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This probably isn’t a forgotten history for the Trekkies but even though I am a Star Trek Fan I did not know about the heroics of James Doohan(Scotty) during World War 2. James Montgomery “Jimmy” Doohan March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian character actor and voice actor best known for…
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It is often said that only the good die young and the evil seem to live forever, and for a long time I believed this to be true, looking at how old some of the escaped War Criminals got. But then I heard of Nicholas Winton, he died 1 July 2015 at the old age…
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Major Tommy MacPherson AKA the “Kilted Killer” I think that outside the UK not many people will have heard of thie WW2 hero and perhaps even in the UK itself his story isn’t that well known, But this man made a huge impact in WW2 Sir Ronald Thomas Stewart Macpherson (4 October 1920 – 6 November…
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Ho Feng-Shan sometimes referred to as the Chinese Oskar Schindler. Ho Feng-Shan born September 10, 1901 in Yiyang, Hunan; died September 28, 1997 in San Francisco) was a Chinese diplomat in Vienna who risked his own life and career duringWorld War II to save thousands of Jews. Ho’s actions were recognized posthumously when the Israeli organization…
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Most people think of the Netherlands as a flat country, the name does indicate that, However at the very south eastern corner of the country there are actually hills and even some caves.and believe it or not in the small town Valkenburg there are even cable cars. This brings me to Pierre Schunck. Peter Joseph…
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Yes that is right, Adolf Hitler wasn’t the only one fighting in WWII. There was also Heinz Hitler and William Patrick Hitler, Adolf’s Nephews Adolf Hitler referred to William Patrick as^ my loathsome nephew”. William Patrick “Willy” Stuart-Houston (name at birth Hitler; 12 March 1911 – 14 July 1987) was a nephew of Adolf Hitler. Born…
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With the passing this week of George Kennedy known from the movie the Dirty dozen, I was wondering if the movie was based on real characters. The book written by E M Nathanson and the movie were loosely based on a unit called “the Filthy Thirteen” The Filthy Thirteen was the name given to the…
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I have to confess two things, firstly I am not 100% certain it was the actual last battle in Europe, although I believe it is. Secondly I actually hate the place, I was there once for a weekend and I believe the reputation of the Dutch being a bit tight must come from this place…
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Who is John Steele I hear you say. Well to be honest until recently I had never heard of him either. It’s just that I am a great WW2 movies fan I came across his name. In the movie ” the Longest Day” about D-Day there are a few scenes which made me wonder if…
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