five lines which determined the fate of hundreds of thousands:Reichsleiter [Philipp] Bouhler
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: I can’t deny the fact that the Dutch could have done more during WWII, and esepcially in relation to helping their Jewish fellow citizens. But on the other hand it is easy for me to judge because I was never put in a situation where I had to choose…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: There is a misconception that most people were appalled about Hitler coming to power in 1933, and that it was only the Germans who endorsed the Nazi policies. But that would be far from the truth. Hitler’s rise to power was celebrated in many parts of the world, even…
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This is not the famous composer Joseph Strauss as a young man. This is actually another young man called Josef Strauss. Technically he never became a man because he was murdered in Auschwitz on August 17,1942. He was aged 17. Unlike his famous name bearer there is very little known about Josef, yet from the
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Anyone who reads my blogs knows I try to stay away from current politics as much as possible,But sometimes I have to spek out. I believe in everyone’s right in freedom of expression, but that will need to hand in hand with an equal amount of responsibility. When I…
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