People of WWII
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4 Winners of the Victoria Cross in World War II
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious military decoration awarded for valor “in the face of enemy” to members of the British Armed Forces and soldiers from…
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Anne Frank: The Girl Behind the Diary
Anne Frank (1929-1945) was a young Jewish girl who moved to the Netherlands from Germany with her family after Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. Life for Jews in…
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3 Great Escapes from Nazi Concentration Camps
1) Tadeusz Wiejowski Tadeusz Wiejowski was the first prisoner to escape from Auschwitz concentration camp. A cobbler from Kołaczyce, Poland, Wiejowsk arrived at Auschwitz on 14th June 1940 on board…
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Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The first African American military aviators were known as the Tuskegee Airmen. These pioneers of military served in the U.S. Army Air Corps (known as the AAC), which was the…
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The Unsung Heroes of WWII
There are countless stories of heroes in World War II that have not made it to the mainstream media despite worth it telling them is. Here are some of the…
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The Female Heroes of World War II
The scope of World War II as a historical event of mountainous magnitude is one that produced a myriad of heroes across many nationalities and journeys from both military and…