History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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On January 14,1942 U123 surfaced so close to New York Harbor that the rides at Coney Island could be seen silhouetted against the evening sky. Captain Reinhard Hardegen expected the U.S. east coast to be blacked out after more than a month at war and was surprised to see the glow in the sky from
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Time drips like honey from a spoon,Then races past a silver moon—One breath, a blink, a silent year,Another stretched in quiet fear. A moment laughs, then takes its leave,The next one lingers, makes you grieve.A summer gone in children’s cheers,A winter carved from frozen tears. It waits in line, then leaps ahead,It fills the heart,
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Armin Meiwes placed an ad on “The Cannibal Cafe” website asking for someone to eat, and shockingly, someone answered. ++Before you read on you might want to put down your sandwich first++ To the family next door, Armin Meiwes seemed the perfect neighbour. He mowed their lawn, repaired their car and even invited them round
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++++++++++++++++ CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES++++++++++++++++ I don’t like posting horrific pictures in relation to the Holocaust, or any other subject for that matter. And I don’t like it for two reasons. Firstly, I find it physically challenging to stomach, and it generally gives me nightmares. Secondly, we have come to live in a society where some
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The UN designated this day January 27 as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It coincides with the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, although Auschwitz (which consisted out of about 40 camps) was the biggest death camp. There were other camps, though smaller in scale but equally as evil. I know it is hard for
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In the shadowy world of espionage, few cases rival the scale, audacity, and impact of the Duquesne Spy Ring. Operating in the United States during the early years of World War II, this German intelligence network sought to gather military, industrial, and strategic information critical to the Nazi war effort. Its exposure and dismantling by
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As we reached the end of 2025 ,and entered into 2026,we think back of those who meant something to us, and passed away. We think of the days of sorrow, and the days of joy.We wonder if we could have done things differently, but that’s not something to contemplate about. The moment has gone and
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He was born Marcel Mangel in Strasbourg, France to a Jewish family. His parents were Ann Werzberg and Charles Mangel, a kosher butcher. When Marcel was four years old, the family moved to Lille, but they later returned to Strasbourg. When France entered World War II, Marcel, 16, fled with his family to Limoges. In 1944
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I know many publish very graphic images of the Holocaust, which I can fully understand. Although I have posted them too, I have become more reluctant to do so. I believe in order to understand the horrors of the holocaust it is often much more effective to look at the eyes of one of the
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