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Youngest Enlisted Men : 15 & 16 year old Soldiers

January 25, 2021
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The P-26: Outdated at the Outbreak

January 23, 2021
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Werwolf Kommandos

January 21, 2021
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The War (2007)

January 21, 2021
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Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency

January 19, 2021
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Manhattan Project

January 17, 2021
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Holocaust Concentration Camps

January 15, 2021Mack Dean

There were more than 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust before and during World War 2. More than have of these peoples were killed in the gas chamber system of the Nazi Death Camps run between 1942 and 1945. The camps with the most deaths or that become most well-known to the public were the Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dachau, Chelmno, Sobibor, Treblinka, and Belzek and Majdanek camps. The extermination of those declared as inferior to Aryans became the official policy of the Nazi government following the Wannsee Conference that occurred in Berlin on January 20th, 1942 and was labeled as the “Final Solution.” Although Jews were the primary focus of the German policy of extermination, other minority groups such as the Roma were identified for elimination as well. Precursors to the Holocaust One of the significant precursors to the Holocaust was the T-4, or Tiergartenstrasse 4 program that was operated from the Berlin Chancellery. The program was created in order to

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Vichy France Facts

January 13, 2021Mack Dean

In June of 1940, the German army, the Wehrmacht, occupied Paris, France. The prime minister of France at the time,

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Battleship Texas (BB-35) Facts

January 11, 2021Mack Dean

The battleship Texas, or more formally USS Texas (BB-35), was the 2nd overall ship in the history of the United

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Fighting Men: The 7th Infantry Division

January 9, 2021Mack Dean

The US 7th Infantry Division had seen minor action in France at the close of WWI. When the Second World

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Into The White (2013)

January 7, 2021Mack Dean

Into The White puts us into the Scandinavian winter desert during WWII.  Two planes, German and English, have just been shot

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Ships & Submarines

USS Robalo (SS-273)

January 5, 2021Mack Dean

The USS Robalo (SS-273) was United States submarine (Gato-Class) that served during World War II. The boat’s keel was laid

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US Army troops landing at Anzio
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Battle of Anzio Facts

January 3, 2021Mack Dean

After the Allies invaded Italy in 1943 they came at a halt at the Gustav Line at Cassino. Once they

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Adolf Hitler

January 1, 2021Mack Dean

Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in, Austria on 20 April, 1889. Adi, as he was called as

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Day of Infamy Speech

December 30, 2020Mack Dean

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech or address to the United States Congress on December 8th, 1941 after the Japanese attacked

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Causes of the Second World War

December 28, 2020Mack Dean

World War 2 broke into open conflict due to the military aggression of Germany and Japan, when Germany invaded Poland

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S Mine Facts (Bouncing Betty)

December 26, 2020Mack Dean

The S mine (also known as Bouncing Betty or the Splittermine in German) was one of the most lethal versions

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Battles

Operation Barbarossa Facts

December 24, 2020Mack Dean

In December of 1940, Adolf Hitler issued Operation Barbarossa, a plan that was under development since July 1940. The core

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The Dirty Dozen
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The Dirty Dozen (1967)

December 22, 2020Mack Dean

When you think of war movies, there are a few movies that should immediately pop into your mind. Tora, Tora,

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World War 2 Timeline

December 20, 2020Mack Dean4 comments

After World War 1, the world thought that we would not see another global conflict on a similar scale ever

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Facts about Jimmy Doolittle

December 18, 2020Mack Dean

Jimmy Doolittle was born on 14th December, 1896. During his stay in Nome, Alaska he developed a reputation as a

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World War 2 Letters: Dearest Eleanor

December 16, 2020Mack Dean

Lt. Gilbert Steingart served as dentist aboard the USS Ocelot in the Pacific Theater.  He promised to write daily letters

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James Forrestal

December 14, 2020Mack Dean

James Forrestal was born on February 15, 1892 in Matteawan, New York. In his early life he attended local schools

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Navajo Code Talkers

December 12, 2020Mack Dean

Communication is one of the most important components in any war. No matter what the size of the troops or

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