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As artwork goes, it's stunning — a giant tapestry of a blond, blue-eyed hunter holding a spear, a falcon perched on his arm, a fox sneaking behind his feet and a stag immediately behind him. Oak ...
We are all familiar with the Nazi practices of sending Jews to concentration camps, carrying out mass executions and ...
The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2.The spirals worked well to promote safety.
80 years ago the strangest fight in World War II took place. American soldiers and Wehrmacht troops teamed up to fight the SS. By early May 1945 the war in Europe was all but over.
A Hudson restaurant took to social media Sunday to apologize after WWII reenactors dined inside while wearing German SS uniforms this past weekend. According to the Kith and Kin, eight living ...
A toy panda that was stabbed by German soldiers in Sark in World War Two, will be part of an exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of the islands' liberation from occupation. Maisie Le Page has ...
PRAGS, Italy — In a little-known chapter in the waning days of World War II, U.S. troops rescued more than 130 political prisoners from an Alpine hotel that members of Hitler’s SS intended to ...
Adidas has barred German fans from customizing soccer jerseys with the number 44 after concerns that the figures resembled the World War II-era Nazi SS symbol. The German Football Association’s ...
A Massachusetts restaurant was forced to temporarily close after a group of WWII re-enactors, including two dressed in Nazi SS uniforms, dined there over the weekend, sparking threats against the ...
Experts have transcribed a letter from an SS officer which may uncover the mystery behind WW2's stolen artefacts and priceless pieces of art. ... Nazi gold hunters believe SS officer's letter ...
During WW2, German SS leader Heinrich Himmler attempted to turn a Renaissance castle into a headquarters for the Nazis' major paramilitary organisation. Dubbed the 'Centre of the World' by Himmler ...
Toy stabbed by German SS to go in WW2 display. Image caption, Eighty years on this childhood toy still bears the damage done by German soldiers during WW2. Isla Blatchford.