Deception

  • An Uncomfortable Truth

    This blog is not intended to judge or assign blame. Instead, it aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the Holocaust by examining all aspects of that dark period, particularly the early days of the Third Reich. During this time, the Nazis successfully deceived many people, including those they would later persecute. The Association of

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  • Theft and Deception

    The killing of innocent lives wasn’t enough for the Nazis. A big part of the Holocaust was theft and deception. When the Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz, they came across haunting reminders of the 1.1 million people who’d been murdered at Auschwitz, including 44,000 pairs of shoes. Soviet soldiers also found 88 pounds of eyeglasses. The

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  • Werkdorp (Labor Camp) Wieringermeer was opened in 1934, and was managed by the Jewish Labor Foundation. It could accommodate about 300 residents, who would follow a short (two-year) training course. The Werkdorp , built by the residents themselves – mostly refugees from Germany and Austria – was intended to train its temporary residents in practical

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  • On the 23rd of June , 1944,two delegates from the International Red Cross and one from the Danish Red Cross visited Theresienstadt  accompanied by the commandant SS First Lieutenant Karl Rahm and one of his deputies. During the visit the delegations were treated to an Opera by the Jewish composer Hans Krása. The children’s opera Brundibár was

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  • I know what you are thinking “We are still several months away from Halloween and he is already starting telling ghost stories” Well yes and no, you see the Ghost Army wasn’t an army of real ghosts however it did scare many German units, without firing one shot. During World War II, Americans of many

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  • It’s amazing to think that the allies possibly won the war by a dead homeless man. Glyndwr Michael (4 January 1909 – 24 January 1943) was a semi-literate homeless man whose body was used in Operation Mincemeat, the successful World War II deception plan that lured German forces to Greece prior to the Allied invasion

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