History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Below is the testimony of Rudolf Höss, taken on Monday, 15 April 1946, during the Nuremberg Trials. Morning Session DR. KAUFFMANN: With the agreement of the Tribunal, I now call the witness Hoess. [The witness Hoess took the stand.] THE PRESIDENT: Stand up. Will you state your name? RUDOLF…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Eva and Bram, born in 1932 and 1934, were the children of Hartog Beem and Retje Kannewasser in Leeuwarden. At the end of 1942 and at least until May 1943, Eva and Bram were still in hiding in the Veluwe, at ‘De Zwarte Boer’ near Elspeet. The children were…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On June 12,1942 64 people are transported from Camp Amersfoort on the Netherlands, to Mauthausen in Austria. Of those 64 people, 12 were murdered on July 6,1942. Nathan de Klijn. born in Amsterdam, 29 August 1905.Mirdered in Mauthausen, 6 July 1942 Reached the age of 36 years. His surname…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Sometimes I come across pictures which are so vivid that they seem like they are not pictures, but real. And then knowing what the fate is of those in the picture, I feel like just giving them a hug and tell them everything will be fine. But I know…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On 9 July 1942, nine members of the resistance group De Oranjewacht, ‘the Orange guard'(Orange is the national colour of the Netherlands and the name of the Royal family) were shot in the Fort near Rijnauwen,Utrecht, the Netherlands . Two trials were conducted against the resistance group and nine…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: There were, of course, millions of families murdered during the Holocaust. The reason why I am focusing on only two families today is that they were young families. Both families had a child who would have had their 80th birthday today. I am only giving the details of their…
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Originally posted on Antonin Artaud and Robert Desnos: My first novel in this series on Antonin Artaud and Robert Desnos is out!Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and all major book outlets and stores, in paperback, Kindle, Nook, and PDF download! Buy book one, Traitor Comet! Coming soon: L’Étoile de Mer (The Starfish), sequel to…
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