Holocaust
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When the Nazis came to power in Germany there were plenty of business men and women who saw opportunities. Some of them saw opportunities in exploiting the environment created by the NSDAP, especially in relation to the ‘Jewish Question’ they would actively help the Nazis for their own betterment. On the other hand there were…
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Ala Gertner, Róża Robota, Regina Szafirsztajn and Estera Wajcblum, more then likely these names mean nothing to you. But these 4 young women showed a bravery that would make the bravery of any hardened warrior pale in comparison. These 4 women were all members of the Sonderkommando in Auschwitz-Birkenau The Sonderkommando were Jewish prisoners who worked the death…
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During the Second World War, many well-known fashion brands were accused of collaborating with the Nazis. However, Coco Chanel, the iconic founder of the luxury brand, is not only accused of fraternizing with high-level Nazi officials but that she capitalized on her powerful connections to oust Jewish business partners in her company. Her loyalty to the German party…
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On December 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler’s will and marriage certificate were announced as having been discovered in Tegernsee near Munich. Below are the original documents and the translations as translated by the US War department Marriage Cert Translations The will Translations
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Between 1941 and 1945 approximately 37,000 prisoners, mainly political prisoners, were incarcerated for varying lengths of time in this camp, which served as both a transit and prison camp under the direct command of the SS. The fluctuating prisoner population showed an eclectic group of people from all over the Netherlands: Jews, Jehovah’s Witnesses, prisoners of…
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The lead U.S. prosecutor, and the driving force behind the organization of the Trial, was U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson. During preparation for the trial, Jackson made the bold and historic decision to use film and photo evidence to convict the Nazis. But these films had to be found.. Jackson knew that it…
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+++++CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES++++++++++++There are people who consider the execution of SS guards , after the liberation of Dachau, by allied troops to be a war crime. I can see why people perceive it that way, but I don’t subscribe to that point of view. What the allied troops witnessed there was worse then a…
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Wolfram Sievers was the Reich Manager of the Ancestral Heritage Society (“Ahnenerbe”) and Director of its Institute for Military Scientific Research (Institut fuer Wehrwissenschaftliche Zweckforschung) In order to understand how sick and twisted this man and his colleagues were I will demonstrate this not by horrific images but by a letter he send to another ‘sceintist’…
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Poor innocent child Your eyes have no hate. And yet there are those who hate you. Your smile has no fear And yet there are those who fear you Your tears are filled with feelings And yet there are those who have no feelings for you. Your face so beautiful and pure And yet there…
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This may sound strange but is often easier to look at graphic images of the Holocaust, because throughout the years I have seen so many that nothing actually shocks me anymore. But seeing the last words of the victims has such a profound effect. With images you close your eyes or look away and although…
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