Tag: Second World War
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Nazi socialite Marika Rökk was a member of Hitler’s inner circle AND a Sovjet spy
Marika Rökk was a Soviet spy during World War II. According to the German newspaper Bild, the famous Hungarian actress was discovered by the German intelligence service as early as 1951. Back then, her role was kept secret. The famous actress Marika Rökk caused a furore in Nazi Germany and would have had an affair…
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Listen to Hirohito’s surrender speech
The original recordings of Japanese royal emperor Hirohito’s surrender speech on the 15th of August 1945 have been made public by the Imperial Royal Household. This unique radio speech, in which the Japanese people for the first time heard the voice of the divine emperor, can now be heard at the internet. The Imperial Royal…
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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 Nuremberg trials from 1945 to…
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MI5 created a fake nazi spy-network during WW2
The British secret service MI5 ran a large network of nazi-sympathizers in Britain during the Second World War. Hundred of people who were willing to spy for nazi Germany were exposed this way. Several secret intelligence documents revealing this were made public today. Secret agents got into contact with know nazi-sympathizers and persuaded them to…
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The hunt for Germany’s nazi-criminals continues: 6000 suspects await investigation
The leading executive of Germany’s center for nazi-crimes expects that about a dozen former concentration camp thugs are to be arrested. Chief attorney Kurt Schrimm told the Deutsche Presse Agentur (dap) the authorities are working on a list with all the guards at Auschwitz, 6,000 in number. Schrimm heads the center for nazi-crimes and he and 19 employees are on a frantic hunt for the last surviving…
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Polish hero Witold Pilecki went to Auschwitz in 1940 – voluntarily
It is hard to imagine how a 39-year old father of two deliberately walked into a razzia of the SS on the 19th of September, 1940. As a Polish army officer he couldn’t expect a gentle treatment, but Witold Pilecki wanted personally to find out want happened to all the Jews who were captured and transported to concentration camps. Although Pilecki expected harsh…
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Dutch Jews heavily taxed after WW2
Dutch Jews who survived the Holocaust and returned to their homes after the Second World War were heavily taxed by the city counsels. This information was revealed as documents of the city counsel of Amsterdam were digitized, says the Dutch newspaper Het Parool. As most of the Dutch Jews were taken from their homes during…