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Latvia again closes case against ‘Butcher of Riga,’ tied to mass murder of Jews
Herbert Cukurs had a senior position in the Arajs Kommando, a Nazi death squad in German-occupied Latvia. In late 1941, he ...
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WWII GIs’ quest to avert leveling of beloved German town comes alive on big screen
A new film details the intervention of six American GIs who risked their lives 80 years ago to save Rothenburg ob der Tauber ...
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Hidden in a famous WWII photo, two heroic Jewish stories
The Elbe Day picture captured American and Russian armies uniting against the Nazis — and cemented two Jewish soldiers in ...
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The WW2 Killer No One Ever Expected
Day, a maelstrom of bullets, bombs, and mortar fire tore open the morning skies. Amidst the frenzied bedlam of battle, Company Sergeant Major Stanley Hollis led D Company of the 6th Green Howards ...
‘Andor’ Season 2 Premiere Scene Has a Real-Life Nazi Inspiration
Here are the historical World War II roots that inspired one of the season premiere's key moments. This story discusses a ...
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WWII’s Fortress of Escape: The Legendary Colditz Story
In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder I travel to Eastern Germany to visit Colditz Castle, home to troublesome Allied Prisoners of ...
'It will be a great hoax in the history of mankind': How fake Hitler diaries fooled the British press
In April 1983, a British newspaper, The Sunday Times, claimed to be printing an extraordinary historical document. In fact, ...