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The three major Axis powers, Germany, Japan, and Italy were part of a military alliance on the signing of the Tripartite Pact in September 1940, which officially founded the Axis powers.
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From Yale Law School: The Avalon Project - The Munich Agreement
Started by Scott Lyons on Monday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Excellent site from the Yale University Law Library on the historic Munich Agreement of 29 September 1938:The Munich Agreement - DocumentsContinue
Spain: The 4th member of the Axis Powers????
Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR Jul 10, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hitler desperately wanted Spain to join the Axis Powers. He wanted into Spain and her access to Gibraltar. Even though the British controlled the straits he felt the German army and navy could take control of it.Since it controlled access to the…Continue
EUROPEAN CIVIL WAR
Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR Apr 24, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
After watching the First World War documentary and The World at War, I had come to the conclusion that the two were connected.I listened to an interview given by Stephen Ambrose and he mentioned the "European Civil War" which he said started in 1914…Continue
Germany's Police State
Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR. Last reply by Jackie (Owens) Williams Mar 16, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
One of the things I had a hard time understanding was how the German people could allow such a man to have so much power. When President Hindenburg died, Hitler abolished the position of President and became the power in Germany.The Gestapo, SS,…Continue
Fieldmarshall Erwin Rommel
Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR Feb 22, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes
One of the other things that I have discovered about the German Army was they had officers who believed that you "lead from the front". I know lower ranking officers are on the front lines, but I am talking about Generals and Field Marshalls. …Continue
World War II "samurai submarines" discovered off Hawaii - USA Today; November 13th
Started by Scott Lyons. Last reply by Randy Gann Nov 16, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes
World War II "samurai submarines" discovered off HawaiiA research documentary team Thursday reports the discovery of two Japanese "samurai submarines" scuttled after the end of World War II.The "I-14" carried two planes while submerged, while the…Continue
Spain
Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR Nov 16, 2009. 0 Replies 0 Likes
I have read that Hitler wanted Spain as a partner for one reason. Gibraltar. Hitler wanted to control access thru ths Strait of Gibraltar and with the capture of the Suez Canal he would cut off oil supplies to Britain rerouteing them to Germany's…Continue
Germany in World War II
Started by Scott Lyons Nov 16, 2009. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Courtesy of WikipediaBasic History of Germany during World War IIThe history of Germany during World War II closely parallels that of Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933. From that point onward, Germany…Continue
"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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