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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Rosette “Rose” Wolczak (19 March 1928 – 23 November 1943) was a Jewish child victim of the Holocaust. Born in France in 1928, she came to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1943 as a refugee, and was expelled for what the Swiss authorities ruled to be indecent behavior. She was sent…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Although this probably isn’t forgotten by historians and WWII aficionados, I think that at large it is forgotten by most others and especially the younger generations. Although his name would indicate a Jewish origin it was never proven he was from Jewish descend. Alfred Ernst Rosenberg ( 12 January 1893 –…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: This week marks the 1st anniversary of the trial against Oskar Gröning- the ‘Bookkeeper’ of Auschwitz. So it’s a good opportunity to look back at his life and his trial. More than 70 years have passed since the liberation of the death camps and many of those involved have…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: What’s in a name? My last name would indicate that I would be someone from a small stature, however with my 1.90 m (6ft23) I could not be considered small by any stretch of the imagination. The same can be said about Charles Coward one of WW2 biggest heroes…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Finland’s role during WWII is slightly complicated.The military history of Finland during World War II encompasses three major conflicts. The first two––the defensive Winter War in 1939–1940, and the Continuation War alongside the Axis Powers in 1941–1944––were waged against the Soviet Union. The third one, the Lapland War in…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On Saturday 25th November 1944 at 12.26 pm [only 2 weeks since the first V2 rocket hit London] at a busy shopping parade in New Cross a V2 rocket hit without warning destroying most of the parade [including the Woolworths and Co Op stores, now Iceland and New Cross Library]…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Most of us will have heard of the Rock band Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl’s(from former Nirvana fame) musical ensemble. But that is not the Foo Fighters I am talking about, although Dave Grohl did take his name from this WWII phenomenon. Ever since mankind figured out that the world…
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