History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Where some see shoes, I see a father desperately comforting his daughter telling her everything will be fine, where he knows it won’t be fine ever again. Where some see shoes, I see missed opportunities of getting to know the people who wore them. Where some see shoes, I…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Every life lost during the Holocaust was an innocent life but the lost lives of Children is what disturbs me the most. I just want to say this blog is not made up of scientific data but just an idea that came up in my head overnight, and thinking…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On April 22,1945 Hitler had publicly admitted that the war was lost.He also had said that Göring was in a better position to negotiate a peace deal. Previously on June 29,1941 a week into the start of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler had issued a decree stating that in the event…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: This is a slight deviation from my usual blogs. Because music has always played a major role in my life it is nive to acknowledge that every once in a while. When you think of classic Rock bands, Genesis is usually not a band which springs to mind, strange…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The lesson we haven’t learn from the Holocaust is that we are still putting people in groups. One of the reasons why the Nazis were so efficient in killing millions is because they were able to put people in groups. It made it easier for the ‘normal’ citizens to…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: This is something I said before. I am Dutch and I am proud to be Dutch. One of the reasons why I am a proud Dutch man is because I was taught to face up to the mistakes my country made in the past. Although there were many brave…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: ++++++++CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES++++++++++ On April 4, 1945 Ohrdruf was the first concentration camp to be liberated by the US Army. Eight days later on April 12th, the camp was visited by Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton and Omar Bradley. They were shocked by what they witnessed there…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Bushido was really a code of chivalry to have respect for your enemy. During WWII the Japanese Army turned it to something more sinister.They turned it more into a code of death and destruction. Fortunately there were still some soldiers who decided to honor the real Bushido code. Mario…
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