Volkswagen – from Hitler’s car for the masses to one of the world’s largest automakers.

Volkswagen – from Hitler’s car for the masses to one of the world’s largest automakers.

The Nazi goal was that every German family could afford to buy a car if they saved a few marks a week. And so the Volkswagen car company was born. The Volkswagen car manufacturer is among the best-known and largest automobile producers in the world. However, its history is closely tied to the period of…

Wilm Hosenfeld: The Nazi Officer Who Saved Pianist Władysław Szpilman and Inspired a Legendary Film

Wilm Hosenfeld: The Nazi Officer Who Saved Pianist Władysław Szpilman and Inspired a Legendary Film

Wilm Hosenfeld, a German officer during World War II, defied the brutality of the Nazi regime by saving lives, including that of renowned pianist Władysław Szpilman, whose story inspired the Oscar-winning film The Pianist. Despite his heroic actions, Hosenfeld died tragically in a Soviet Gulag, but his legacy endures as one of the ‘Righteous Among the…