History

  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Association Football also known as just Football or Soccer is the world’s most favourite sport.No sport united and divides fans like football. Legendary Dutch football coach Rinus Michels famously said that “top football is something like war. And unfortunately like war it has casualties. There have been several well…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Without trying to blow my own trumpet, or in this case my countries trumpet, it is a well know fact that the Dutch are among the most inventive people in the world. As was the case with the crew of the HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen(and HMAS Abraham Crijnssen for a…

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  • Only a few days ago we celebrated the 75th anniversary of D-Day. People often forget that D-Day did not mark the end of WWII, it merely marked the beginning of the end. So many sacrifices were still made in the days and months following D-Day. Thousands and thousands of mainly young men, some the same…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: This man is true inspiration to me in a very personal way.Like me he had only the use of one eye, but unlike me he risked his life many times. Leo Major was a French Canadian man born in 1921. He probably didn’t think he was going to be…

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  • One of the most disturbing aspects of the Holocaust I found is, the fact, that so many who were instrumental in so many evil deeds were allowed to continue after the war. In February or March 1939, a farmer called Richard Kretschmar and requested Catel’s permission to euthanize one of his children. The child, now…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Nowadays people look at the likes of Beyoncé,Lady GaGa,Rihanna,etc and think Girl power. Now,Nancy Wake that was Girl power , the real deal and thank god she was on our side.  “I don’t see why we women should just wave our men a proud goodbye and then knit them…

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  • At first I felt joy because who could not be joyful seeing those 2 beautiful smiley faces. Then I am amazed because I see you two have the same birthday, April 4, 1932. This is followed by bewilderment because you appear to have different last names. Milan Herrmann and Dagmar Herrmannová. But after a bit…

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