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Josephine Baker: Spy, Activist, and Wartime Hero

Josephine Baker, a famous entertainer, secretly worked as a spy for the Allies during World War II, using her fame to gather intelligence in North Africa, leading to hundreds of Nazi spy arrests; this experience directly influenced her later civil rights activism.

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WWII's Secret Firefighters: A Flyover Honors Sgt. Joe Harris and the All-Black Triple Nickles

Sgt. Joe Harris, a member of the all-Black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (Triple Nickles), who died at 108, will be honored Saturday with a military flyover; the Triple Nickles were elite paratroopers who secretly fought wildfires started by Japanese balloon bombs during WWII, completing 1,200 ...

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WWII's 'Triple Nickles': A Hero's Funeral and a Legacy of Hidden Valor

Sgt. Joe Harris, a 108-year-old member of the all-Black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion ("Triple Nickles"), will receive a full military funeral Saturday, featuring a flyover; the unit secretly fought wildfires started by Japanese balloon bombs during WWII.

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Allied Victory in the Ruhr Pocket Hastens Nazi Germany's Collapse

In April 1945, four million Allied troops encircled and captured approximately 350,000 German soldiers in the Ruhr Pocket, a strategically vital industrial region in Nazi Germany, culminating in Field Marshal Model's suicide and significantly impacting the war's outcome.

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Germany Nears End of Nazi-Era Crime Prosecutions

Germany's prosecution of Nazi-era crimes is nearing its end, with only one open indictment remaining nationwide; this concerns a man accused of complicity in 3,322 murders at Sachsenhausen concentration camp, while another case was dropped due to the suspect's death. The Central Office for the Inves...

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Nazi Camp's Final Days: A Multi-Perspective Account

Bert Natters' "Aan het einde van de oorlog" follows 31 characters in a German concentration camp during the final days of WWII as the Russian army approaches, culminating in the accidental death of the deputy commandant's son in the gas chamber.

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Beuys and Nazism: A Museum's Controversial Exhibition

The Moyland Castle Museum in Germany is hosting an exhibition exploring Joseph Beuys's complex relationship with Nazism, showcasing 90 works that grapple with WWII and the Holocaust, alongside interactive elements encouraging visitor engagement and debate.

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WWI Spy's Barcelona Network: From Salonica Jew to German Baron

Isaac Ezratty, a multilingual Salonica Jew, transformed into Baron Von Rolland, a German spy who, collaborating with Spanish police commissioner Brabo Portillo, controlled Barcelona's espionage network during WWI, impacting the flow of war materials and intelligence, and later maintaining influence ...

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Beuys and Nazism: A Controversial Retrospective

The Schloss Moyland Museum in Germany presents "Auschwitz and World War II in the Work of Joseph Beuys," showcasing 90 artworks exploring the artist's post-war engagement with the Nazi past, alongside controversial statements prompting debate about his legacy.

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WWII "Rosies" Honored with Congressional Gold Medals

In New Orleans, eighteen women who worked as "Rosies" in WWII defense industries during the war received Congressional Gold Medals at the National World War II Museum; their service challenged gender roles and impacted the American labor landscape, a legacy the museum is working to preserve through ...

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Thomas Mann's Anti-Nazi Radio Broadcasts During WWII

Thomas Mann, a German novelist and Nobel laureate in exile in the US, delivered 60 radio broadcasts to Germany between 1941 and 1945, urging Germans to switch sides during WWII, as part of BBC's psychological warfare strategy; these broadcasts remain his most significant political legacy, despite po...

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Schuman's Vote and the Fall of France

In June 1940, Robert Schuman, then French Undersecretary for Refugees, voted to grant full powers to Marshal Pétain, whose collaborationist Vichy regime subsequently persecuted Jews and collaborated with Nazi Germany, contrasting with General de Gaulle's call for resistance.

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