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World War II’s ‘Malmedy Massacre’ claimed life of Plymouth native
( World War II’s ‘Malmedy Massacre’ claimed life of Plymouth native One of the most heinous war crimes to occur in Europe ...
On the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, two veterans remember
Local veterans Harry Miller and Frank Cohn recalled their experiences during one of worst winters in European history.
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On This Day: The Soviet Counteroffensive during the Battle of Stalingrad
and brutal war techniques led Stalingrad to become one of the most horrific battles of the war. The city was finally liberated when German forces surrendered in January of 1943. The Battle of ...
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After WWII battle with HMAS Sydney, German seamen landed on an outback sheep station
Unable to respond, the German gunship hoisted its true colours and opened fire. None of the 645 seamen aboard HMAS Sydney survived. The Kormoran was also damaged in the battle and, with its ...
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German Chancellor Scholz loses no-confidence vote, paving way for election
Robert Habeck, the Greens' chancellor candidate, said that was a worrying sign for German democracy, given the growing likelihood in a fractured political landscape that very different parties ...
Russian authorities arrest dual Russian German citizen on sabotage accusations
Russia’s top domestic security agency says it has arrested a dual Russian German citizen accused of planning to blow up ...
We Cannot Forget the World’s Political Prisoners
In effect, Sokolov was accused of discrediting the Russian army. Although he remains a free man, the investigation has yet to ...
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Green Howards Museum, Richmond, has letter from German POWs
Today's Object of the Week is a letter of thanks to a First World War officer from German Prisoners of War for the fair treatment they received. William Alexander Harrison was born in 1889.
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From VOA Persian: Iran executes 8 prisoners
The Islamic Republic’s judicial authorities have executed at least eight more prisoners in various prisons across Tabriz, Isfahan, Birjand and Zahedan, according to reports from human rights ...
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Bewildered, elated prisoners pour out as Assad's jails flung open
A video verified by Reuters showed newly freed prisoners ran through the Damascus streets, holding up the fingers of both hands to show how many years they had been in prison, asking passers-by ...
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Model made by a German Prisoner-of-War
A German prisoner-of-war made this model while interned in Somerset during the Second World War. After D Day in 1944 large numbers of German prisoners arrived in Somerset. Many worked on farms ...
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Prisoners freed from Syria's 'human slaughterhouse' - as teams investigate 'hidden underground cells'
In perhaps Syria's most notorious prison, a rebel recorded the moment he pulled open doors for prisoners to be freed. As the women left their cells, a toddler could be seen walking the corridor.