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 Government Girl During WW2 - Article in America in WWII MagazineI'm pleased to announce the publication of my article on a Nebraska teen who went to Washington D.C. during World War 2 to become one of th… Started by Melissa Amateis in LATEST NEWSLatest Reply |
 Paying Tribute to a Generation: THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL in Bedford, VirginiaPaying Tribute to a Generation This contribution is courtesy of April Cheek-Messier, Director of Education for the National D-Day Memorial… Started by Scott Lyons in D-DAYLatest Reply |
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Government Girl During WW2 - Article in America in WWII MagazineI'm pleased to announce the publication of my article on a Nebraska teen who went to Washington D.C. during World War 2 to become one of th… Started by Melissa Amateis in LATEST NEWS |
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 Short Film - The German - click link to watch, well worth it.Short film: The German Incredible four-minute footage of a desperate Spitfire vs. ME-109 dual. You feel like you are there. Amazing comput… Started by Randy Gann in WAR IN EUROPE |
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 Omaha Beach: Why?Conventional wisdom espoused by most historians is that the D-Day victory was due to: 1) the genius of British Intelligence in deceiving t… Started by Kenneth C. Hite in D-DAY |
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The latest issue of WWII HISTORY Magazine | Congratulations to member Janet FoggCongratulations to member Janet Fogg In the latest issue (Early Winter 2012) member and author Janet Fogg, along with Richard Fogg have a… Started by Scott Lyons in LATEST NEWS |
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 Can America Rally in the Second Half?In the two minute Superbowl commercial for Chrysler, Eastwood states "I've seen a lot of tough eras. A lot of downturns in my life." Born… Started by Jackie (Owens) Williams in LATEST NEWS |
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Paying Tribute to a Generation: THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL in Bedford, VirginiaPaying Tribute to a Generation This contribution is courtesy of April Cheek-Messier, Director of Education for the National D-Day Memorial… Started by Scott Lyons in D-DAY |
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 Roll of Honor databasesHello all, After sometime looking around on this fantastic website I thought I will drop a line on this forum too. I love to make Roll of… Started by Jan Ploeg in ARMY |
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 Dora-Mittelbau, Nordhausen Death Marches, 1945Hello All, I hope this missive is finding you all well. I apologize for being out of the loop for so long, but other issues have intervene… Started by Tom Valenta in LATEST NEWS |
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Dec 9, 2011 Reply by Darrell English |
Tunnel back in time: Revealed after 67 years, the passage used in Great Escape - from the Daily Mail OnlineSpecial thanks to Erwin Leydekkers for pointing this story out. Here is the original link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2064068/… Started by Scott Lyons in LATEST NEWS |
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Dec 9, 2011 Reply by Tom Valenta |
CatalogersAnyone out there know of any???Would like to get my vast collection of WW2 artifacts cataloged there a ton of stuff both US/Axis items over… Started by Darrell English in LATEST NEWS |
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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 »
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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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