#WWII
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The Last WWII Veteran on Active Duty Served for Nearly 55 Years After the War
Dr. Earl Russell Fox spent most of his life in and around the military. The son of an Army officer, he was born in an Army hospital in 1919. He joined the Navy during World War II, stayed in the Naval Reserve after the war and then joined the Coast Guard -- at 55 years old.
Politics | Politics
Virginia School Board Member Calls Iwo Jima 'Evil' and 'Unfortunate'
A member of the Fairfax County, Va., school board raised eyebrows during a Thursday board meeting when she said Iwo Jima, a major U.S. military victory against the Japanese in World War II, was "evil" and should not have happened.
History | History
History’s Last Battleship vs. Battleship Battle Was Truly Epic
Surigao Strait would prove to be a bit of sweet revenge for the USN battleship community, as five of Oldendorf’s six battleships employed in the engagement had been sunk or damaged during the Pearl Harbor raid and subsequently raised or rebuilt.
History | History
P-51 Mustang: The World War II Fighter That Changed Everything - 19FortyFive
During the Second World War, P-51 Mustang pilots shot down a total of 4,950 enemy aircraft while more than 250 pilots achieved “ace” status.
History | History
Elder Of Ziyon - 80 years ago: Nazis massacre Jewish leaders in Tripoli before leaving
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News | Iran
80 years later the echo of Wannsee persists
Today's Iranian regime is pursuing the project begun by Hitler, declaring plans to wipe Israel off the map and even adopting the phrase 'the final solution'
History | History
Meet the F6F Hellcat: One of the Best Fighter Planes of World War II
It was the F6F Hellcat fighter plane that finally gave U.S. Navy aviators the upper hand against Imperial Japan's Zeros.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
In memory of World War II veteran Lester Tanner: 'We are all Jewish'
World War II veteran Lester Tanner passed away last week at age 99 — and during his funeral, an American flag was given to his family in his honor. Here's his story.
History | History
Supermarine Spitfire: I Sat in One of the Best World War II Fighters
Of all the fighter planes in the illustrious history of Great Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF), there is little doubt that the WWII-era Supermarine Spitfire is the most famous of the bunch
History | History
The Spiteful Was Better Than the Spitfire, But Even That Wasn't Good Enough
The Supermarine Spiteful was fast, but it arrived too late for World War II.
History | History
A detailed account of the restoration of B-26 Marauder ‘Flak-Bait’, the Only US warplane to Survive 200 Bombing Missions
A detailed account of the restoration of B-26 Marauder ‘Flak-Bait’, the Only US warplane to Survive 200 Bombing Missions during World War II
History | History
Japan’s Zero: The Absolute Best Fighter Plane Of WWII?
Today, there are fewer than twenty surviving Zeros in the world and only a handful in factory original condition.
History | History
December 7, 1941: Recalling the Heroes of the 'Day of Infamy'
Wednesday will be a day of remembrance at Pearl Harbor but without a single, USS Arizona survivor.
History | HISTORY
Nazi Antisemitism & Islamist Hate
A review of recent scholarship on the shaping of the modern Middle East in the aftermath of the Holocaust
History | History
The whole truth about Ukraine’s past matters
Kyiv is right to ask that Stalin’s terror famine be recognized as genocide. But it should be equally honest about those who collaborated with Hitler.
History | History
5 Best Aircraft Carriers of World War II
The Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 served to prove that the age of the aircraft carrier had truly arrived, changing everything.
History | History
Remembering the Supermarine Spitfire, An Iconic Fighter Plane of World War II
'Spit' pilots flew their first combat missions over Dunkirk during the Battle of France
History | History
The One Week of World War II That Gave Rise to the Modern Middle East
This week marks the 80th anniversary of three seismic events in North Africa that would change the shape of the entire Middle East. On November 8, 1942, Britain and the U.S. launched Operation Torch—the invasion of French North Africa (today Morocco and Algeria).
History | History
The largest naval battle of WWII began 78 years ago today
On October 23, 1944, the largest naval battle of World War II began in the Leyte Gulf off the coast of the Philippines.
