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Mass Grave of Red Army Soldiers Discovered in Belarus

A mass grave of 61 Red Army soldiers and one commander, killed in late June 1941 during an attempted breakout from encirclement near Deryachin, Belarus, was discovered on August 5-6, 2024, including a soldier from Sukhoy Log, Sverdlovsk Oblast, identified by his recovered medal.

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Russia Summons German Ambassador over Kuril Islands Dispute

Germany's ambassador to Russia was summoned after the German ambassador to Japan's comments questioned Russia's sovereignty over the Kuril Islands, prompting a Russian protest against Germany's alleged support for Japan's territorial claims, which Russia views as a violation of the post-World War II...

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Nagasaki Nurses' Post-Bombing Aid Documented in New Film

Jumpei Matsumoto's "Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash" spotlights three Japanese Red Cross nurses' experiences treating the injured following the August 9, 1945, atomic bombing of Nagasaki, which killed an estimated 74,000 people by the end of 1945, using firsthand accounts and the appearance of ...

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Youth Forum in Rostov Strengthens WWII Memory, Fosters Interregional Cooperation

A youth forum at the Sambek Heights museum complex in Rostov, Russia, commemorated the 80th anniversary of Victory in WWII and the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland; participants included representatives from Rostov and St. Petersburg legislative assemblies and youth parliaments, and a Leningra...

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102-Year-Old WWII Veteran and TikTok Star "Papa Jake" Dies

Jake Larson, a 102-year-old World War II veteran and TikTok star ("Papa Jake"), passed away; his 1.2 million followers received the news on Instagram. He served in Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge, earning numerous medals before using TikTok to share his experiences and honor fallen comrades.

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Russian Senate Commission Addresses WWII Revisionism, AI Crime, and Ukraine Conflict

A Russian Senate commission addressed countering historical revisionism regarding Russia's WWII role, AI's use in crime, protecting journalist rights, and the impact of shifting Western narratives on the Ukraine conflict.

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Japan's WWII Anniversary Statement: A Potential Break with Tradition

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba initially decided against issuing a statement marking the 80th anniversary of WWII's end, a decision influenced by conservative factions within the ruling LDP, potentially breaking with the tradition of decade anniversary statements acknowledging past aggressio...

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Monument Honors Kuril Landing Operation Heroes

A four-meter bronze monument, commissioned by President Putin and created by sculptor Margarita Fomina, commemorates the self-sacrifice of Soviet marines Nikolai Vilkov and Pyotr Ilyichev during the 1945 Kuril landing operation on Shumshu Island; it will be installed near Mount Severnaya by 2030.

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Fundraiser Honors Six WWII Firefighters Killed in Plymouth Blitz

A fundraiser is underway to refurbish the graves of six Saltash volunteer firefighters killed in Plymouth on April 22, 1941, by an unexploded bomb while fighting fires during a Nazi German bombing raid; the project seeks £8,000 for new headstones and a storyboard.

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Bourdaras Archive Reveals Origins of 1967 Greek Junta

General Alkibiades Bourdaras's newly published archive details the violent suppression of pro-democracy officers by young royalist officers within the exiled Greek army in the Middle East in 1944, revealing the origins of the 1967 Greek military junta.

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Posthumous Hero of Russia Title Awarded to Alexei Berest for WWII Valor

Russian President Vladimir Putin posthumously awarded Alexei Berest, a key figure in raising the Victory Banner over the Reichstag in 1945, the Hero of Russia title, correcting decades-old bureaucratic errors that initially prevented his recognition for his bravery during WWII and subsequent act of ...

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German Atomic Bomb Program: New Research Reveals High-Intensity Effort, Wartime Failure

Mark Walker's new book, "Hitler's Atomic Bomb," reveals that German scientists intensely pursued atomic bomb development until World War II's resource constraints and destruction of research facilities hampered their efforts; this contrasts with previous claims of moral objections slowing the progra...

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