History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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On March 26, 1942, nearly 1,000 women were transported from the Ravensbrück concentration camp to Auschwitz. Most were labeled as “criminals” or “asocials.” Just a few hours later, another transport arrived—this time, almost 1,000 Jewish women from Slovakia. This marked the first official transport of women to Auschwitz. Rather than detailing the event itself, I…
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ABC In September 2018, a Tripadvisor review of the A•B•C restaurant at Lavalle 545, Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Paddy M. described an intriguing experience: Mengele and Eichmann Tour“Last year, I visited this small, charming restaurant as part of a Nazi hunt my father had begun in the 1950s. I met a man in his 90s…
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Malvina Lowova, who was killed aged 12, drew a family being deported under armed guard while farmers armed with pitchforks threaten them Helga Weissova. 13 years old. She tells in this drawing how the Germans forced them to reduce the bunks, with the aim of trying to make the hut appearance less narrow and…
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Most photographs from the Holocaust era capture the harrowing moments when death camps were liberated—such as Auschwitz-Birkenau, where over a million prisoners perished. However, few images exist depicting the camps in operation. One exception is an album of photographs discovered by a U.S. Army officer after the war. This album provides a rare glimpse into…
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Many often say that the German people were victims of the Nazi regime, and to a significant extent, this is true. However, the German people must also reflect on who is responsible for that suffering. If they are honest with themselves, they will come to the inescapable conclusion that the blame lies with them. There…
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Introduction The Katyn Massacre remains one of the most tragic and controversial events of World War II. It was a mass execution carried out by the Soviet secret police (NKVD) in the spring of 1940, targeting thousands of Polish military officers, intellectuals, and other prominent figures. The event not only deepened Polish-Soviet hostilities but also…
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Since the tennis season is at full swing at the moment I thought it only appropriate to have a story about a Wimbledon semi finalist. Vere Thomas “St. Leger” Goold (2 October 1853– 8 September 1909) was an Irish tennis player. He quickly faded from the game and ended his life in prison convicted…
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Pervitin:Before the D-1X experiment Before the D-1X experiment, a young soldier stationed in occupied Poland wrote a letter to his “dear parents and siblings” back home in Cologne, dated November 9, 1939. He shared the hardships of his situation: “It’s tough out here, and I hope you’ll understand if I’m only able to write once…
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Operation Postmaster: A Daring Special Operations Executive Mission in World War II Introduction Operation Postmaster was a covert military operation conducted during World War II by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). It was a meticulously planned and highly successful mission that took place in January 1942, targeting enemy-controlled shipping in Spanish-controlled Fernando Po (now…
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