History | History
Auschwitz Was Not Bombed Because the World Didn’t Care
The sign “Arbeit macht frei” (“Work makes you free”) is pictured at the main gate of the former Nazi concentration …
History | History
The Untold Truth Of Band Of Brothers
Band of Brothers is one of the most acclaimed TV series of all time. Here are some things about the WW2 drama that you might not have known.
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Watch a WWII P-51S Mustang and Stealth F-22 Fly Together - 19FortyFive
It isn't every day most people will have a chance to see a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and World War II P-51D Mustang fly together.
News | News
Has Wolf Blitzer’s father just pulled the rug out from under filmmaker Ken Burns?
Wolf Blitzer's father and the bombing of Auschwitz. Op-ed.
History | History
These Were the Five Best Battleships of World War II
It is hard to narrow down a list of the best of the dozens of battleships that took part in the war, but the Iowa-class looms large.
History | History
Decades After Serving, Jewish Lieutenant Receives World War II War Medals
Jewish men, women and children march with bundles down the main thoroughfare in Krakow, Poland, during the liquidation of the …
History | History
The story behind the iconic 'Eagle's Nest' WWII Easy Company photo
The Easy Company of ‘Band of Brothers’ fame marked the end of World War II by sipping on Hitler’s booze in his mountain villa.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Mass grave holding ashes of 8,000 Nazi victims discovered in Polish forest
Special investigators in Poland say they have found two mass graves containing the ashes of at least 8,000 Poles
News | The News
Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98
Hershel W. "Woody" Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, has died at age 98.
Cars & Motorcycles | Cars
Hot-Rod Warbird! P-51 Mustang Replica Takes Flight Thanks to Big-Block Chevy Power
Not all hot rods have four wheels and a steering wheel. Case in point this P-51 Mustang replica fighter plane with an all-aluminum, 540ci big-block Chevy.
Politics | Op-Ed
In the Shadow of D-Day › American Greatness
D-Day plus four marks a seldom-recalled event of great significance for America in 2022. On June 10, 1944, troops of the 4th SS Panzer Regiment surrounded the…
History | History
Ronald Reagan: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc
(Note: The following are remarks delivered by President Ronald Reagan on June 6, 1984 commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Invastion of Normandy.)
We're here to mark that day in history when the...
History | History
Photos: D-Day remembered – A look at the invasion 78 years ago in Normandy
On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded German-occupied western Europe by way of Normandy, France, during World War II. It would become the turning point
History | History
D-Day & Pointe du Hoc: Remembering the Sacrifices of World War II
We would do well to recall the sacrifices of our forebears, through tribute, memory, instruction, and perpetuation of what they fought for, as D-Day itself fades from living recollection.
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‘Band Of Brothers’ Tags Discovered 78 Years After D-Day And Two Decades on From Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks HBO Epic
Dog tags belonging to two members of the Band of Brothers, made famous by Stephen E. Ambrose’s book and the 2001 Steven Spielberg-Tom Hanks HBO miniseries, have been discovered in the UK 78 …
History | History
The Battle of Midway Was 80 Years Ago: It Must Be Remembered
The Battle of Midway in June 1942 is one of the most decisive naval battles in history. Japan's navy lost four aircraft carriers.
History | History
'I cheated death': World War II gunner, Wisconsin native survived 4-mile tailspin, 17 months in Nazi POW camps, and a 600-mile forced march
As was the case for so many families of veterans, the details of their loved one’s deployments remained largely unknown. But after years of "We don’t go there," Gene Moran’s story of falling 4 miles and surviving has reached book form.
News | NEWS
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Flunks History At Memorial Day Ceremony
Eric Adams flunks history at Memorial Day Ceremony
History | History
Elder Of Ziyon - Remembering an incredible American Jewish WWII hero, Captain Ben L. Salomon
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History | History
38 Interesting Facts about D Day You Might Not Know
D Day continues to fascinate people, even more than 50 years after the invasion took place. Here are 38 interesting facts about D day you might not know
History | History
The Riveting True Story Behind Netflix’s Spy Movie ‘Operation Mincemeat’
Major William Martin was a Roman Catholic Welshman who enjoyed the theater and loved his fiancée, Pam. He also didn’t exist—but the Nazis didn’t know that.
