Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” and its Irish Translator
This spring will mark 70 years since Hitler’s death. However, his diatribe Mein Kampf (My Struggle) lives on. In fact, the copyright for the German…
Rudolf Vrba – one of the first to report on the horrors of Auschwitz
Rudolf Vrba was one of the first people to escape from Auschwitz concentration camp and report what was happening there to the authorities. Rudolf was…
Holocaust memorial ‘stumbling stones’ may return to Munich
As part of the nationwide Holocaust memorial in Germany, a scheme was started in 1996 by a German artist who created a series of ‘stumbling…
STEEL THUNDER ON THE EASTERN FRONT – Review by Mark Barnes
We’ve seen a number of these superb photo archive books from StackpoleBooks of Pennsylvania beforeand this one is up to standard in every sense of…
Recently discovered diary reveals brutal Nazi tactics against Jews in Lodz.
The Lodz Ghetto, or Litzmannstadt Ghetto as the Germans renamed it, came into existence in late 1939 and was intended to be a collection point…
Top secret World War II documents show D-Day under different codename
A British Army officer who worked in Field Marshall Montgomery’s office has been found to have kept numerous top secret documents from World War II.…
British Major part of D-Day deception plan has died
British Army Major General Desmond Mangham has died at the age of 90.The Major was part of a D-Day deception plan conceptualised by the Allies.…
Untold story: The role of the statisticians during World War Two
Most stories and reporting around World War II focus on the military engagement and battles that determined the outcome of the war. An interesting side…
The Great Papago Escape of 1944 – When 25 German POWs escaped in America!
Not many Americans are aware of the fact that the US held over 370,000 Germans in over 500 camps in 45 states during the WWII.…
New Budapest memorial reveals Neo-Nazi concerns for Hungary
Budapest, Hungary’s capital, recently unveiled a new statue to commemorate and remember the victims of World War Two. The statue is a stone Archangel Gabriel,…
Malmedy Massacre remembered by Pennsylvania World War Two veteran
On the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Harold Billow of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, remembers his experience of the Malmedy Massacre, part of…
The 1942 Holocaust
“It was very touching for me to be here and see Helena again. It’s something I couldn’t imagine until now – and it’s happening.” These…