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It 'feels like justice': 94-year-old former Auschwitz guard goes on trial in...

A 94-year-old former guard at Auschwitz lowered his eyes as he arrived at a German court on Thursday to be tried as an accessory to the murder of at least 170,000 people in what is likely to be one of...

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The largest combat jumps in US military history

A combat jump and the gold star on your wings is the desire of all airborne personnel.During World War II, the US Army fielded five airborne divisions, four of which saw combat, as well as numerous...

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These haunting photos combine images of Berlin from World War II with the...

A series of incredible images show how quickly the world can change. In photographer Patrick Strijards' "Old vs. New" collection, he combines images of Germany during World War II with photos of the...

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World War II sweethearts reunited after 72 years

Norwood Thomas was stationed in London during World War II. He dated Joyce Durrant for a few months while serving. In 1944, he was called to fight at Normandy, cutting their romance short. 70 years...

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Hitler's secret Nazi war machines of World War II

Nearly 83 years ago this month, Hitler secretly began rearming the Nazis in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. In 1934, Hitler told Nazi military leaders that 1942 was the target year for going to...

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Italy closed part of the Austrian-Italian border to defuse a WW2 bomb

An unexploded bomb dropped from a US airplane during World War Two will halt car and train transportation south of the Brenner Pass on the Austrian-Italian border on Sunday morning as explosives units...

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The top secret mission that kept the Nazis from getting Amsterdam’s diamonds

When Germany began its assault on Holland on May 10, 1940, the international community was not just worried about the lives of the Dutch people but also about the massive stocks of industrial diamonds...

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71 years ago, a relatively-unknown photographer took the most iconic war...

The raising of the US flag atop Mount Suribachi on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima 71 years ago is perhaps the most iconic image of World War Two.No other picture so succinctly and evocatively captures...

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Hitler created the largest gun ever, and it was a total disaster

Eager to invade France, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler demanded a new weapon that could easily pierce the concrete fortifications of the French Maginot Line— the only major physical barrier standing between...

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4 photos of American troops smoking and drinking at Hitler's private...

While hiding in a fortified two-level 3,000-square-foot underground bunker, one of history's most brutal tyrants promised the world that his empire would last 1,000 years.Hitler's Third Reich lasted...

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94-year-old who served behind Nazi lines reveals the most terrifying thing he...

A 94-year-old World War II veteran held aReddit AMA, with the help of his grandson, in which he provides a startling look at his time serving behind Nazi lines as an intelligence staff sergeant.John...

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The real story of the Hell’s Angels biker gang ties to the military

The first Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) was founded in the areas of Fontana and San Bernardino, California in 1948.From there, the club grew exponentially, becoming one of the largest in the...

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These are the 6 largest guns ever used in combat

Military designers and the countries they work for have always sought to outdo one another on the battlefield, and creating massive artillery pieces has been no exception. Though there have been many...

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Photos of American troops smoking and drinking at Hitler's private residence...

While hiding in a fortified two-level 3,000-square-foot underground bunker, one of history's most brutal tyrants promised the world that his empire would last 1,000 years.Hitler's Third Reich lasted 12...

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Amazing colorized photos show a unique side of World War II

The 1930s and 1940s were a time of upheaval for the US and the world at large.Reeling from the start of the Great Depression in 1929, the world soon faced a greater disaster with the start of World War...

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Animated map shows every nuclear-bomb explosion in history

On July 16, 1945, the US conducted the world's first test of a nuclear weapon. Less than a month later, two bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing about the end...

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A legendary fashion designer was investigated by the French for connections...

PARIS (AP) — French historians on Wednesday unveiled secret services' archives from World War II that offer a unique insight into underground operations led by both the Nazis and the French resistance...

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Museums are blasting a Dutch town that turned Anne Frank's story into an...

The Anne Frank Foundation has criticized an "escape room" game, based on the apartment in Amsterdam in which the Jewish teenager hid from the Nazis during WWII. The Escape Bunker in the southern Dutch...

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Someone paid $20,655 for Hitler's copy of 'Mein Kampf'

Chesapeake City (United States) (AFP) - A copy of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" owned by the Nazi leader and found in his Munich apartment sold for $20,655 in the United States on Friday, an auction...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson and 'Star Trek' icon George Takei on predicting the...

Astrophysicist and StarTalk Radio host Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with George Takei, to talk about 'Star Trek', social media, the future of technology, and everything else. Produced by Kamelia...

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