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Death of Holocaust Survivor Walter Frankenstein at 100

Walter Frankenstein, a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor who hid in Berlin with his family during Nazi persecution and later dedicated his life to Holocaust education, died on Monday.

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Sachsenhausen Liberation: 300 Die After Nazi Atrocities, 30,000 Sent on Death Marches

On April 22, 1945, the liberation of Sachsenhausen concentration camp by Polish and Soviet soldiers revealed the aftermath of Nazi atrocities, with approximately 300 of the roughly 3000 remaining prisoners dying shortly after from their inhumane treatment; over 30,000 had been sent on death marches ...

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Soviet Counteroffensive at Moscow

The Battle of Moscow, fought between October 1941 and January 1942, saw the German offensive falter despite initial successes; the Soviet counteroffensive starting in December 1941, ultimately pushed the German forces back from Moscow.

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Feuerdörfer" Translation Highlights Nazi Atrocities in Belarus

A new German translation of the 1975 book "Feuerdörfer" documents the Nazi destruction of 147 Belarusian villages during WWII, based on survivor testimonies; it won an award at the Leipzig Book Fair.

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The Ark": Anne Frank's Story of Love and Resilience

The Ark," a new play at Moscow's Sovremennik Theatre directed by Yana Sekhte and Alexey Usovltsev, uses the true story of Anne Frank's hiding to explore love and resilience, with an intimate staging enhancing the audience's emotional connection.

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Mussolini's Final Years: Scurati's Account of the Duce's Fall and Italy's Liberation

Antonio Scurati's new work, "M. La fine e il principio," details Benito Mussolini's final two years, his collaboration with Nazis, the Italian Social Republic's atrocities, his failed escape, and his execution, contrasting this with the beginning of Italian freedom.

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Forensic Analysis Concludes Hitler Died by Suicide

Hamburg forensic expert Klaus Püschel concludes in his book "Der Tod geht über Leichen" that Adolf Hitler died by suicide via cyanide and a gunshot wound, supported by Russian autopsy reports from 1945; his remains were later destroyed by the KGB in 1970.

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Sachsenhausen Liberation: 80 Years After, Survivors Return to Confront Nazi Atrocities

Allied forces liberated Sachsenhausen concentration camp on April 22, 1945, finding approximately 3,000 survivors among roughly 200,000 prisoners from 40 countries who had been imprisoned there since 1936; thousands more died during death marches preceding liberation, highlighting the systematic bru...

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Hundreds of Acts of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust Unearthed

Research by Professor Wolf Gruner uncovered hundreds of instances of individual Jewish resistance against the Nazis between 1933 and 1945, including acts of sabotage, defiance, and physical attacks, challenging the common narrative of passive victimhood during the Holocaust.

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SS Expansion and Role in the Holocaust

The SS, initially Hitler's small bodyguard unit, expanded rapidly under Himmler, evolving from 280 members in 1929 to 50,000 by 1932, ultimately becoming the central force in the Holocaust due to their unwavering loyalty and brutal efficiency.

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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: A Doomed but Defiant Resistance

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, led by Mordechai Anielewicz, began on April 19, 1943, with poorly armed Jewish fighters resisting German forces in a doomed but symbolic act of defiance against the Holocaust.

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Granddaughter Honors Iwo Jima Veteran's Legacy of Reconciliation

Jesamine Harter, granddaughter of Iwo Jima veteran Marty Connor, visited the island on March 29th, 2024 to honor her grandfather's legacy of returning Japanese soldiers' belongings to their families for over 40 years, a mission of reconciliation that began after a 1970 'honor reunion' and symbolizes...

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