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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Marks 71st Remembrance Anniversary

Ian Harvey
Warsaw Ghetto uprising

Earlier this year, the Jewish community in Poland and Warsaw’s local residents gathered together to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising against…

Fallen Japanese-American WWII are remembered

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WWII

The Nisei Veterans Legacy Center has hosted an annual event honoring fallen WWII Japanese-American soldiers and their families since 2006.  This year’s ceremony was held…

The Top 10 World War II Games on PC

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World of Tanks World of Tanks keeps its popularity as a free online game that rules over many others with regular updates and a multitude…

Left to Rot: World War Two and Nazi-Era Buildings That Have Been Left Empty For Decades

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World War Two

Decades after Hitler and his soldiers fought World War Two and wiped out many Jewish people through its concentration camps, some of the magnificent buildings…

War vet receives gift that is out of this world

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World War II veteran

World War II veteran, Trevor Watkins, first learned how to fly a Tiger Moth plane 72 years ago when he was just 19 years old. …

Nightmares remind vet of Burma railway experiences

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Burma railway

PoW survivor Fred Seiker shares his experiences as a WWII prisoner of war who was forced to construct the Burma Railway, which was completed 71…

Lost WWII Aircraft Recovered From Lake Maskoka

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WWII Aircraft

A search and rescue mission over Lake Maskoka of Ontario in 1940 resulted in the loss of a Northrup A17 Nomad and two servicemen. While…

Was It British Incompetence That Sealed The Fate of the Palmach Raid?

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Palmach

The first operation of the newly formed Israeli commando force called the Palmach, ended in mystery on May 18, 1941. A unit of 23 Israeli…

A Look at How Paris Looked Like When It Was Liberated From the Nazis 70 Years Ago

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Second World War

About 70 years ago, Paris was liberated from the Nazis and images captured by a photographer at the time tell the story of how the…

Swiss company apologizes for pictures of dictators on coffee creamers

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Swiss company

Swiss coffee lovers were shocked this week when they discovered pictures of Mussolini and Hitler on dairy creamers found in restaurants owned by retail giant…

English Family Builds a Battlefield for the Great War at Norwich Home

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the Great War

An English family has built a World War one Battlefield at their home in Norwich. In order to create scenes to observe the 100th anniversary…

Russian Game Publishers Win With WWII Era Tanks

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WWII

Gaijin Entertainment and Wargaming are two Russian video game developers and publishers that have had recent success with their World War II themed games.  Both…