History | History
10 Interesting Facts about Pearl Harbor I New Interesting Facts
Here are 10 interesting facts about Pearl Harbor you might not know
News | The News
WWII Frontlines Nurse Celebrates 100th Birthday Skydiving Over Florida
“I had never done it, and I’ve done a lot of things in 100 years so I thought I must do it while I can.” -Raymonde Sullivan Huge birthday shoutout to Raymonde Sullivan, a former n…
Politics | American Politics
House Votes to Bestow Medal of Honor on Last Surviving Nuremberg Prosecutor
Ben Ferencz, honored earlier this year by the State of Florida, was 27 when served as a Nazi prosecutor after the end of World War II.
History | History
Essex: The Legendary Aircraft Carriers That Transformed the US Navy
The four Essex-class museum ships serve as a reminder of what was arguably the greatest class of aircraft carriers in U.S. Navy history.
History | History
The Legendary B-25 Mitchell Bomber: The First of the Flying Gunships
During the Second World War, the North American B-25 Mitchell bomber struck back at Japan when the Allies were losing the war.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Global Jewish Population Not Yet Recovered From WWII, According to Israeli Data
Thousands of runners take part in the 2018 Jerusalem Marathon on March 9, 2018. Photo: Yonatan Sindel / Flash90. JNS.org …
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‘Glory to the Heroes’: Warsaw Marks 79th Anniversary of Jewish Fighters’ Ghetto Uprising
Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, Poland on 7 February 2022 Photo: Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Reuters The 79th anniversary …
Politics | Politics
Putin Doesn’t Realize How Much Warfare Has Changed
The Russian president’s obsession with World War II is hindering his invasion of Ukraine.
History | History
Pretending the Kindertransport was a part of a 'noble tradition' is ignorant of history
Special provision was made for children because Britain refused to let in their parents
News | News
The Failure of Globalism: It's Not About Isolationism; It's About Self-Reliance
As the leaders of the European Union scramble to figure out how to wean themselves from Russian energy dependence we, too, in the United States are feeling the kneejerk repercussions of the energy market’s upheaval, warranted or not. This is leading a r
Politics | Debunking Lies
Social Media Firestorm Following MSNBC’s Failure to Call Out On-Air Claim That Hitler Didn’t Kill ‘Ethnic Germans and German-Speaking People’
Historians have rebuked MSNBC following its failure to challenge remarks that effectively erased crimes committed by Nazi Germany.
History | History
The True Story Of Captain Lewis Nixon And The ‘Band Of Brothers’ He Served With During World War II
Born in New York in 1918, U.S. Army Captain Lewis Nixon III served with the 101st Airborne Division's Easy Company during World War II.
News | In The News
Stockton Marine Corps veteran who served at Iwo Jima in WWII dies at 106
The Stockton Marine Corps Club will be hosting a celebration of life ceremony in Stockton for William “Bill” White, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served
History | History
Elder Of Ziyon - The British were the first to compare Jews to Nazis as early as 1942. Arabs enthusiastically followed.
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History | HISTORY
Wannsee Conference: The most shameful document of modern history
The Wannsee Conference of January 20, 1942, was not about consumer trends, projected profits or shareholder value, it was about life and death. Specifically, systematic death.
News | News
Lost Letter From WWII Soldier Finally Gets Delivered 76 Years Later
When U.S. soldier John Gonsalves wrote a letter to his mom during WWII, it never made it. In 2021, it was finally delivered—76 years late.
History | History
Why Dec. 7 Is Nothing Like... That Other Date
One sleepy Sunday morning, nearly 200 Imperial Japanese dive bombers, torpedo bombers, and Zero fighters appeared as out of nowhere in the skies over Hawaii.
Their target: The American Pacific fleet s...
Entertainment | Entertainment News!
Betty White remembered by US Army for WWII volunteer service
The US Army paid tribute to Betty White for her service in the American Women's Voluntary Services during World War II.
History | History
Why No Battleships From Pearl Harbor Remain Today
A truly sad historical fact: not a single battleship that was in Pearl harbor during the Japanese attack is intact.
