In the rolling hills of eastern France lie the remains of 10.489 Americans who gave their lives for their country. Beneath a perfectly manicured lawn between twin waving American flags, they rest at the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial. The cemetery, on the outskirts of St.-Avold, is one of 24 cemeteries administered by the American Battle… Read more »
Irena Sendler, born Krzyżanowska, also referred to as Irena Sendlerowa in Poland, nom de guerre “Jolanta”, 15 February 1910 was a Polish nurse and social worker who served in the Polish Underground in German occupied Warsaw during World War II, and was head of the children’s section of Zegta, the Polish Council to Aid Jews, which was active from 1942 to 1945. Assisted by some two dozen other Żegota… Read more »
Despite the risks, thousands of people helped save the Jews. For example, the country of Denmark saved its entire community. And individuals such as Raoul Wallenberg (1912-1947), Oscar Schindler (1908-1974), and Chiune Sugihara (1900-1986) saved thousands of lives. From 1940-1945, the S. defence budget increased form $1.9 billion to $59.8 billion. At the time of… Read more »
The Battle of Okinawa started in April 1945 The capture of Okinawa was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far east. Okinawa was to prove a bloody battle even by the standards of the war in the Far East but it was to be one of the major battles… Read more »
Dachau concentration camp was the first of the Nazi concentration camps opened in Germany, intended to hold political prisoners, organized by Hermann Goering. It is located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory southeast of the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Munich in the state of Bavaria, in southern Germany. Opened in… Read more »