9May
World War 2 Youtube Series - 141 - Carrier vs. Carrier - The Battle of Coral Sea - WW2 - May 9, 1942
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
6May
Two Airborne veterans passed away
This week two Airborne veterans sadly passed away: Jim Chittenden 21st Independent Parachute Company (Italy) and Arnhem veteranLuis Dimarco, Signals Platoon, HQ Coy, 1st Parachute Battalion.
24Dec
Photo report Candles on Airborne War Cemetery Airborne Cemetery Oosterbeek
The restrictions regarding Covid-19 did not prevent a small group of volunteers to place candles on the graves on Christmas Eve at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek.
Mar2020
Photo Report 'Airborne' premiere at Wings of Liberation Best
At Museum Wings of Liberation Best, the art installation Airborne was opened on Friday 6 March 2020. Around 75 years of freedom, Brabant Remembers shows with 'The Art of Freedom' in a series of temporary art installations at WWII heritage sites, not only the impact of the Second World War at the time, but also the importance for now and tomorrow.
25Apr
The Netherlands Carillon will finally sound harmoniously after May 5
In 1951, the Dutch government decided to donate a carillon to the United States as a gesture of gratitude for the liberation and the Marshall aid. The instrument initially consisted of 49 bells and ended up in a modernist bell tower right next to Arlington National Cemetery with a view on the American capital of Washington D.C. In Bells for America, Diederik Oostdijk describes the arduous history of the Netherlands Carillon. The author is professor of English and American literature at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. We asked him several questions by e-mail about his book and the restoration of the instrument. The text was translated by Arnold Palthe.
21Apr
World War 2 Youtube Series - Hitler's Money and How He Stole It - WW2 Special
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
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18Apr
[video] New documentary released about forgotten Battle of Otterlo (NL)
The Battle of Otterlo (April 15-17 1945) was an intense fight, including tanks, flamethrowers and hand-to-hand combat, with more than 1,000 soldiers involved and more than 100 persons killed in action. Remarkably, this battle is mostly unknown to the general public. Consequently, Menno J. de Vries decided to create a documentary about it that visualizes the events. The result was published yesterday on YouTube, at the 76th remembrance day.
18Apr
World War 2 Youtube Series - 138 - America Strikes Back - Tokyo in Flames - WW2 - April 18 1942
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
17Apr
World War 2 Youtube Series - The Bataan Death March Begins WAH 032 April 1942, Pt. 1
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
10Apr
Arnhem veteran Les Fulles passed away
Arnhem veteran Les Fuller passed away on Thursday 8 Apri. During Operatie Market Garden he served with the 3rd battalion of the Parachute Regiment.
28Mar
"New" photo of the Veestraatbrug in Helmond
For a number of years I have been researching World War II in Helmond . One is always looking for new material that is not yet known in Helmond historiography. This could be anything; diaries, letters or photos.
25Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - Eichmann: Mass Murderer or Train Conductor? WW2 Biography Special
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
25Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - Fifty Families Murdered Every Hour
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
11Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - Extermination Begins at Auschwitz - March 1942, pt. 1
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
7Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - The Japanese Raid Australia and the British Raid France
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
6Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - Colonial Troops Saving Their Masters - WW2 Special
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
26Feb
Searching for traces of lost Jewish life
The Cologne-based photographer and blogger Christian Herrmann has travelled Eastern Europe for years to document traces of Jewish life before the Holocaust. Here, in a belt between the Baltic and Black Seas, lived the majority of European Jews. During the Second World War, almost all of them were murdered by the German occupiers and their collaborators. What remains are traces of Jewish life: destroyed or misappropriated synagogues, overgrown cemeteries, tombstones in the street paving, and traces of home blessings on door jambs. His book In schwindendem Licht / In Fading Light presents 110 photos of Jewish heritage sites in 57 cities, towns and villages in Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Poland, Hungary and Romania. Weve asked him some question about his photographs by e-mail.
14Feb
World War 2 Youtube Series - German Army Surrounded: You Did Nazi That Coming!
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
9Feb
Arnhem veteran Les Ransom passed way
On Monday 8 February Arnhem veteraan Les Ransom passed away. Les served with 250 Company RASC. It's likely that he was the last veteran alive who fought at the Arnhem bridge.
3Feb
Austrian man leaves 'large amount' to village that saved family from Nazis
A 90-year-old Austrian man leaves a gift to Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in France for saving his family.
31Jan
World War 2 Youtube Series - Fortress Singapore Stands Alone! - WW2 - 127 - January 30, 1942
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
27Jan
Nazi monuments around the world
There are hundreds of statues and monuments around the world to people who abetted or took part in the murder of Jews and others during the Holocaust.
25Jan
British WW2 veteran Tom Hicks passed away
British WW2 veteran sapper Tom Hicks passed away at the age of 101 years. He served with the 1st Parachute Squadron Royal Engineer in Tunisia, Sicily, Southern Italy and Arnhem, where he was wounded and taken prisoner.
24Jan
World War 2 Youtube Series - The Formalization of Extermination - The Wannsee Conference
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
20Jan
World War 2 Youtube Series - Hitler Never Gave the Order - So Who Did? - WW2 Special
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
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