3Apr
U.S. veteran James Megellas passed away (103)
We’re pausing tonight to mourn the loss but celebrate the life of WWII hero U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) James “Maggie” Megellas. He passed away peacefully this evening at age 103.
28Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - Poland Will Not Bow to Nazis & Stalinists
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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1Apr
TracesOfWar obtains unique photographs of Warsaw and the Jewish ghetto
Recently TracesOfWar recieved a collection of unique photo's. The photo's come from the heritage of a German soldier who served with a supply unit. They were taken in Warsaw and surroundings in 1942.
7Mar
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.
25Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - Hans Oster - A German Against Nazism
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
22Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - Culling the Nazi Wolfpacks - Submarines, Spies, China, and Africa
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
15Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - Nigerians Chasing Italians Like Cheetahs Hunt a Bull
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
8Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - Bulgaria Joins the Fascist Alliance
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
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.
3Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - Resistance in China - Myth or Reality?
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
1Mar
World War 2 Youtube Series - The Nazis Building Bridges, Not Walls
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
23Feb
World War 2 Youtube Series - The Brits Will Walk 500 Miles, and They Will Walk 500 More
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
15Feb
World War 2 Youtube Series - Enter Erwin Rommel - The British Advance in Africa
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
World War 2 Youtube Series - Rommel to fix the Bungle in Benghazi
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
2Feb
World War 2 Youtube Series - Africa, the Axis’ Achilles Heel - The Allied African Campaigns
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
25Jan
World War 2 Youtube Series - When Anti-Semites Infight, Jews Still Die - Pogroms in Romania
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
15Jan
Rarely-seen photos show how 200,000 Allied troops crossing the Rhine
The powerful images tell the story of the momentous Operation Plunder offensive in Germany in March 1945 Allies were forced to quickly build floating bridges because the retreating Nazis blew up the permanent ones The troops advanced in support of 16,000 paratroopers who had earlier dropped on German side of the river
12Jan
World War 2 Youtube Series - Fighting Far Away From Home - Allied Advance in Africa
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
8Jan
Book with faces of Margraten will become a permanent paper monument
Through the project ‘The Faces of Margraten’ the Fields of Honor Foundation wants to give a face to the soldiers who are buried and/or commemorated at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten. In 2020, on the occasion of 75 years of freedom, the foundation will publish a book titled ‘De Gezichten van Margraten: Zij bleven voor altijd jong’ [The Faces of Margraten: they stayed forever young]. Via email we asked Sebastiaan Vonk, chairman of the foundation, a couple of questions regarding the book and the project, both carrying the same name.
4Jan
World War 2 Youtube Series - It's 1941 - A World at War - January 4 1941
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
1Jan
Photo report Bastogne nuts weekend 2019
The Bastogne nuts weekend was this year on December 14 and 15. We were already present on Friday with the veterans in the Bastogne War Museum and for the fireworks display in the Bastogne Barracks. The next day the Bastogne Historical Walk took place and there was a light show at the Mardasson that evening. No matter how beautiful the show was, it is open for discussion if it fits in a memorial weekend. Fortunately there were the necessary commemorations that same day. Including one in the pouring rain at the 326th Airborne Medical Company Monument in Sainte-Ode. The weekend also brought us to the big re-enactment event in Hardigny where a lot of re-enactors had come together.
28Dec
World War 2 Youtube Series - Winter is coming, peace is not - the frozen fronts
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
22Dec
World War 2 Youtube Series - Red Beard’s Ghost Returns - German Invasion Plans
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
20Dec
Christmas during the Dutch winter famine of 1944
In 1944, Christmas was celebrated for the sixth time since the Second World War had broken out on September 1, 1939. Men who often shared the same religious background fought each other to the death in sharp contrast with the old Christmas message of Peace on Earth. Christmas under Fire, 1944 tells about this last war time Christmas. Below an excerpt from this book. This part is about the Dutch winter famine of 1944.
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