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Chiune Sugihara – The Japanese Holocaust Savior You’ve Never Heard Of

April 11, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThough he could have lost his job, and his life, if the government found out, Chiune Sugihara continued […]

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How The “Little Boy” Bomb Absolutely Devastated Hiroshima [PHOTOS]

April 9, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe bomb was called “Little Boy” but the devastation it caused was hardly small. The post How The […]

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Heinrich Himmler Thought Germans Were Descended From Nordic Gods – So He Tried To Prove It

April 5, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThose working for the Ahnenerbe project set out to prove that the Aryan race was descended from Nordic […]

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This Week In History News, March 4 – 10

March 9, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteOldest message in a bottle found, WWII ship uncovered, George Washington’s tree knocked down, Amelia Earhart’s remains possibly […]

Otto Rahn And The Nazi Crusade For The Holy Grail

March 7, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteOtto Rahn was an openly gay and liberal-leaning historian in search of the Holy Grail. Unfortunately, Heinrich Himmler, […]

13 Photos That Take You Inside The Fuhrerbunker — Hitler’s Final Hideout

March 6, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Fuhrerbunker was Adolf Hitler’s last hiding spot, a lavish, expansive complex sprawling beneath the grounds of the […]

How Hans And Sophie Scholl’s White Rose Movement Fought Back Against The Nazis

March 5, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteSophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and the White Rose movement stood up to the evils of the Nazis. Though […]

“A Cacophony Of Hell”: The Story Of The Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre

March 5, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteWith World War II nearing its end, hundreds of soldiers perished during the Ramree Island crocodile attack, the […]

Meet Adrian Carton de Wiart, The Soldier Who Could Not Be Killed

March 2, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteOver the course of four wars in six decades, Adrian Carton de Wiart proved himself to be the […]

How Dachau Concentration Camp Guards Got Their Comeuppance

March 1, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteFollowing the liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp, American troops felt an urge to personally punish the camp’s […]

How Glenn Miller Went From WWII’s Musical Icon To Missing In Action

February 28, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteGlenn Miller was a renowned bandleader during the swing era. Then he played for the allied troops in […]

Meet Margot Frank — Anne’s Older Sister Who Also Had A Diary

February 28, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThough Anne’s diary, friends, and family have shed some light on who Margot was, her own diary was […]

Inside The Nazis’ Aborted Plan To Invade Britain

February 26, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhile many leaders in Germany were in favor of Operation Sea Lion, Hitler was initially against it as […]

Wladyslaw Szpilman And The Incredible True Story Of “The Pianist”

February 22, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteWladyslaw Szpilman was a Jewish pianist living in Warsaw, Poland during WWII. He didn’t know that his musical […]

The Mission That May Have Saved Us All From Nazi Rule And Hardly Made The History Books

February 21, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteHow a few largely forgotten men may have saved the world. Wikimedia CommonsThe Vemork heavy water plant in […]

WWII Japan’s “Comfort Women” And The Horrific Sexual Slavery They Endured [VIDEO]

February 21, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteComfort women were women and girls taken from occupied territories by the Imperial Army during WWII and used […]

Why Anton Drexler Was More Responsible For The Nazi Party Than Adolf Hitler

February 20, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteAngered by the burdensome terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Anton Drexler took matters into his own hands […]

This Week In History News, Feb. 11 – 17

February 16, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteGruesome Stone Age burial site baffles researchers, the Louvre hopes to return Nazi-looted art to rightful owners, unearthed […]

25 Dramatic Photos Of Combat Medics In Action Throughout History

February 14, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese powerful photos of combat medics from the Civil War to Vietnam show some of history’s greatest unsung […]

Geli Raubal Was Hitler’s Only True Love – And His Niece

February 8, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe death of Geli Raubal, some said, was when the first seeds of inhumanity began to grow inside […]

Disturbing Photos Captured Inside The Jewish Ghettos Of The Holocaust

February 7, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteBefore the concentration camps, the Nazis’ victims endured another kind of hell inside the walls of the Jewish […]

Meet Nancy Wake — The White Mouse Of The French Resistance

February 7, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteNancy Wake was far from a damsel in distress, and by the end of the war was number […]

The Bizarre Tale Of The World War II Ghost Blimp And Its Missing Crew

February 5, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteUnofficial answers for the ghost blimp’s missing crew range from an enemy attack to alien abductions. Wikimedia CommonsA […]

How The U.S. Thwarted A Nazi Plot Against Hoover Dam

February 2, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteEven before Pearl Harbor, America faced threats from its enemies abroad during the lead-up to World War II. […]

What U.S. Soldiers Saw When They First Liberated A Nazi Concentration Camp

February 1, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis is what it looked like when U.S. soldiers say when they liberated the Dachau concentration camp, freeing […]

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