History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Cynical me would have probably given this blog the title “Hey, karma is a b*tch” but I am aware that my audience is bigger then just me and therefore I aim to remain unbiased. Bruno Mussolini (22 April 1918 – 7 August 1941) was the son of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and Mussolini’s wife Rachele.…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: ? In 1923, Hugo Boss founded his own clothing company in Metzingen, a small town south of Stuttgart, where it is still based. In 1924 he started a factory along with two partners. The company produced shirts, jackets, work clothing, sportswear and raincoats. Due to the economic climate of…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Nazi Germany used the 1936 Olympic Games for propaganda purposes. The Nazis promoted an image of a new, strong, and united Germany. Their athletes were to be displayed as the perfect version of the Aryan race. The joke at the time was Aryan- Blond,Blue Eyed and tall like Hitler,thin…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: In the wider perception of European history, the late 1930s is remembered as the time when Nazi Germany began to cast its shadow over Europe leading ultimately to the most destructive conflict in history – World War II. At the same time however, old grievances were bubbling to the…
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Originally posted on Thrills, Spills, and just a dash of Romance: I wandered back to my villa. It was in darkness.? I was sure I had left several lights on, especially over the door so I could see to unlock it. I looked up and saw the globe was broken. Instant alert. I went to…
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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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