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Princess Catherine Duleep Singh: A Secret War Hero and LGBTQ+ Icon

Princess Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh, born in 1871 in Suffolk, England, secretly aided Jewish families fleeing Nazi Germany using her wealth and influence, securing their escape and resettlement in England, demonstrating exceptional bravery and humanitarianism in the face of Nazi persecution and so...

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Flying Tigers Exhibition Celebrates US-China Friendship

Opening this September in Los Angeles, the "Legend of the Flying Tiger" photo exhibition commemorates the 80th anniversary of WWII's victory, honoring the Flying Tigers and showcasing over 150 rare images to highlight the enduring US-China friendship.

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WWII Bomber Crew Remains Found, Returned Home After 80 Years

After a 12-year investigation by family members and a deep-sea recovery mission, the remains of four crew members from a WWII B-24 bomber shot down off New Guinea in 1944 are being returned to their hometowns for burial; the plane was found after a search of nearly 10 square miles.

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Soviet Partisan Movement: Organized Warfare, Not Spontaneous Resistance

Newly declassified documents reveal that the Soviet partisan movement during WWII was a highly organized military force, contrary to common misconceptions of poorly equipped civilian groups; examples include the Bryansk partisan detachment and the establishment of multiple partisan republics.

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Death of Marcel Ophuls: Legacy of "The Sorrow and the Pity

Marcel Ophuls, famed documentary filmmaker, died; his seminal work, "The Sorrow and the Pity" (1969), a four-and-a-half-hour film exploring French collaboration with the Nazis during WWII, initially rejected by French TV, gained an Oscar nomination and challenged France's self-perception of wartime ...

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Annabel Cole (1921-2023): A Life of Activism and Resilience

Annabel Cole, who died aged 101, had a life marked by experiences in France, WWII service in the WAAF, teaching, and prominent anti-nuclear activism, including an arrest at Greenham Common.

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Sikh Princess Secretly Resisted Nazis, Saved Jewish Families

Princess Catherine Duleep Singh, a British-born Sikh princess, secretly resisted the Nazi regime in 1930s Germany, using her resources to help numerous Jewish families escape persecution and relocate to Britain, defying social norms and risking her own safety.

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WWII Art Rescuer: Rose Valland's Secret War

Rose Valland, a female curator in Nazi-occupied Paris, secretly tracked and helped recover over 61,000 artworks stolen by the Nazis from France during WWII, using her unassuming nature as camouflage.

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Food Tasters at Hitler's Wolf's Lair

In 1943 East Prussia, Rosa Sauer, fleeing Berlin, is forced to become a food taster for Hitler at the Wolf's Lair, developing a secret relationship with an SS officer amidst the constant fear of poisoning and the uncertainty of war.

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Remains of Four WWII Airmen Recovered After 80 Years

On March 11, 1944, the WWII bomber "Heaven Can Wait" crashed off New Guinea, killing all 11 aboard; after an extensive 12-year investigation by relatives and a deep-sea recovery mission, the remains of four crew members—Staff Sgt. Eugene Darrigan, 2nd Lt. Thomas Kelly, 1st Lt. Herbert Tennyson, and ...

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Documentary Filmmaker Marcel Ophüls Dies at 97

Marcel Ophüls, a renowned documentary filmmaker known for his incisive critiques of history, died at 97; his 1971 film, "The Sorrow and the Pity," a four-hour-plus documentary challenging the narrative of French Resistance during WWII, was banned from French television for a decade.

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Headstones of Two Jewish WWII Soldiers Corrected in Italy

Operation Benjamin corrected the religious markers on the headstones of two Jewish World War II soldiers, Ben Zion Bernstein and Paul Singer, buried in the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Italy, after they were mistakenly buried under Latin crosses for over 80 years.

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