Category: World of Wars
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How Secret Czechoslovak Arms Shipments Helped Israel Survive
One thing is certain: Czechoslovak arms saved the state of Israel in a critical moment.
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Castle Bravo: Radioactive Hell in Paradise
Castle Bravo, the U.S. test of the most powerful thermonuclear weapon took place on March 1, 1954. The explosion’s yield was three times greater than expected, leading to the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.
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Hugo Boss and Nazi Uniforms: What Is Fact and What Is Legend?
For years, stories have circulated that the designer of the infamous black SS uniform was none other than Hugo Boss. But how much truth is there to this, and what role did this clothing brand actually play in World War II?
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Vasily Zaytsev: A Miracle Sniper or a Soviet Propaganda Product?
With 242 confirmed hits, Vasily Zaitsev was one of the best Soviet snipers of World War II. But how much of his aura is just propaganda?
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Inglourious Basterds in reality: Matthäus Hetzenauer, Hitler’s sniper who inspired the movie
A young man who became the most successful German sniper towards the end of the war. And sixty years later, an inspiration for one of Quentin Tarantino’s best films, Inglourious Basterds.
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Police Battalion 101: Ordinary Men Turned into Killers by Nazism
Who were the people who could obey orders to kill civilians, including the elderly and even children? Surprisingly, they were very ordinary people. What kind of people could possibly follow orders to kill civilians, including the elderly and even children? Many of us have likely asked ourselves a similar question when reading books or watching…
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Otto Skorzeny: The Extraordinary Life of Europe’s Most Dangerous Man
“I am drawn to an extraordinary way of life,” Otto Skorzeny wrote in his diary during his studies, hinting at the fate that awaited him, though at the time he could not have imagined how extraordinary his life would become in the years to follow. Few high-ranking Nazi officers managed to escape punishment after the…