History
-
One of my favourite cities in Germany is Cologne. known for Eau de Cologne and for its many landmarks like the Cathedral. The Cologne of the 21st Century is a vibrant and multicultural metropolitan city only about 80 km away from Belgium and about 95 Km from the Netherlands. This location and the fact that…
-
One of the most disturbing aspects of the Holocaust was the randomness of its victims. There were targeted groups like the Jews, Roma , Sinti, Homosexuals, Disabled people and Jehovah witnesses and a few more groups deemed to be undesirable and ‘untermensch-sub human’, The Nuremberg laws dictated who was or was not fit to live…
-
The one thing this is for certain in history, it always repeats itself. With all the talk about spies nowadays it is a good time to look at one of WWII spies.Takeo Yoshikawa. Because of his expertise on the U.S. Navy, Yoshikawa was sent to Hawaii under the cover of being a vice-consul named Tadashi…
-
In several European cities, they are remembering victims of the Holocaust by placing plaques in the streets where they used to live. The plaques are referred to as Stumbling Stones because people may stumble while walking on the sidewalk, and the purpose is to draw attention to the plaques. The plaques indicate the name, date…
-
5 Months=137,346 deaths, that is the disturbing mathematical equation that could be made from the Jäger report. Not human beings, just numbers on a spreadsheet created by a man who claimed “I was always a person with a heightened sense of duty” The Jäger Report (full title: Complete tabulation of executions carried out in the Einsatzkommando…
-
Not every evil act was committed by a weapon or by sending people to the gas chamber. Some evil acts were much more subtle. Herman Heukels was a photographer and a member of the NSB, the Dutch Nazi party, Hermans’ weapon was a camera. He took pictures of several raids. His most famous pictures are…
-
I know this blog will probably stir some controversy, and I will more than likely be criticized for it. However, I hope you will read it with an open mind. If you do, you may realize that the question, “Who was responsible for the Holocaust?” is a valid one. Believe it or not, that question…
-
The human mind is the most powerful weapon and a collective consciousness can be a very dangerous thing but it fortunately mostly it is harmless and often bizarre. There are so many examples where something is misquoted and it is picked up en mass. Star Wars:the Empire Strikes Back The most famous line from…
-
Not only were the Nazis a murderous bunch, they also stole and destroyed art and denied the German people the right to read some of the most classic books. JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit was one of those books. However, the book could have been published if Tolkien had neglected his principles. However, such was the character…
History of Sorts 
You must be logged in to post a comment.