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World War II
Blitzkrieg, total war, genocide, resistance, and the war at sea and in the air.
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Did Hitler murder his niece? Historian questions Nazi leader's alibi
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (474+ words) Rumours have long swirled that Adolf Hitler was sexually involved with his niece before her death at just 23. For 95 years, it has been believed Geli Raubal shot herself in the chest - escaping a miserable existence in which her uncle controlled…...
Dallas Holocaust Museum to host Black cowboy exhibition
10+ hour, 44+ min ago (323+ words) CW33.com DALLAS (KDAF) â The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum will host a new exhibition titled âBlack Cowboys: An American Storyâ from Oct 9, 2026, to April 18, 2027 The exhibition explores the lives and work of enslaved and free Black men,…...
81 Years Later, General Anthony McAuliffe’s 1-Word Reply to a German Surrender Demand Is Still the Greatest Rebuttal in US Army History
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (368+ words) Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe, acting commander of the 101st Airborne at Bastogne, replied “Nuts!” on December 22, 1944, when Panzer Lehr demanded the town’s surrender....
Two Bombs, over 800 dead, the Ship Listing 13 Degrees with Her Own Ordnance Cooking Off: US Navy Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier Survived What Seems Like Impossible Odds
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (530+ words) The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin became the most decorated for a single Navy action, with 392 awards, including two Medals of Honor. Of about 3,100 who sailed, 962 were still aboard when she sighted the Statue of Liberty....
"Babyn Yar: History and Memory"??? Chapter 3 - UJE
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (852+ words) We offer for the first time the book Babyn Yar: History and Memory in eBook format. A ravine on the outskirts of Kyiv on September 29-30, 1941, was witness to one of the great atrocities of the Holocaust. There, over a two-day…...
Three veterans and Wedgeport Legion members receive Centenary Medal
17+ hour ago (359+ words) Three veterans, who are also Wedgeport Legion Branch 155 members, are being recognized with the Royal Canadian Legion Centenary Medal in recognition of their military service. These presentations were held during the celebration of the 100th anniversary year of the Royal Canadian…...
The US Navy Beached the 27,500-Ton Battleship USS Nevada at Pearl Harbor After 6 Bomb Hits and 1 Torpedo. She Was Repaired, Shelled Normandy on D-Day, Survived 2 Atomic Bombs at Bikini, Then Took 5 Days of Naval Gunfire Before 1 Aerial Torpedo Finally Sank Her on July 31, 1948.
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (751+ words) Now we take a look at USS Nevada’s remarkable, hardscrabble history. USS Nevada Creative Commons Image Battleship USS Nevada. Image: Creative Commons. USS Nevada. Image Credit: Creative Commons. BB-36 was the third USN vessel to bear the USS Nevada moniker…...
Did Hitler kill his niece? New documents challenge alibi in Geli Raubal’s mysterious death
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (550+ words) Geli Raubal, 23, was ruled to have died by suicide in Hitler’s Munich home in 1931; newly uncovered records place her death before he left the city, but a leading historian says the discrepancy may simply be a clerical error...
The Imperial Japanese Navy Built the 72,000-Ton Yamato With 9 18.1-Inch Guns, the Largest Ever Mounted on Any Warship. They Never Fired on an American Battleship. About 390 US Navy Aircraft Sank Her in Roughly 2 Hours on April 7, 1945.
12+ hour, 20+ min ago (573+ words) Each of Yamato's three turrets weighed about 2,774 tons — as much as a destroyer. Her guns could reach 25 miles. They never engaged the ship type they were built to destroy....
New documents revive suspicions over Hitler’s role in niece’s death: report
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (410+ words) BERLIN, Germany -- Newly unearthed records in a Munich archive have cast doubt on Adolf Hitler’s whereabouts at the time of his niece’s suspicious 1931 death, according to news magazine Der Spiegel. Hitler’s unusually close and controlling relationship with his niece, Geli…...