Alwin-Broder Albrecht, was a German naval officer who was one of Adolf Hitler’s adjutants. He was born 18 September 1903 in Sankt Peter-Ording in the Province of Schleswig-Holstein. In 1922 he joined the Reichsmarine On 1 June 1934, he was promoted to Papitänleutnant. Then on 1 November 1937, he was promoted to the rank of Korvettenkapitän. When Hitler’s liason officer to… Read more »
The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders was a group eighty men from all walks of life who flew into history on April 18, 1942. . The Raid was a total secret to all involved and the members of the raid were chosen by volunteering for a “dangerous secret mission”. The members did not know the target destination until… Read more »
The small village of Luttlange in Eastern France, is well off the tourist trail. War swept across it three times in less than a century and at the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 the area was protected by a section of the main Maginot Line British troops came to Luttange during the so-called… Read more »
On 18 April 1944, the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade was activated, this time at Guadalcanal and placed in reservefor a time. commanded by Brigadier General Lemuel Cornick Shepherd. In July, it was moved to the Marchall Islands for a planned invasion of Guam, an island under the control of the Empire of Japan . This much larger brigade was built around… Read more »
Spandau Prison was a prison situated in the borough of Spandau in the British Sector of West Bwerlin. The prison was built in 1876 and knocked down in 1987 after the death of its last prisoner, Rudolf Hess. This was to stop it from becoming a neo Nazi shrine.The prison was built in 1876. At first it was only used… Read more »