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Fort Breendonck appeal for mini statuettes highlights tension in Belgian society following WWII
12 Apr 2025 10:35 GMT
The former Nazi prison camp Fort Breendonk near Mechelen is appealing to the public to donate miniature versions of its symbolic statue De Weerstander (The Resistance Fighter).
These small replicas of the famous bronze statue by Jewish Romanian artist Idel …
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How the Hawker Hurricane Saved Britain During World War II
11 Apr 2025 15:59 GMT
The Hawker Hurricane has never quite gotten the credit it is owed.
The most prominent air battle of all time was the Battle of Britain, in which the Royal Air Force staved off the Luftwaffe’s attempts to gain air superiority over the British Isle, for the …
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Reflecting on the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Berlin: A pivotal moment in World War II
10 Apr 2025 09:14 GMT
Dr Gustav Hendrich
“Our soldiers have broken into Berlin” were the words of Soviet mayor-general Vladimir Antonov which reverberated through Soviet Russia and the world after their breakthrough into the city.
In defence of their capital, the Germans were …
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Art House Cafe spotlights connections in art and science in WWII violin concert— April 6, 2025
11 Apr 2025 21:42 GMT
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By Emma Schuster
In the airy backroom of Art House Cafe, light pours into the room as a mixture of chairs circle a speaker projecting the ominous, echoing sounds of the Bombe machine.
For much of his life, …
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Mayor Halsema will apologize to Jewish community for Amsterdam's role in WWII
11 Apr 2025 07:06 GMT
Mayor Femke Halsema will formally apologize to the Jewish community for the municipality of Amsterdam’s role in the persecution of Jews during the Second World War. The city is also making 25 million euros available to strengthen Jewish life in the Dutch …
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Lecturer to share Snyder County's contribution to WWII
10 Apr 2025 17:48 GMT
… United States joined in the second World War, Snyder County residents, like those … at Elizabethtown College, will present “World War II and Snyder County: Continued Relevance …
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Czech Population Grows To 10.9 Million, Highest Since End of WWII
10 Apr 2025 15:06 GMT
The population of the Czech Republic grew by roughly 8,900 last year, reaching 10.91 million, the highest since the end of the Second World War, the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) announced today. The increase was driven by foreign migration, as the number …
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Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy lays out controversial 'WW2' style peace plan settlement
12 Apr 2025 17:24 GMT
… East-West German split post-WWII, which saw Berlin bisected and … divide of Berlin after the Second World War. Kellogg's remarks emerged …
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Temporary memorial to Polish victims of Nazi-German occupation to be unveiled in Berlin
12 Apr 2025 14:49 GMT
… gaps in their knowledge about WWII, a poll conducted on behalf … of any country during the Second World War.
The German occupiers also laid … in their memory" regarding WWII, says Poland's foreign …
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Russia could invade Europe by 2029 – and Putin is massing 3 MILLION soldiers, warns top German general
12 Apr 2025 17:20 GMT
… permanent troop deployment since the Second World War of 5,000 soldiers to … just like "Berlin after World War II".
He proposed that the …
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