Homing pigeons have long played an important role in war. Due to their homing ability, speed, and altitude, they were often used as military messengers. Carrier pigeons of the Racing Home breed were used to carry messages in World War I and World War II and 32 such pigeons were presented with the Dickin Medal. They… Read more »
The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The operation commenced after large numbers of British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off and surrounded by German troops during… Read more »
If there was ever any indication how warped the Nazi ideology was , it is probably best illustrated in the execution of Dr Sigmund Rascher. Dr Sigmund Rascher was one of the most ruthless and brutal Nazi physicians in many ways even worse then Josef Mengele the “Angel of Death”. Among the worst atrocities committed at the… Read more »
After finishing school, August Heißmeyer joined the Prussian military. In World War he was a leutnant and was decorated with, among other things, the Iron Cross , First Class. Previously married with six children in his custody, Heißmeyer married Gertrud Scholtz-Klink – the “Reich Women’s Leader” (Reichsfrauenführerin) – who had two previous marriages herself. After giving… Read more »
Emil Haussmann was the son of an accountant in Ravensburg. Haussmann joined the NSDAP in January 1930 – three years before the Machtsergreifung – at the age of 19. He was a grade school teacher. In 1937, he became a full-time employee of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), and took over the SD Oberabschnitt Southwest, based in the Judenreferat in Stuttgart During… Read more »