Adolf Galland is probably the best-known German fighter pilot. He was born in Westerholt, Westfalen, on 19 March 1912 and in his youth he flew gliders on the heath nearby. In 1932 he started training as an airline pilot, but in those days the Germans were secretly building an air force (under the Peace Treaty… Read more »
Günther Pancke was born 01-05-1899 in Gnesen (Gniezno), Province, Gewrman Empire. He served during the First World War as front line officer with the rank of Leutnant. Between 1920 and 1927 he stayed in South America. He joined the Nazi Party on 1 August 1930, and the SS on 1 June 1931. Günther Pancke here with… Read more »
Herbert Floss or Herbert Floß (25 August 1912 – 22 October 1943) an SS functionary of Nazi Germany who served as acting commander of the Sobibor extermination camp during the Holocaust in Poland. He also served as cremation expert in Camp II Totenlager at the Treblinka extermination camp. Floss joined the NSDAP in 1930, the SA in 1931, and the SS in 1935. He served at Sobibor from its establishment in April 1942 until the… Read more »
The history of the 101st Airborne Division was activated began on 16 August 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. It’s first commander, Major General William Carey “Bill” Lee observed that “the 101st”…has no history, but has a Rendezvous with Destiny.” Time and time again, the 101st has kept that rendezvous and in so doing, acquired a proud… Read more »
In the Netherlands , Liberation Day is celebrated each year on May the 5th to mark the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II. The northern part of our nation was liberated largely by the First Canadian Army under commander Lieutenant General Guy Granville Simonds, which included in addition to Canadian forces the British 1st Corps… Read more »