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The Frozen Lifeline: How the Luftwaffe Defied Death to Supply Demyansk

In early 1942, nearly 100,000 German troops found themselves trapped in the frozen hell of the Demyansk Pocket, relying entirely on a daring and relentless Luftwaffe airlift. Flying through snow, ice, ...

Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103

Selma van de Perre, a valiant Jewish secretary who during World War II covertly transported suitcases bulging with cash, ...
The Forward

How Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis

Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture has been strained by Oct. 7 and the rise of the far-right. What happens if Germany ...
Neos Kosmos

Box Hill RSL honour Greek war hero Miltiadis Antoniadis

The Box Hill RSL has set up a new display recognising the heroism of the Greek Resistance during World War II — and the life ...

‘Nobody told me I’m Himmler’s grandson. My whole life was a lie’

When Henrik Lenkeit looked up Hitler’s right-hand man while idly watching a WW2 documentary, he was shocked to see a familiar ...

'Masterpiece' showing brutal reality of WWII is 'most important movie ever made'

"To be honest, I think this is the most important movie ever made. An absolute masterpiece," wrote Rotten Tomatoes user Liam ...
Smithsonian Magazine

At Nuremberg, World War II’s Battle Turned to the Courtroom, and an Eloquent Lawyer Helped Lead the Allies to Victory

Robert H. Jackson, an American Supreme Court justice who thought of himself as "anything but a warrior," was drafted by FDR ...
13abc

‘Exceptional leader’: US soldier dies during training accident in Germany, Army says

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (WSMV/Gray News) - A 34-year-old Army sergeant died as a result of a training accident in Hohenfels, Germany. Sgt. Terell Seales was a motor transport operator with the “Strike” 2nd ...