News | The News
Lest We Forget: Pearl Harbor Survivors Gather to Honor Those Who Made Supreme Sacrifice
Survivors of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 will gather Tuesday to humbly honor those who made the supreme sacrifice.
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Last Surviving ‘Band Of Brothers’ Officer – A Jewish Soldier Who Toasted His Son’s Bar Mitzvah With Cognac Stolen From Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ – Dies At 99
Retired Army Col. Edward Shames — the last surviving officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division — passed away Friday at the age of 99.
History | History
FDR's secret plea to Hitler
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's secret plea to Adolf Hitler in the summer of 1936, found in newly-uncovered documents. Op-ed.
History | History
On This Day: Nazi Germany invades Poland, starts World War II in Europe
The Nazi invasion of Poland, joined shortly by the Soviet Union, saw the end of Poland as an independent country, bringing WWII to Europe and paving the way for the horrors of the Holocaust.
News | The News
Taliban in U.S. Military Gear Mocks Iconic WWII Photo of Marines Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
An elite Taliban unit released propaganda images this week, including one mocking the iconic World War Two photo of U.S. Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima.
History | History
Sunk: Why Japan Never Recovered from the Battle of Midway
Fortune granted the USA its favor at Midway, as Bismarck might have prophesied. But it was sound doctrine and strategy, entrepreneurship among naval aviators, and shrewd senior leadership that positioned the U.S. Pacific Fleet to harvest the opportunities
History | HISTORY
Remembering D-Day: 'We're here because of what they did'
National D-Day Memorial Foundation president April Cheek-Messier joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss the significance of D-Day. Learn more about this pivotal moment in history with Fox Nation's ‘Secrets of D-Day,’ and ‘D-Day: Ronald Reagan’s Speech a
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
‘The Almighty Helped Me to Survive’: A Marine’s Tale From the Pacific Theater
When Bernard (Baruch) Haller enlisted in the United States Marines in 1941, he had two goals: to serve his country and to survive. To accomplish these goals, he knew that he’d need the help of a Higher Power. And so Haller, known to friends as Bernie, vowed then and there never to eat non-kosher meat and never to miss a day of tefillin.
News | NEWS
Ocean explorer discovers 5 sunken WWII subs, giving closure to hundreds of families
Ocean explorer Tim Taylor received the Navy’s top civilian honor for discovering five submarines that sank during World War II.
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
"Tokyo Rose" - WW2 Traitor or Victim?
This is the story of "Tokyo Rose", a Japanese-American from LA who broadcast propaganda for the Japanese during WW2. Was she a traitor or a victim?Dr. Mark F...
History | History
The Holocaust truths left out of the history texts
The story school history books leave out tells how the US and Hitler cooperated in the crimes committed against the Jewish people. Op-ed.
History | History
The UK ended up sheltering more Nazis after the war than Jewish children before the war
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Miscellaneous | Diaspora
Coming Home: 65-Year-Old Hidden Jew Celebrates His Bar Mitzvah - Contemporary Voices
Discarding all documents and photographs that might reveal the family’s Jewish ties, they refused to discuss their lives prior to arriving at Ellis Island.
History | History
The Jews who fought back during the Holocaust
Our communal sense of history and peoplehood give us the strength to continue while our enemies fall by the wayside. Op-ed.
History | History
Hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, US Marines took on the Japanese in what became the Alamo of the Pacific
The destruction of the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor meant Wake Island was on its own as Japan advanced across the Pacific.
History | History
Son of a pilot shares how a West Point ring saved his father from the Nazis during WWII
Son of a pilot shares how a West Point ring saved his father from the Nazis during WW2
Miscellaneous | Diaspora
Dutch court rejects bid to reclaim Kandinsky painting
Dutch court throws out case brought by heirs of Jewish art collector to reclaim painting by Wassily Kandinsky sold during World War II.
