WwII News
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Berlin -
German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid tribute on Saturday to the army officers who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler towards the end of the Second World War.
In the Media
by AFP
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Bandung -
A controversial Nazi-themed cafe in Indonesia that closed shop last year after sparking international outrage reopened Saturday with its walls still bearing swastikas and a painting of Adolf Hitler.
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New York -
An 89-year-old man has been arrested and denied bail in the United States for alleged war crimes as a teenage Nazi guard at Auschwitz.
In the Media
by AFP
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Tokyo -
The skeletal remains of what are believed to be Japanese soldiers have been exposed on a remote Pacific island where rising sea levels have eroded the seashore, Japanese and local officials said Monday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Hove -
An 89-year-old veteran who ran away from his care home to join the D-Day commemorations in France returned to Britain Saturday, hailed as the embodiment of World War II fighting spirit.
In the Media
by AFP
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Bayeux -
"It's wonderful as an old man of 91 - it's like coming home."As he was pushed in his wheelchair past the white gravestones of the Commonwealth war cemetery in Bayeux, Australian Bob Cowper was transported seven decades back in time.
In the Media
by Alice Ritchie (AFP)
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Caen -
US President Barack Obama and Russia's Vladimir Putin will be among leaders joining veterans in Northern France to mark 70 years since D-Day on Friday, with the Ukraine crisis casting a pall over the commemorations.
In the Media
by Alice Ritchie (AFP)
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Caen -
D-Day veterans marched back to Normandy's beaches and villages Thursday in an emotional return to mark 70 years since the launch of the invasion that hastened the defeat of Nazi Germany.
In the Media
by Alice Ritchie (AFP)
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Caen -
Seventy years to the day after the first planes set off for the invasion of France, veterans gathered in Normandy on Thursday to remember the dead and be honoured for risking their lives on D-Day.
In the Media
by Alice Ritchie (AFP)
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Paris -
Broadcast images of events marking the D-Day landings will be made freely available to news agencies and media outlets across the world at the request of the French presidency, broadcasters announced on Wednesday.
In the Media
by AFP
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The last of the original group of 29 Navajo Code Talkers of WWII has passed away. Chester Nez of Albuquerque, New Mexico, age 93, died Wednesday morning of kidney failure. Announcing his death was Judy Avila, who helped Nez write his memoirs.
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Caen -
The flags are up, the medals have been polished and the veterans have begun to arrive: Normandy is ready to deliver an emotional salute to the heroes of D-Day.
In the Media
by Chloe Coupeau, Alice Ritchie (AFP)
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Lisieux -
"Here we are at the start of a new Normandy invasion!" Don Sheppard announced over the loudspeaker as the coach carrying British D-Day veterans pulled out of the rain-soaked car park.
In the Media
by Alice Ritchie (AFP)
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Lady Mary Soames, the last surviving child of Sir Winston Churchill, died at her home in west London Saturday evening after a short illness. Lady Soames, who was 91 years old was surrounded by her family.
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Tokyo -
Six former "comfort women" joined an international activist meeting in Tokyo Saturday to demand Japan formally atone for sexual slavery in its wartime military brothels, an emotive legacy still haunting the country.
In the Media
by AFP
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Fairfax -
A suburb of the U.S. capital dedicated a monument to World War II sex slaves in the latest local victory by Korean Americans in historical disputes with Japan.
In the Media
by AFP
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Paris -
Tens of millions of viewers around the world could be deprived of live images of the 70th anniversary commemorations of D-Day because of a decision by the French presidency to allow host broadcasters to charge international news agencies for access.
In the Media
by AFP
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Paris -
News of the Allied invasion of Normandy quickly spread across Europe, fuelling hope even among those languishing in Nazi concentration camps.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
From inside his tank, the young soldier could see "practically nothing" on Omaha Beach. Seventy years later, William Gast still wonders whether he rolled over his comrades sheltering from German gunfire that day.
In the Media
by Mathieu Rabechault (AFP)
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Scared stiff but with nowhere to hide, Ken Scott tried to block out the sight of his comrades being gunned down as he pushed up the Normandy beach on D-Day.
