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German war criminals laugh at a translation error during the Nuremburg Trials, 1945. The translation error: Joseph Goebbels wurde hingerichtet Joseph Goebbels was executed but it…
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Unpacking Mona Lisa at the end of World War II, 1945 Hitler and his cronies had a wish list of works they planned to plunder from…
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In 1941, the photo on the left was taken of Soviet soldier Eugen Stepanovich Kobytev on the day he left to go to war. The photo…
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Eduard Bloch, Hitler’s childhood doctor, and a Jew. When Hitler’s mother couldn’t afford cancer treatment, Bloch reduced his prices. Teenage Adolf declared undying gratitude, and when…
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(photo: Nick-D) A “Kaiten”, Japanese suicide torpedo. A soldier would enter and direct the weapon to its target, sacrificing his life. Kaiten (回天, literal translation: “Turn the…
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A Soviet propaganda poster from 1944 depicting legions of German soldiers destined to die in the Russian winter thanks to Hitler’s orders. If you read the…
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“The Last Man to Die in WWII” Leipzig, Germany April 18, 1945 War photographer Robert Capa took this iconic photo of an American soldier shot and…
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Why Were So Many Japanese Pilots Willing To Conduct Kamikaze Missions?
The Japanese people were very, very patriotic. In addition, they firmly believed that the emperor was god on earth. He was a living god and whatever…
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German Gen. Erwin Rommel earned mutual respect with the Allies in WWII from his genius and humane tactics. He refused to kill Jewish prisoners, paid POWs…
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A soldier’s face after four years of war, 1941-1945 These two pictures are shown side by side in the Andrei Pozdeev museum. The museum caption reads:…