History | History
Germany sorry for snubbing William Cooper and Australian Aborigines' League's protest at Nazi persecution of Jews
The German government has apologised after its consulate in Melbourne refused in 1938 to accept a letter of protest from the Australian Aborigines' League about Nazi attacks.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Modern Maccabees: Scope of Jewish resistance to Nazis highly underestimated
Display at London’s Wiener Holocaust Library from December 8 reveals often underestimate rescue efforts and armed uprisings, as Jews fought back against their persecutors
News | The News
On Pearl Harbor Day, no survivors or eyewitnesses attended the ceremony
In what's believed to be a first, no survivors or veterans of World War II attended the annual Pearl Harbor Day event in Hawaii due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
History | History
Stop whitewashing FDR's abandonment of the Jews
Documents show that State Dep't officials briefed the president on their efforts to keep refugees out. FDR simply did not want Jews.Op-ed.
History | History
How the P-47 Thunderbolt Helped Win World War II - InsideHook
The P-47 Thunderbolt was an essential part of the Allied effort in World War II. Its design made it a versataile craft and useful in a number of situations.
History | History
A World War II Veteran Recalls Shooting Down Nazis In His P-38 Lightning
Jim Kunkle did it all. He flew the Lightning. He shot down German fighters. He earned America’s second highest award for valor in battle.
Music | Music
Spirit of World War II Helped Paul McCartney Make ‘McCartney III’
Paul McCartney said his parents' World War II-era determination inspired him to keep working on 'McCartney III.'
History | History
There's a 160-Year-Old Tunnel Full of Rusting WWII Cars Under the Streets of Naples
Deep below a royal plaza, hundreds of vintage cars and motorcycles line an underground passageway built in the 1800s.
News | The News
102-year-old WWII veteran celebrates her birthday by skydiving
A Howard County 102-year-old celebrated her birthday in epic fashion Sunday.
History | History
It’s Time to Recognize the Contribution of the Jewish Resistance to the Rescue of the Jews of France
Léon Blum, the Jewish socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of France, led the efforts of the “Vichy 80” …
History | History
75 Years Later, It's Clear Truman Was Right To Drop The Atomic Bomb
Ultimately, the decision to use atomic weapons against Japan hastened the end to WWII, halted further Soviet aggression, and saved millions of lives.
History | History
Wreck of renowned USS Nevada uncovered near Pearl Harbor
USS Nevada (BB-36) was found as the result of a joint project between SEARCH, Inc., an American archaeology firm, and marine robotics company Ocean Infinity.
News | News
They Survived the Worst Battles of World War II. And Died of the Virus.
Inside the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home was a man who had served as a jailer to Hitler’s top aide. A man who had rescued Japanese kamikaze pilots from the sea. A man who carried memories of a concentration camp.
News | News
100-year-old World War II veteran died of Covid-19. His twin brother died 100 years earlier in the flu pandemic
A 100-year-old World War II veteran who died from Covid-19 lost a twin brother to the 1918 pandemic a century earlier, his grandson said.
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WATCH: WWII Vet Recreates ‘D-Day’ Mohawk As ‘Tribute’ To Fallen And To ‘Bring Some Joy’ During Pandemic
On April 5, WWII veteran Guy Whidden decided to have his head shaved into a mohawk “as a tribute to his fallen comrades,” as well as to brighten people’s day during the COVID-19 pandemic. 96-year-old Whidden, 502nd Infantry Parachute Regiment of the 101st
News | The News
95-year-old WWII veteran shares positive message after surviving coronavirus
ABC News(SALEM, Oregon) -- William "Bill" Kelly, a 95-year-old veteran of WWII 2 who also lived through the Great Depression has added another accomplishment to his name after contracting the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and beating it."I am doing well,"
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Star of David Now Marks Graves in Philippines of Fallen World War II US Jewish Soldiers
The grave of US Army Pvt. Louis Wolf — one of five graves belonging to fallen Jewish soldiers in the …
History | History
Secret Nazi World War II bunkers discovered near D-Day beaches
Researchers have uncovered secret Nazi bunkers in Normandy that were used against U.S. forces at the D-Day landings during World War II.
