Wwii

Pro-Palestine camp to take place at site of Jewish WWII deportations

Moorweide in Hamburg is the site from which around 6,000 Jews, as well as Sinti and Roma, were deported during the Holocaust.

A demonstration in support of Palestine and Lebanon marches through Stockholm to Gustav Adolfs Torg, Sweden October 5.
A mass rally of Berliners took place in the Sportpalast, where Nazi Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda and Gauleiter of Berlin, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, with ruthless frankness, described the danger facing Europe, 1943.

Were your ancestors Nazis? New research tool allows people to find out

Members of the US Air Force Pararescue, April 5, 2026; illustrative.

Behind the US Air Force unit that spearheaded the mission to rescue downed airman

A detail from Arthur Szyk's “They Too Have a Right to Live,”  which first appeared in the May 12, 1943 issue of The New York Times and was presumably sponsored by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, an organization founded by Zionist activist Peter Bergson in 1943.

This Jewish artist fought Nazis with a paintbrush, when art like his still mattered 


Rediscovered file reveal Auschwitz's 'Angel of Death' comfortable life in Argentina after WWII

Historian says the documents show several countries had more accurate information on Mengele's whereabouts than previously assumed.

 Train tracks leading up to main entrance, Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Dutch police arrest pro-Palestine protesters at World War II anniversary event

During a speech by Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, Dutch media reported a protester threw a smoke bomb onto the stage, where visiting Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was also present.

 Security personnel detain a Pro-Palestinian protester, on the day of a liberation parade, where they commemorate the victims of war and celebrate freedom, in Wageningen, Netherlands, May 5, 2025

‘I have never argued with anyone’: Ethel Caterham becomes world's oldest person

Caterham, who lives in Surrey, attributes her longevity to 'never arguing with anyone' and 'doing what I want'.

 ‘I have never argued with anyone’: Ethel Caterham becomes world's oldest person.

Amber “Gummy Bear,” stolen in WWII, may be over 5,000-years-old

An ancient amber bear figurine, unearthed by miners in northern Poland, is the subject of renewed attention following a study suggesting it dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period.

 Amber “Gummy Bear,” stolen in WWII, may be over 5,000-years-old.

Modern tech unveils WWII submarine 'M-49' lost for 82 years in Russian waters

crew of 22 perished when submarine went missing during combat mission in August 1941.

 Soviet M-class submarine Malyutka VI series.

Wreckage of WWII bomber Baltimore FW282 found in Aegean Sea after 80 years

WWII bomber Baltimore FW282 found in Aegean Sea after 80 years.

 Wreckage of WWII bomber Baltimore FW282 found in Aegean Sea after 80 years.

Former tennis star Boris Becker apologizes after citing SS member's claims about Hitler's survival

Becker's sharing of a post claiming Hitler fled to South America sparked criticism and accusations of promoting conspiracy myths.

 Former tennis star Boris Becker apologizes after citing SS member's claims about Hitler's survival.

Study reveals workings of British Starfish decoy sites that mislead WWII Luftwaffe attacks

Researchers uncover World War II decoy sites designed to divert German bombers from industrial targets in North Staffordshire.

 Researchers uncover World War II decoy sites designed to divert German bombers from industrial targets.

Polish detectorists find 2,000-year-old Roman spatha sword while searching for WWII relics

Experts believe the sword was deposited as a funerary offering during a Przeworsk culture burial.

 Roman spatha sword dating back 2000 years found in Poland's Jura region.

Lost WWII Brazilian warship Vital de Oliveira identified after 80 years

On July 19, 1944, the German submarine U-861 torpedoed the Vital de Oliveira, sinking it and killing about 100 of the 270 crew members.

 Lost WWII Brazilian warship Vital de Oliveira identified after 80 years.