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Holocaust survivor tells story of the horrors of Auschwitz

Siegphyl

A Holocaust survivor shares the horrors that she has witnessed in Auschwitz almost 70 years after the outbreak of the Second World War. She said…

Nazi Assassin Heinrich Boere Dies Aged 92

Ian Harvey

Boere’s father was Dutch and grew up in the Netherlands; his mother was a German from Eschweiler, Germany. Heinrich moved to the Netherlands when he…

Museum on a mission to collect paintings of World War II bombers

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 A museum is on a mission to collect images of an aircraft from World War II painted by a local artist. The Sywell Aviation Museum…

Monuments Men: Saviours Of The Lost Arts

Ian Harvey

Corporal Lincoln Kirstein was the first men to enter the salt mine in Altaussee, Austria, after the unit that was there with him, managed to…

Two WWII Huts Discovered At Bletchley Park

Ian Harvey

The £8m restoration of the Bletchley Park has given archaeologist some new sites to keep them busy. The “glorified wooden sheds”, how the huts are…

Two of Bletchley Park’s Primal Buildings Discovered

Two of the archetypal buildings of Bletchley Park, Britain’s intelligence hub during the Second World War, were discovered under a car park within the site.…

Sisters Discovered How Brother Died in WWII through the Daily Express

Nora and sister Molly were in their teenage years when bad news regarding their WWII serviceman brother reached home. Sergeant John Currey was one of…

Brad Pitt Spent £2 Million for WWII Spitfire – Report

One of Hollywood’s A-list actor Brad Pitt reportedly splurged £2 million for a WWII Spitfire, thanks to the interest he formed with these vintage babies and…

Prince Charles Unveils Monument for WWII Female Agents

Prince Charles spent a very busy day making three public appearances in three various occasions last December 4 — including being the one to unveil…

Oxfordshire Village Earns ‘£1 Million’ Via Brad Pitt’s WWII Movie “Fury”

Fury, the WWII tank movie starring Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt wasn’t that popular among the residents of the Oxfordshire village of Shisburn, the place where…

The ‘War to End All Wars’ Memorials Of France

Ian Harvey

Mimrod T. Frazer, 80, whose father – Sgt. William Johnson Frazer was awarded a Purple Heart, created a memorial on the site, to pay tribute…

101st Airborne Paratrooper Turned Writer: Herbert Eggie Tells His Story

Herbert Eggie and the 20 paratroopers under his command looked down through the open door of the plane as it soared above the drop zone…