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YP-389: Sunken WWII Navy Patrol Boat Found

A WWII era commercial fishing trawler turned Navy Coastal Minesweeper and then District Patrol Craft that was sunk in 1942 has been found on the ocean floor. Designated a YP-389 the boat was a lightly armed coastal patrol boat with a single 3" gun mount on her bow and two...

created by Tina Kells | 10 wks ago
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70th Anniversary: Remembering World War 2

Seventy years ago today, the deadliest conflict in human history began as Germany invaded Poland. Today, leaders of twenty countries gather in Gdansk, Poland, to commemorate the war. Leaders of many of the...

created by Annina Bergman | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
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Chiba Day

By, Uwe Paschen. It is Chiba Day here in Narita, Chiba, Japan. Tomorrow my wife will not have to go and teach in Narita and I have no field work due to much rain and flooding nor any meetings in Tokyo. In...

created by Paschen | 23 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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Spanish bishops apologise for silence over killings

It has taken a rather long time for the Spanish Catholic Church to acknowledge these unfortunate deaths during Franco´s dictatorship. " Spanish bishops broke decades of silence at the weekend to apologise for...

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created by rahul | 19 wks ago
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Paschen

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Desperate Farmers of a dying environment.

By, Uwe Paschen. Desperate Farmers. For decades now Farm communities around the globe have been bleeding by several factors. Politics comes to mind as well as Industry and mismanagement by the WTO, the...

created by Paschen | 31 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago
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Russia Marks 68th Anniversary of Nazi German Invasion in WWII

June 22, 2009 marks the 68th anniversary of Nazi German Invasion of Soviet Union. On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germans under the direction of Adolf Hitler began the unannounced invasion of the Soviet Union in what later...

created by Yuliya Talmazan | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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Amy Judd

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Remembering Operation Tiger WWII: Six weeks before D-Day

On this 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings, some remaining veterans are pausing to remember an event that took place six weeks prior, known simply as 'Operation Tiger WWII'. Operation Tiger was in essence, a...

created by Amy Judd | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
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Glimpse of a WWII POW camp

"Rare footage showing life in British prisoner of war camp is going on display at a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. There were over 1000 prisoner of war camps in Britain from World War II, but few moving pictures remain. Graham Satchell reports....

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created by Babel-Fish | 26 wks ago
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Dutch children and elderly suffered the most

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“Food From Heaven” Saved Millions of Dutch

64th Anniversary of WWII Test Food Drop Flight, April 29, 2009 Early morning, April 29, 1945 Delayed by horrendous weather for two days, a Lancaster bomber finally rumbled down the runway to begin a dangerous...

created by skintone | 30 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago
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WWII veteran receives Bronze Star after 65 years

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WWII veteran receives Bronze Star after 65 years

Clarence Walter, a World War II combat Veteran, received a Bronze Star Metal on April 14, 65 years after being wounded by a sniper in Italy in December 1943."Nearly 66 years later, Wallaert, 86, was awarded the...

created by USArmy | 31 wks ago
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Israeli Spokesman Says We Control Stupid Americans

" By Uruknet “Another Israeli spokeswoman, Tzipora Menache, stated that she was not worried about negative ramifications the Israeli onslaught on Gaza might have on the way the Obama administration would view Israel. She said ‘You know very well, and the stupid Americans...

created by pakalert | 41 wks ago
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Members of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen

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WWII Era Mass Grave Uncovered in Poland, 1800 German Bodies Found

WWII was a bloody and barbaric time in human history and the true scope of the death during that era is still being discovered. Construction workers in Poland uncovered a gruesome find while breaking ground...

created by Tina Kells | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
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The Iraq War Is Now Illegal

" By Bruce Ackerman and Oona Hathaway, The Daily Beast. "Ongoing combat in Iraq is illegal under US law. As of January 1, Congress’ authorization of the war expired. " The Bush administration’s...

created by pakalert | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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"Inheritance" Documentary Film Tells the Story of Nazi's Daughter

Imagine watching Schindler's List and knowing the sadistic Nazi camp commandant played by Ralph Fiennes was your father. Inheritance is the story of Monika Hertwig, the daughter of mass murderer Amon Goeth....

created by P.O.V. | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
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WWII vet receives Bronze Star 63 years later

USArmy

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WWII vet receives Bronze Star 63 years later

Although the honor was bestowed more than six decades later, for one World War II veteran his service has not been forgotten. Former Pfc. Douglas W. Kearney, 85, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal Nov. 12 in his...

created by USArmy | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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