History | HISTORY
In eastern Europe, when Nazis killed Jews, a 'carnival atmosphere' prevailed
In a new, second book about ‘Holocaust by bullets,’ Father Patrick Desbois depicts in grim detail local bystanders' culpability while Nazis implemented the Final Solution
History | History
Twin sisters were liberated from Auschwitz, but not from Mengele
The experiments to which Yehudit and Lea Csengeri were subjected to by Dr. Josef Mengele have made them afraid of doctors to this day
History | History
Why the Bombing Auschwitz Argument Still Matters
The Allies’ refusal to devote sufficient resources to rescue and halt the Nazi murder factory is one more reason why a sovereign State of Israel is necessary.
History | History
'Nuts!' US troops thwarted Hitler's last gamble 75 years ago
BASTOGNE, Belgium (AP) — Pvt. Arthur Jacobson was seeking cover in the snow behind a tank moving slowly through the wooded hills of Belgium's Ardennes, German bullets whizzing by. That was...
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Poland Asks Netflix to Make Changes to Documentary About Nazi Death Camp Guard
Convicted Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk leaves a courtroom in Munich after the verdict in his case, May 12, …
History | History
5 Things You Might Not Know About the Battle of Midway
The mighty clash between Japanese and U.S. naval forces in June 1942 ended in a stunning—and surprising—Allied victory.
History | History
Historian: New evidence shows FDR's bigotry derailed many Holocaust rescue plans
In his book about Franklin Roosevelt and the Holocaust, Rafael Medoff finds links between the US president's anti-Japanese stances and his policies against Jews fleeing Hitler
Politics | The Hall of Idiots
Millennial Reality TV Star: Teaching Students About World War II Bad For Their Mental Health
After candidates on Great Britain’s “The Apprentice” revealed they did not know which years World War II began and ended, prompting criticism of them on social media, a British reality TV star told “Good Morning Britain” that schools should not spend much
History | History
Operation Downfall Was America's Plan to Invade Japan (And Millions Would Have Died)
World War II would have ended very differently.
History | History
Why Eisenhower deleted the Jews
The upcoming 50th anniversary of the passing of Dwight D. Eisenhower has occasioned a number of laudatory essays about the
History | History
Warrior in iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo was misidentified, Marines Corps acknowledges
The Marine Corps corrected a 74-year-old error with the announcement that a corporal from Iowa named Harold 'Pie' Keller helped raise the flag in the Iwo Jima photo, not Pfc. Rene Gagnon
History | History
Florida Man Discovers Original D-Day Audiotapes in His Basement
Bruce Campbell never expected to find some of World War II’s most important radio broadcasts buried in his cluttered basement.
Entertainment | Entertainment News!
Where Is 'World On Fire' Filmed? The WWII Drama Takes Places All Across Europe
The BBC's latest foray into period drama looks to be another prime example of why they're known as the best in the biz. World On Fire is their latest production that's set to air during the mothership's coveted Sunday night 9 p.m. slot. The show is…
History | History
How Different Is The U.S. From Pre-War Germany?
Is it really inconceivable for such evil to unfold here in the U.S.? Most would dismiss the question out of hand as ludicrous, arguing that we are blessed by a constitution and a politically-moderate electorate. But so was Germany – until it wasn’t.
History | History
December 1941: How did Pearl Harbor affect Hitler? The Second World War's Most Important Month
From the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to Hitler's declaration of war on the US, historian Laurence Rees explains why December 1941 was such a significant month during World War II.
News | Interesting Stories
As Holocaust awareness fades, a survivor shares his story - Los Angeles Times
Joseph Alexander, 96, a slight man with a Polish accent, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, spoke on a sunny Sunday to a rapt crowd of about 30 at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust.
News | The News
Remains of 22 servicemembers killed 76 years ago in Battle of Tarawa return to US soil - Pacific - Stripes
The 76-hour Battle of Tarawa cost the lives of about 1,000 U.S. Marines and sailors, many of whom were buried where they fell. Efforts to exhume the graves and identify remains were hampered due to incomplete record keeping and by the alterations to the c
History | History
The US land forever leased to England
Every May, the US Coast Guard and the Royal Navy hold a ceremony on a sliver of North Carolina land where four English World War Two soldiers are buried.
