Scapa Flow, meaning “bay of the long isthmus” i s a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, sheltered by the islands of Mainland, Graemsay, Burray, South Ronaldsay and Hoy. The Harbour Authority area of Scapa Flow in Orkney has been measured as part of a wider consultation in ballast water management in 2013, and it has been accurately… Read more »

The Putten raid (Dutch: Razzia van Putten) was one the worst civilians raids conducted by the Germans in occupied Netherlands during the World War II. On 1 October 1944, a total of 602 men – almost the entire male population of the village – were taken from Putten, in the central Netherlands, and deported to various concentration camps in  Nazi Germany. Only 48 returned at the end of the… Read more »

Wilhelm Brasse (3 December 1917 – 23 October 2012) was a Polish professional photographer and a prisoner in Auschwitz during World War II. He became known as the “famous photographer of Auschwitz”. Brasse was of mixed Austrian-Polish descent. He learned photography in Katowice at the atelier of his own aunt. After the 1939 German invasion of Poland and occupation of Brasse’s hometown… Read more »

Nürnberg Rally, Nürnberger Parteitage, any of the massive Nazi Party rallies held in 1923, 1927, and 1929 and annually from 1933 through 1938 in Nuremberg in Bavaria. The rallies were primarily propaganda events, carefully staged to reinforce party enthusiasm and to showcase the power of National Socialism to the rest of Germany and the world.    The first nationwide party… Read more »

While Adolf Hitler garnered much approval in his early days of leadership, many Germans soon began to see the folly of keeping such a man in power. As such, more than fifteen assassination attempts were made on his life. A few of these are more notable than others, but they all share one thing in common—they all… 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 »

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 »