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World War II
Blitzkrieg, total war, genocide, resistance, and the war at sea and in the air.
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100-year-old World War II veteran surprised with birthday celebration at Putnam County McDonald's
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (90+ words) Sep 15, 2026, 6:00 AM A Putnam County World War II veteran received a special surprise to celebrate a milestone birthday. George Mezzone, who recently turned 100 years old, was honored Sunday during a celebration at his hometown McDonald's. Mezzone was joined by family…...
Memorial held for WW2 pilots who died to save Oxfordshire town
16+ hour, 15+ min ago (202+ words) A memorial has been held for two WW2 pilots who died in a plane crash after steering their Halifax bomber to a safe place to save it from hitting Wallingford. Flying officer John Wilding and Flight Sergeant John Andrew died on…...
How Visiting Professor Menachem Rosensaft Works to Preserve the Memory of the Holocaust
6+ hour, 32+ min ago (1395+ words) Menachem Z. Rosensaft was born in 1948 in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp, the largest of the temporary housing facilities built for survivors in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Now, after an illustrious career serving Jewish political and community organizations, he is…...
Vickers Valiant: Britain's First V-Bomber
1+ week, 4+ day ago (474+ words) by Fortuna Leroy | 7 luglio 2026 | Storia e leggende, Aviazione militare | 0 comments The Valiant is the least glamorous of Britain’s three V-bombers. It is also the one that did the most, first. It worked exactly as intended. The Valiant flew in 1951 and…...
Civil War Patton | | wvnews.com
16+ hour, 50+ min ago (47+ words) Portrait of Colonel George S. Patton, Charleston lawyer, who commanded an Infantry Brigade at Droop Mountain Battle. Grandfather of World War II General. WV News Col. George S. Patton, Confederate States of America. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The following events happened on these dates…...
'Jumpin' Joe' Beyrle: The American Paratrooper Who Fought for Two Armies | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
23+ hour, 15+ min ago (444+ words) Joseph R. Beyrle's experience captures the initiative demanded of airborne soldiers, the brutality endured by prisoners of war, and the unlikely battlefield cooperation between American and Soviet soldiers during the final months of the war. Most Americans who know the story…...
USS Yorktown survivor marks 102 years, recalls Battle of Midway
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (367+ words) POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Auburndale World War II veteran Robert Taylor marked his 102nd birthday this month, celebrating life after surviving the torpedoing of the USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway in 1942. Taylor, known to friends as “Honey Pop,” is among…...
One hundred years of Jewish films??? between the Shtetl and Hollywood - UJE
15+ hour, 26+ min ago (256+ words) Vladyslava Moskalets is a researcher at the Lviv Center for Urban History, a lecturer in the Department of History at the Ukrainian Catholic University, and the coordinator of the Jewish Studies program there. She studies the social history of Galician…...
Artifacts From Bygone Polish Shtetl on Display in DC
14+ hour, 49+ min ago (513+ words) One of the oldest Jewish communities in Poland was largely wiped out during the Holocaust. Now, some artifacts from the Luboml community are soon to be on display at the Library of Congress. “Only 51 Jewish residents out of the population…...
Ocala celebrates a World War II Veteran turning 101
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (617+ words) In Ocala, a World War II veteran gives centenarian a new meaning. He recently turned 101 and has a memory that can challenge younger folks. Michael Baker is not just part of a very small 0.2% of World War II veterans still…...