History | History
A Pair of Dutch World War II Shipwrecks Have Disappeared Off the Coast of Malaysia | Mental Floss
A pair of Dutch shipwrecks that have been on the ocean floor for decades were stolen. Scrap metal thieves are to blame.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
US Army's new uniforms have been modelled on those from WWII & designed to honor 'the greatest generation'
Soldiers and officers were measured up for the dark-green jackets and pants for the first time this week as the uniform was rolled out in several units across the US.
History | History
The graves of more than 30 Marines and sailors killed in bloody World War II battle have been found
The remains of 30 US Marines and Navy service members lost since a bloody WWII battle in the South Pacific have been found on remote Tarawa Atoll, an organization that recovers lost US service members said.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
The Long Legacy of the Shoah in Scandinavia – Tablet Magazine
Within the Northern European countries that make up Scandinavia there has been a revival of active scholarship and popular interest into the treatment of Jews during World War II. The subject is very much alive in these countries and much more so than in
Entertainment | Television/Film/Books
'Band of Brothers' was a casting feat for the ages
If you ever want to know what it takes to put together one of the most impressive casts ever assembled for a television miniseries, it would be worth digging through Meg Liberman's archives.
Entertainment | Movies
Film to Be Made About Nuremberg Trials 99-Year-Old Prosecutor Ben Ferencz | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner
Ben Ferencz, the lead prosecutor in the Nuremberg Trials that followed World War II. Photo: Screenshot. JNS.org – A film …
Entertainment | Television/Film/Books
15 Fascinating Facts About Saving Private Ryan | Mental Floss
Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning WWII drama—which arrived in theaters more than 20 years ago—came together in a single day.
History | History
'Rare' WWII bomber lifted from sea 75 years after crash - BBC News
The Fairey Barracuda Torpedo Bomber was discovered by electrical engineers surveying the seabed.
Entertainment | Celebrities!
10 Famous People Who Served on D-Day - Biography
These recognizable names were part of the largest seaborne invasion in history on June 6, 1944.
History | History
Dwight Eisenhower Wrote a Letter Accepting Blame for D-Day's Failure, Just in Case | Mental Floss
"Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops."
History | History
Watch Vintage Newsreel Footage of the D-Day Landings in Normandy | Mental Floss
This 75-year-old archival footage shows Operation Neptune—the code name for the landings on the beaches at Normandy that came to be known as D-Day.
History | History
My Father’s D-Day Memories
D-Day is more than a remembrance of America’s great victory in the Battle of Normandy. It is a celebration of the Greatest Generation and the lessons they have to teach us.Like Jews repeating the story of the Passover every year for 3,000 years, we must
History | History
The Return of 'That’s All, Brother': The Plane That Led the D-Day Invasion | C-47 Plane
On June 6, 1944, a lone C-47 led the main force of the Normandy invasion. Seventy-five years later, the plane will do it again.
News | News
97-Year-Old Veteran Parachutes Into Normandy Again
For the second time in his life, Tom Rice has parachuted into Normandy. The veteran recreated his D-Day jump from 75 years ago.
News | News
97-year-old WWII veteran parachutes over Normandy
Some 200 parachutists who filled the Normandy skies for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, including Tom Rice, who ending up landing in roughly the same area he did on D-Day.
History | History
Chasing demons: 75 years on, D-Day haunts, drives its vets
They are back, some for the first time since war stole their innocence 75 years ago on Normandy's D-Day beaches.
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Claims Climate Change Is A 'Bigger Threat Than World War II' On Eve Of D-Day Anniversary
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) made her first campaign stop in Michigan on Tuesday,
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Hero of Jewish Uprising at Sobibor Death Camp Passes Away in Israel at Age 96 | Jewish & Israel News
An aging road sign on the perimeter of the Nazi death camp in Sobibor. Photo: Reuters / Kacper Pempel. The …
History | History
The 20th Century’s Most Important Day Was D-Day. This Is Why. | PragerU
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in northern France. Their goal: to liberate Western Europe from Nazi tyranny. From a distance, it might seem that victory was pre-ordained, but no one felt that way at the time. British milita
History | History
Normandy tries to keep alive ‘infinite gratitude’ for D-Day
With fewer veterans and witnesses able to share personal memories, the French who owe their freedom to D-Day's fighters are more determined than ever to keep alive the memory of the battle and its significance.
