WWII Nazi POW Returns To American Prison Camp To Say ‘Thank You’
This post was originally published on this site“No guard called us nasty names. I had a better life as a prisoner than my mother and […]
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How One Boy Grew Up Black In Nazi Germany — And Survived
This post was originally published on this siteDue to a loophole in Hitler’s laws, Hans Massaquoi was able to survive as a black child in […]
7 Brands With Nazi Ties That We All Use
This post was originally published on this siteThese companies made fortunes and grew to what they are today with help from Hitler. Hugo Jaeger/Timepix/The LIFE […]
This Week In History News, Oct. 1 – 7
This post was originally published on this sitePhilosopher’s mummified head put on display, St. Nicholas’ grave found, possible Mona Lisa prototype identified, human radiation experiments […]
Meet The Woman Who Stole Hitler’s Heart And Dated JFK
This post was originally published on this siteThis suspected Nazi spy was simultaneously linked to Hitler and JFK. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty ImagesInga Arvad around the time of […]
WWII Vet Portrayed In ‘Band Of Brothers’ Dies At 96
This post was originally published on this site“You could look back and…realize that you had done a very significant thing and acted responsibly in what […]
Meet The Man Who Voluntarily Entered Auschwitz To First Expose Its Horrors To The World
This post was originally published on this site…And then managed to escape. Wikimedia CommonsWitold Pilecki in Polish military uniform, sometime before 1939. Upon entering the […]
Embarrassing Hitler Photos That He Tried To Have Destroyed — Or Probably Should Have
This post was originally published on this siteRarely-seen photos that’ll upend your image of this genocidal dictator. 1 of 18 Hitler poses during a photo […]
Photos Of The Forgotten Bengal Famine Fueled By British Colonialism
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 36 Dead bodies line the streets of Calcutta shortly after the Bengal famine. On the […]
15 Military Mascot Animals That Might Be The Forgotten Heroes Of History’s Largest Wars
This post was originally published on this siteFrom regular pets like dogs and cats, to livestock like goats and pigs, to bizarre wild animals like […]
Meet The 6 Deadliest Soviet Snipers Of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThese six legendary male and female Soviet snipers not only aided the Soviet’s army but also changed the […]
“Utterly Ruthless”: The Story Of Heinrich Müller, The Highest-Ranking Nazi Never Killed Or Caught
This post was originally published on this siteHe carried out the attack that started WWII and helped plan the Holocaust but was never captured or […]
Forgotten Victims: 30 Harrowing Photos Of Prisoners Of War Throughout History
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 31 Japanese prisoner of war sits dejectedly behind barbed wire after he and some 306 […]
The True Story Of WWII Medic Desmond Doss Was Too Heroic Even For ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
This post was originally published on this site Wikimedia CommonsDesmond Doss If you were to call him a hero, Desmond Doss would’ve likely corrected you. […]
How Four Auschwitz Prisoners Escaped — By Driving Right Out The Front Gate
This post was originally published on this siteThe daring and heroic escape would be the catalyst for the infamous Auschwitz prison tattoos. Auchwitz-Birkenau Museum Archives […]
How The Winter War’s “Ghost Soldiers” Helped Secure World War II For The Allies
This post was originally published on this siteThis widely overlooked conflict changed world history forever. 1 of 31 Finnish troops wear gas while on skis. […]