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Upcoming Events (12)
February 25Saturday
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Remembrance of February Strike
February 25, 2012 all day – Amsterdam On February 25, 1941 -- about nine months after German troops began the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II -- the city of Amsterdam came to a halt in response to the terrorizing atrocities… Organized by City of Amsterdam | Type: remembrance
March 23Friday
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Normandy
March 23, 2012 to March 26, 2012 – Arromanches Omaha and Utah Beach Organized by Erwin Leydekkers | Type: battlefield, tour
March 25Sunday
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4th Dead Man's Ridge Walk
March 25, 2012 all day – Houmont, Luxembourg, Belgium Historical Walk to honor the men of the 17th Airborne Division The history of the 17th Airborne division also know as the “sightseeing seventeenth” began with his activation on the 15th of April 19… Organized by 101st Airborne Division Belgian Friendly | Type: walk
May 4Friday
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Remembrance Day Holland
May 4, 2012 all day – Holland Since the end of the Second World War, the Dutch have observed 4 May as a day of reflection, a day to honour the victims of war. At eight o'clock in the evening the country unites in commemorating th… Organized by Dutch Government | Type: remembrance
May 5Saturday
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Liberty Day Holland
May 5, 2012 all day – Holland Every year on the 5th of May there is a celebration because of the liberation of Holland. Organized by Dutch government | Type: celebration
June 30Saturday
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Veterans Day Holland
June 30, 2012 all day – Nationwide Every year on the last Saturday of June Organized by Dutch government | Type: celebration
August 15Wednesday
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Memorial day at the ‘Indies Monument’
August 15, 2012 all day – The Hague Holland Memorial day at the ‘Indies Monument’ is dated August 15, day of the Japanese capitulation. In contrast to May 05, day of the German capitulation, it is not a public holiday in the Netherlands. The… Organized by Erwin Leydekkers | Type: national, ceremony
September 2Sunday
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V-J Day - Victory over Japan Day; August 15th in the UK, September 2 in the US
September 2, 2012 all day – Worldwide On September 2nd, 1945 the Armistice was signed in Tokyo Bay aboard the battleship USS Missouri. This marked the end of World War II. Organized by Scott Lyons | Type: anniversary, celebration
September 13Thursday
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US AIR FORCE 65th Anniversary: 13 September 2011
September 13, 2012 all day – Worldwide From the US Army Air Corps, to the Army Air Forces, and finally to the US Air Force. 65 Years of air superiority. Thank you. Organized by Scott Lyons | Type: anniversary
September 15Saturday
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Battle of Britain Day
September 15, 2012 all day – Worldwide To remember the resolve of Englanders, 15 September 1940. Organized by Scott Lyons | Type: anniversary
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"in the company of heroes"
Dr. Guy LoFaro Lectures on the 82nd Airborne Division's Contribution during WWII
By SCOTT LYONS
28 January 2012
Historian and author Guy LoFaro, retired US Army officer, and former West Point professor and alumnus, recently spoke of the research behind his 2011 book The Sword of St. Michael: The 82nd Airborne Division in World War II at the North Atlanta-area independent bookseller ‘Acworth Bookstore’. Full Story »
"With the Old Breed" Conversations of Wartime with a WWII-era US Marine
By SCOTT LYONS
21 January 2012
I had the recent privilege of learning World War II history first-hand from Mr. and Mrs. H. Paul Bailey, through in-person interviews. Paul was a U.S. Marine from 1943 to 1946, who fought in the same division, 1st Marine Division (3/7), on Okinawa as Eugene Sledge (3/5), author of With the Old Breed and subject of HBO’s ‘The Pacific’. Full story »
Photos
Italy trip 2012
by Erwin Leydekkers Added February 19, 2012 at 5:16am
German cemetery Pomezia, Italy
by Erwin Leydekkers Added February 18, 2012 at 11:34am
Hall of Heroes: Our WWII veteran family members: 'Album One'
by Scott Lyons Added May 15, 2009 at 2:25pm 3 Comments
Hall of Heroes: Our WWII veteran family members: 'Album Two'
by Scott Lyons Added June 18, 2011 at 12:42am 2 Comments
resistance AS/GL Belgium
by Gilbert Joosten Added February 8, 2012 at 10:34am
WWII NEWS: THE TELEGRAPH
Wartime population faced 'eating plankton to avert food shortages'
Britain's wartime population would have been fed plankton by scientists under proposals to avert critical food shortages, newly discovered documents have disclosed.
Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler a fan of yoga
Heinrich Himmler, the infamous Nazi leader of the SS, was enthralled with eastern mysticism and always carried an ancient text on yoga wherever he went, a new book has claimed.
Hitler had son with French teen
Adolf Hitler had a son with a French teenager while serving as a soldier during the First World War, according to new evidence.
World War Two: air ace in an unmarked grave found
The body of a decorated flying ace who was killed in his first week of war has been found in an unmarked grave in France after 71 years.
Adolf Eichmann exhibition reveals how he was captured by Israeli agents
An exhibition telling the story of how Israeli agents captured Adolf Eichmann has opened in Tel Aviv.
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