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Parliament Gives Belated Recognition To Polish WWII Hero, the man who tried to stop the Holocaust

Ian Harvey
Parliament

Although he was considered a war hero in his country, Jan Karski was never recognized as such internationally. Many say that is because the Allied…

Now UK Culture Secretary Miller is called an idiot for ignoring WWI role of Anzacs

Ian Harvey

The British Allies are said to be left for the last moments of the centenary in a series of rows. Now Culture Secretary Maria Miller…

Sex and the Somme- officially sanctioned brothels in France during WWI

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Allied soldiers during WWI tried to utilize their next few mortal days (2) History of prostitution extends to…

Vienna: The World War One Centenary

Ian Harvey
Vienna

However, the situation isn’t as upsetting as it was a century ago, when racial and ethnic disputes and riots raged. In front of Cafe Prueckl,…

Internet Blooper: Google Maps revives Adolf Hitler Platz in Berlin

Google Maps, the online mapping service powered by Google, has mislabeled a square in central Berlin reverting its present name into its WWII name. The…

West Flanders Prepares For First World War Centenary

Ian Harvey
First World War

A big rise in the number of tourists is expected in 2014, to mark 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. Maria…

The Independent – a Very Odd Tank!

The Tank Museum reports: The Independent is unique, no others of the type were built and it was only ever regarded as an experimental machine. …

Mysterious markings on Japanese kamikaze flying bomb

Ian Harvey
mysterious markings

The Ohka 2 plane was put on display about 30 years ago, at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovil after in was captured in…

Belfast Telegraph Calling On Its Readers Who Helped Buy 17 Spitfires During WWII

Ian Harvey
17 Spitfires

A small society is now desperately trying to bring back home the spirit of these planes. The Ulster Aviation Society needs financial support to buy…

Estonia Allowed Nazi Veteran to Have Full Burial with Honors

Talinn, Estonia – The Estonian government has given Harald Nugiseks, a decorated Nazi veteran who prominently fought against the Soviets during WWII, full burial with honors…

WWII Vet’s Dog Tag Found After 70 Years!

WWII – Allied soldier Alfred T. Cabral was wounded while fighting in France’s Alsace-Lorraine region and lost his dog tag along the way. It was found…

Alfred Hitchcock’s Off-track Holocaust Documentary on TV Next Year

Imperial War Museum has restored Alfred Hitchcock’s off-track Holocaust documentary, The Memory of the Camps, and will put it in show on TV by next year. Behind The…