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It is only by chance I came across this story whilst I was researching the Katyn Massacre in Poland, it was only one letter of a difference but both atrocities portrayed the human depravity. https://dirkdeklein.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/katyn-forest-massacre-the-killing-of-polish-pows/ Khatyn or Chatyń (Belarusian and Russian: ) was a village of 26 houses and 156 inhabitants in Belarus, inLahoysk Raion,…
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When I refer to Operation Tidal wave I am referring to the 1st Operation Tidal wave and not Operation Tidal Wave II which is a US-led coalition military operation commenced on or about 21 October 2015 against oil transport, refining and distribution facilities and infrastructure under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.…
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Forgotten may not be the best description for this man, since he has been remembered in fact earlier this year a movie ,with the title”Persona Non Grata” about him was released in the cinema. But a lot of people on the globe,including me; have never heard of this man. I was tempted to call him…
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I think the two monuments above are probably the best indicators of what the Dutch resistance entailed during World War II. On the left is the monument called “de Dokwerker,” the Dockworker. This was erected in Amsterdam to remember those who died during the “February Strike” in 1941. On the right is a monument to…
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(Painting by Artist Tomoharu Mikami-) “Hang on” I hear you all say “The US was never invaded by Japan, Or was it?” Well yes and no , not all of the US was invaded but technically Japanese troops did set foot on American soil. In the early morning of 6 June 1942, 500 Japanese soldiers landed…
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Now I am not claiming that the battle of the Netherlands was forgotten but there are some facts which are virtually unknown outside of the Netherlands in indeed forgotten by a great number of Dutch citizens. The German campaign in Western Europe in May and June 1940 is – beyond the borders of the Netherlands…
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I came across the story of this unsung hero. His story is an indictment against the Nazi regime but also against the ignorance and ‘naivety’ of the allied forces. If they just would have listened to him so many could have been saved. Witold Pilecki was a Polish soldier, a rittmeister of the Polish Cavalry…
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I did not call this blog Forgotten History since his story is quite well known in some parts of the world,nevertheless it is a story that needs be re-told especially nowadays where we need to hear about heroes. Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, CBE (28 February 1898 – 30 October 1963) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest…
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This is mot a scientific fact, it’s just my opinion and observation but it seems to be that those who have committed horrible crimes in WWII(and who weren’t captured) appear to have long and prosperous lives. What is even more disturbing not all escaped war criminal fled to South America, some of them had…
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Without romanticizing it ,because the Mafia was and is a violent organisation, however they did use to operate under a strict code and even to the’Mob’ the Nazi regime was unacceptable. The American government collaborated with the Mafia during WWII Operation Underworld During the early days of World War II, the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence…
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