History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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On March 12, 1938, Nazi Germany annexed the neighboring country of Austria (Österreich). This event became known as the Anschluss. The German term Anschluss means “connection” or “joining.” By annexing Austria, Nazi Germany violated both the Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye, which explicitly prohibited the unification of Germany and Austria. The Anschluss…
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The Salt March, also called the Dandi March, was one of the most influential acts of civil disobedience in the struggle for Indian independence from British colonial rule. Led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, the march challenged the British monopoly on salt production and became a powerful symbol of nonviolent resistance. The campaign demonstrated how…
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5 Months=137,346 deaths, that is the disturbing mathematical equation that could be made from the Jäger report. Not human beings, just numbers on a spreadsheet created by a man who claimed “I was always a person with a heightened sense of duty” The Jäger Report (full title: Complete tabulation of executions carried out in the Einsatzkommando…
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Before detailing the capture of Rudolf Höss on 11 March 1946, it is important to highlight this pre–World War II event, which provides insight into the kind of man he was. On 31 May 1923 in Mecklenburg, Rudolf Höss and members of the Freikorps murdered local schoolteacher Walther Kadow at the instigation of farm supervisor…
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Not every evil act was committed by a weapon or by sending people to the gas chamber. Some evil acts were much more subtle. Herman Heukels was a photographer and a member of the NSB, the Dutch Nazi party, Hermans’ weapon was a camera. He took pictures of several raids. His most famous pictures are…
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When you think of the first Rock N Roll stars, you think of the names of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and Chuck Berry. Yet none of these rock giants could claim that they recorded the first Rock N Roll hit. That honor actually goes to Ike Turner. “Rocket 88” was first recorded in…
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I know this blog will probably stir some controversy, and I will more than likely be criticized for it. However, I hope you will read it with an open mind. If you do, you may realize that the question, “Who was responsible for the Holocaust?” is a valid one. Believe it or not, that question…
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Mildred Elizabeth Gillars (November 29, 1900 – June 25, 1988), commonly known as “Axis Sally,” was an American broadcaster who worked for Nazi Germany during World War II. Broadcasting from Berlin for German state radio, she delivered English-language propaganda aimed at American troops and civilians. After the war she was captured in Berlin, returned to…
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I have done a blog before on Arthur Kahn, a 21-year-old Jewish German medical student, who had enrolled at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He had returned to Germany to retrieve his student records from the University of Würzburg. Arthur was the first to be murdered during the Holocaust. However, this blog is about…
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The photograph above is a portrait of five-year-old Mania Halef, a Jewish child murdered during the mass murder at Babi Yar. On September 29 and 30, the Germans stationed at Kyiv slaughtered 33,000 men, women, and children at Babi Yar—a two-day mass murder spree. If you take the total 48 hours, it is 172,800 seconds;…
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