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Sobibór is finally excavated. Its gruesome history revealed

History of Sobibor Amulet

Archaeologists found the remains of two gas chambers at the site of former nazi extermination camp Sobibor. A gruesome reminder of the crimes committed there. Smaller findings, like pictures, bracelets, notes and weddings rings, give an insight in the horrors that took place in this remote forest, some 71 years… Read full history →

12 October 2014 by Jan Huisman in Archaeology, Modern, News, War / No Comments
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The SS built a secret army after WWII

The notorious Waffem-SS continued their military activities after the Second World War. They built on a secret army in West Germany, starting in 1949. Their aim was to fight off a Russian invasion. Since Germany wasn’t allowed to have an army, they wanted to filled the gap left by the demise of… Read full history →

11 May 2014 by Jan Huisman in Espionage, Modern, News, War / No Comments
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No more lying about WW2 in Russia – or face 5 years imprisonment

The Russian Duma passed a law that criminalizes lying about the Second World War. From now on, offenders will face up to five years imprisonment. The law specifically forbids to lie about the actions of the Soviet-Union during the Second World War and the denial of the judgments of the… Read full history →

24 April 2014 by Jan Huisman in Modern, News, Society, War / No Comments
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Ancient war elephant mystery solved

At a certain point, anybody who studies the Antiquities will encounter them: war-elephants. They played a major role in ancient warfare, most notably in Hannibals’ crossing of the Alps (218 BC) as he attacked Rome (how many elephants actually survived this remarkable feat seems questionable). One documented ancient battle featured… Read full history →

05 March 2014 by Jan Huisman in Antiquity, News, War / No Comments
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Three alleged Auschwitz guards arrested in Germany, aged 88-94

It’s a race against time: Nazi hunters try to capture the last living nazi-criminals. The Second World War ended just under 70 years ago, and with the living nazi-criminals over 88 years old, approaching, they have to hurry. On a nation-wide nazi-hunt, German authorities captured three men last Wednesday, aged… Read full history →

21 February 2014 by Jan Huisman in Modern, News, War / No Comments
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Nazis wanted to use mosquitoes as a biological weapon

At the end of the Second World War the nazis examined the use of mosquitoes as a biological weapon. Recently examined reports of the concentration camp Dachau proofs this.  According to the researchers, nazi-doctors examined how the life-span of infected mosquitoes could be prolonged, so they would survive the transport to… Read full history →

13 February 2014 by Jan Huisman in Modern, News, War / No Comments
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Why ‘War Generation’ is strongly criticized in America

In Germany, the historical drama ‘Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter’ was a great success. Now, the mini-series is running in America under the title ‘Generation War’ and receives little understanding. The series recently started in American cinema’s but is branded already as ‘five hours of self-pity’ by many critics. It may seem hardly surprising that when a film aims to understand the young soldiers of the German… Read full history →

31 January 2014 by Jan Huisman in Modern, Scrutinized, War / No Comments
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