Entertainment | Television/Film/Books
Why Herman Wouk’s ‘War’ Novels Deserve Remembrance Today
The best way to remember—or discover—the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Herman Wouk may be his World War II epics.
Entertainment | Television/Film/Books
Despite its battalion of Hollywood actors, the war is the real star of combat epic The Longest Day
Norman Mailer used to tell a story about Darryl F. Zanuck, the cigar-chomping super-producer responsible for The Longest Day, the vast and impersonal war epic that became 1962’s highest-grossing movie. To hear Mailer tell it, Zanuck, at the wrap party f
Science & Technology | Social Media
What If a Girl in the Holocaust Had Instagram? | Israellycool
Here in Israel, billboards have appeared on the Ayalon Highway advertising something called Eva Stories.The trailer has now just dropped on Instagram.
News | News
92-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Guard Charged With 5,230 Counts Of Accessory To Murder
German prosecutors say they have charged a former Nazi concentration camp guard with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder. The 92-year-old suspect, whose name wasn’t released, is accused of assistin…
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Passover Seder to be held in Warsaw Ghetto for first time in 76 years | The Jerusalem post
Before the Holocaust, approximately one-third of Warsaw was Jewish.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Study Shows a Third of Americans Think Holocaust Murders Exaggerated
The “Hall of Names” commemorating victims of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Photo: David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons. …
News | News
President Trump hosts Oval Office celebration for 4 World War II vets - U.S. - Stripes
President Donald Trump treated four World War II veterans to an Oval Office meeting Thursday, fulfilling a birthday wish for 95-year-old Allen Jones and giving three other veterans age 100 and older a day to remember.
History | History
The 11 most significant battles of the Second World War
Second World War battles took place across the globe; some lasting days, others months or even years. But which are the most significant? Here, Professor Evan Mawdsley from the University of Glasgow lists the battles that had the most impact upon later mi
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Allies knew of Holocaust in 1942, 2 years before previously assumed, UN documents prove | The Times of Israel
UK, US, Russia were aware of millions killed by Nazis, new book says, shedding damning light on refusal to take in refugees or try to halt slaughter
History | History
George Mendonsa, man identified as kissing sailor in WWII Times Square photo, dies at 95 - CNN
George Mendonsa, who maintained for decades that he was the sailor in an iconic 1945 Times Square photo, dubbed "The Kiss," that came to symbolize the end of World War II, has died, his family says. He was 95.
History | History
Marine recalls fight for Okinawa, last major battle of World War II
Charles Voland, of Independence, was wounded in one invasion and fought in another in Okinawa during World War II.
History | History
If the Allies had lost: Canada obtains Hitler-owned report on N. America’s Jews
Library and Archives Canada says 1944 Nazi report shows that the Holocaust was not a purely European event, but rather an operation that was stopped before it reached North America
News | News
Wiesenthal Center: Longer Life Expectancy Has Increased Chances Of Prosecuting Nazi War Criminals
The Wiesenthal Center explained in a statement that the extension of life expectancy in the Western world has increased chances of prosecuting Nazi war criminals.
History | History
Arabs are torch-bearers for Nazi anti-Semitism | JNS.org
The myth of the Arabs as innocent bystanders, who had no responsibility for the Holocaust—and indeed, paid the price for a European crime when Israel was established—is widely believed.
History | History
5 Insane Facts From History Nobody Taught You In School | Cracked.com
It's hard to take your ancestors seriously after you realize how they all smelled.
News | The News
Trove of war posters discovered at New Hampshire library
Fragile but mostly in good condition, the posters offer viewers a glimpse of what life was like during war time.
Visual Arts | Art & Design
Art dealer’s family’s latest bid to find Degas looted by the Nazis
Descendants of Paul Rosenberg hire detectives to solve the mystery of the plundered painting
History | History
Intense photos show the WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf — the biggest naval battle of all-time
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a decisive Allied victory over the Japanese Navy, which unfolded over the course of three days.
