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My grandfather was a Nazi executioner at Auschwitz — and I had no idea until 7th grade history class
Our] name is synonymous with incredible crimes against humanity and atrocities and the Holocaust and antisemitism,” Kai Höss ...
The true story of the secret program that brought Nazi scientists to the U.S.
After World War II, Operation Paperclip quietly recruited German scientists to work on its most advanced weapons and space ...
Infamous Nazi war criminal helped set up top drug cartel and worked with Pablo Escobar, report says
Dubbed the "Butcher of Lyon" for his wartime torture of prisoners, former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie fled to South America after the end of World War II.
How a little-known Japanese American battalion freed Jews from a Nazi death march
They were Japanese American soldiers, part of a storied military unit that faced down prejudice and suspicion to fight Adolf ...
German President Steinmeier on 80th anniversary of the end of World War II: “We must become stronger militarily”
In his remarks, the President made clear that after two lost world wars, German imperialism is planning nothing less than a ...
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How Airmen Started a Golf Club in the Nazi POW Camp Known for 'The Great Escape'
It began with one used golf club, sent to a British military pilot detained in a German POW camp during World War II.
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The friendship of a Chilean dictator and a Nazi war criminal
In “38 Londres Street”, a gripping new book, Philippe Sands shows that the long-rumoured connection between the men was real.
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One WWII veteran shares his story on the 80th anniversary of VE Day
Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that ...