Vichy
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On July 29, 1942, Transport #12 (designated by French records as Convoi 12) departed from the Le Bourget-Drancy railway hub just outside Paris. Bound for the extermination network of Auschwitz-Birkenau in occupied Poland, the sealed train carried 1,001 Jewish men, women, and children. When World War II came to an end in 1945, only five…
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Here are just some examples of people who were awarded the title “person of the year” by Time magazine. As you can see that doesn’t always equate of having a positive impact in the world. Above : Pierre Laval, Man of the Year | Jan. 4, 1932. Had been a FrEnch politician and had held…
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Before you start thinking that this will be a blog about Punk bands like the Sex Pistols singing about WWII, you’d be wrong. In fact, it has nothing to do with Punk music but more about Jazz. I am referring to Punk as a rebellion against the establishment. During WWII there were 2 groups very…
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