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Mengele’s letters: My dear, sweet Butzel!
Letters written by Josef Mengele to his wife Irena in 1944.
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Simo Häyhä, a.k.a. The White Death: The Story of Finland’s Top Sniper
He became the terror and a nightmare for Soviet soldiers, was probably the most successful sniper of all time, and for his 505 kills in the Finnish Winter WarWar (General Definition) War is a state of armed conflict be… More, he earned the nickname “The White Death” from the Russians.
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How the Russians Fought Against Stalin Under the SS Flag
A relatively unknown piece of history – the Russian SS RONA division, which became renowned primarily for its unruliness, drunkenness, and extreme brutality that shocked even the battle-hardened SS veterans.
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Top 5 WWII Movies Starring Real Veteran Actors
Five must-see WWII films starring real-life veteran actors—proof that sometimes, movie heroes really have been heroes in real life.
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Heinrich Himmler: the story of a Holocaust mastermind who could not bear the sight of blood
Heinrich Himmler was an ordinary, inconspicuous fellow who could be considered a decent bank or other official, or rather not noticed at all on the street.
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Christmas truce 1914: The Day the War Fell Silent in the Trenches
The unofficial Christmas truce of 1914 still has enormous symbolic power today.
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Reinhard Heydrich: The Unknown Face of the Cruel Prague Executioner
Who exactly was Heydrich, the architect of the Holocaust?
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Mikhail Kalashnikov: Inventor of the AK-47, the deadliest weapon in the world
A fascinating story of a Russian weapons designer Mikhail Kalashnikov whose famous AK-47 automatic rifle influenced the course of numerous conflicts worldwide.