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Chilling Dachau Images of Hugo Jaeger, Hitler’s Photographer

  No one knows exactly why Hugo Jaeger, one of Hitler’s official photographers, came back to Dachau five years after it was liberated by US…

Codename Agent Blanche, the last surviving British female spy of the World War II

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  Her real-life story is that which can only be read in spy books or see in movies. Yet Agent Blanche was was daring, real…

“The Forces’ Sweetheart” Dame Vera Lynn Plans New Album at 97

English singer Dame Vera Lynn is far from over in the music industry. On her 97th birthday celebration last March 20, she announced her plans…

German WWI Soldier’s Wallet Returning to Surviving Family

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German

After almost a century, the wallet formerly belonging to German WWI soldier Herman Karl Ernst Musold will be returned to the surviving members of his…

British Jews In The First World War: Spirit Of The Maccabees

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Maccabees

It was 1916 when  Florence Oppenheimer was working as a hospital nurse in Cairo. Before that, she used to take care of wounded servicemen, on…

The Monuments Men rescued Nazi-stolen art and more

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The “Monuments Men” produced and directed by George Clooney did not really receive the warm welcome expected especially with its all-star cast. The critics were…

Luftwaffe Bombs Force Evacuation of the Red Arrows

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Red Arrows

At the Royal Air Force base in Scrampton, Lincolnshire, there was immense fear of an explosion after Luftwaffe bombs were discovered on site. The world-class…

Lawrence of Arabia’s Secret Camp Discovered in Jordan

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Almost a full century following the desert expedition of Thomas Edward Lawrence, an officer of intelligence for Britain during WWI who came to be known…

Rüdiger Heim and His Nazi Father

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Nazi Father

Rüdiger Heim had not seen his father in several years, when was six years of age. Having traveled extensively since then, Heim landed in Egypt…

English Expressions Conceived in The Great War

According to Kate Wild who is the senior assistant editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, the Great War or WWI brought about varied slang in…

Remembering the Holocaust’s Oldest Survivor After Her Death

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Survivor

The survivor of the Holocaust (the oldest identified, in any case) passed away on February 23, 2014, at the age of 110. The death of…

Navy Publishes Nimitz Diary Online

The Navy unveiled a gold mine of WWII information when it decided to publish Nimitz Diary – about 4,000 pages of personal records written by Fleet…