In the Media
by Alice Ritchie (AFP)
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Howell -
As the paratroopers' plane descended low over the Normandy coast, the commanding officer gave the order: "Stand Up and Hook Up!
In the Media
by AFP
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London -
British politicians defended the right of Prince Charles to speak his mind on Wednesday after he reportedly compared the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine to those of Adolf Hitler.
In the Media
by AFP
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Berlin -
German authorities said Wednesday they were probing nearly 20 former guards at a Nazi-era concentration camp on suspicion of aiding and abetting murder.
In the Media
by AFP
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Paris -
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend ceremonies in France next month marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day despite the Ukraine crisis, the ambassador to Paris said Thursday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Moscow -
President Vladimir Putin will make his first visit to the Crimean peninsula since Russia annexed the territory in March, reports said Wednesday, in a move to bolster public support amid simmering tensions in Ukraine.
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Budapest -
Police in Hungary forcibly removed protestors on Tuesday from the site of a planned World War II monument which Jewish critics say glosses over the country's role in the Holocaust.
In the Media
by AFP
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Seoul -
The Japanese wartime system of sex slavery was a "terrible" violation of human rights and its victims need to be heard, US President Barack Obama said Friday in Seoul.
In the Media
by AFP
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Seoul -
South Korea and Japan held rare high-level talks Wednesday on the extremely sensitive issue of wartime sex slavery, which has contributed to a virtual freeze in diplomatic ties.
In the Media
by AFP
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Berlin -
The ashes of a French Resistance veteran were interred on Friday near the mass grave of a former German concentration camp following his wish to be laid to rest near his fellow detainees.
In the Media
by AFP
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Budapest -
Several hundred protesters blocked work on a controversial monument in Budapest Tuesday which Jewish critics say glosses over Hungary's active role in the Holocaust.
In the Media
by AFP
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WwII Image
War Office official photographer, Horton (Cpt)
The Prime Minister Winston Churchill's daughter, Mary, cuts into a cake made to celebrate her 21st birthday with a midshipman's dirk on board HMS RENOWN on 15 September 1943. Her mother Clementine can be seen on the right.
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NBC News
Screenshot of FM 2 "Wildcat" Fighter pulled out of Lake Michigan
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Reenactors representing WWII soldiers with guns used in the war, both German and Canadian guns.
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Courtesy of Lauren Steinhauer
While an avid fan of Sherlock Holmes and a dedicated keeper of the true essence of the Sir Conan Arthur Doyle series-writings, author/researcher Lauren Steinhauer has been on an investigative quest of his own researching the facts and mysteries behind the strange and dangerous association between Dr. Kersten of Finland and one of the most notorious and evil men of the Nazi regime in World War II.
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US National Archives
Armored reconnaissance jeep of US 82nd Airborne Division, Ardennes Forest, Belgium, Dec 1944
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my father's service medals from his service in the Canadian Forestry Corps during WWII. he wore these every Remembrance Day for the march to the cenotaph and the service. he kept them polished, unlike me.
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A US 26th Calvary Division reenactor
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Wikipedia/Bundesarchive
A German Dornier Do-17 drops its payload of bombs during WWII.
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brian fury75
one of the original Supermarine Spitfires, heroes of the Battle of Britain in 2005
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Reenactors at the annual WWII Weekend at Sully Historic Site in Chantilly, Va.
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OSU Special Collections & Archives
Barracks at a Japanese internment facility in the United States
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Wikipedia
This Wikipedia photo shows a scene of destruction in a Berlin street just off the Unter den Linden, 3 July 1945
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Plaque at Perrache train station, Lyon France, in honor of the thousands of Jews who were deported to Nazi death camps during WWII
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Mainichi Newpaper, Japan
Japanese Army attacked North Point. The chimneys belong to North Point Power Station 1941
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My father with his brother and sisters along with his Dad and Mom in 1927; immigration photo. taken in Norway before leaving.
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Mazbln
a view of the Orangerie Palace in Karlsaue, Kassel, Germany, showing how beautifully rebuilt the palace is after the complete destruction of the WWII Allied bombing campaign.
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Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Picture of a forest
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