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US WWII Veteran Expects ‘Wonderful Experience’ at Moscow Victory Day Celebrations

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US World War II veteran Harold Angle, now 96 years old, dodged Nazi German bullets and grenades during his military service, and ahead of the 75th anniversary of Victory Day on 9 May, he shared the terror he felt in 1945 while waiting for a German grenade that landed metres away from him to explode. … Read More >US WWII Veteran Expects ‘Wonderful Experience’ at Moscow Victory Day Celebrations

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Germany Submits Request to Russia on Probe Into Nazi WWII Crimes in Yeysk – Prosecutor

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Germany has submitted a request to Russia regarding the probe into the Nazi crimes, committed in Russia’s Yeysk during WWII, including regarding proofs of Helmut Oberlander’s involvement, Senior Prosecutor Thomas Will, the deputy head of Ludwigsburg’s central department for investigation of National Socialist crimes said. … Read More >Germany Submits Request to Russia on Probe Into Nazi WWII Crimes in Yeysk – Prosecutor

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Swiss Village Braces for Evacuation Which Could Last Over a Decade Due to Unexploded WWII Arms Dump

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Residents of the tiny Swiss village of Mitholz, population 170, may be forced to evacuate their picturesque mountain chalet community so that the military can clear out some 3,500 tonnes of explosives from a WWII-era underground arms dump. … Read More >Swiss Village Braces for Evacuation Which Could Last Over a Decade Due to Unexploded WWII Arms Dump

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Russia declassifies previously unseen papers and PHOTOS of pivotal 1945 recapture of ‘fortress city’ Budapest from Nazis

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The Soviet offensive in Hungary and siege of its capital Budapest was a key milestone in defeating the Nazis. For its 75th anniversary, Russia has declassified archived documents and photos, giving new insights into the bloodbath. … Read More >Russia declassifies previously unseen papers and PHOTOS of pivotal 1945 recapture of ‘fortress city’ Budapest from Nazis

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Actions of Poland, Baltic States Undermine ‘Entire Post-War World System’, Russian Senator Says

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Russia has become locked in a dispute with Poland and the Baltic States over the origins of WWII after the European Parliament passed a resolution in September on the history of the conflict. The resolution claimed that the 1939 non-aggression treaty between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany led to the start of the war. … Read More >Actions of Poland, Baltic States Undermine ‘Entire Post-War World System’, Russian Senator Says

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Churchill sightseeing in Crimea and FDR saluting the flag: Russia declassifies PHOTOS taken ahead of 1945 Yalta conference

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As part of a WWII document trove declassified ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Yalta summit, never before seen photographs show US and British leaders and officers arriving in Crimea and touring Sevastopol with Soviet hosts. … Read More >Churchill sightseeing in Crimea and FDR saluting the flag: Russia declassifies PHOTOS taken ahead of 1945 Yalta conference

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Newly released PHOTOS of top Nazi officer give rare glimpse of life inside Sobibor death camp

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The new release of photos belonging to a Nazi commander at the Sobibor death camp sheds new light on the Holocaust site, of which very few images were known to exist. Sobibor was destroyed by the Nazis after a prisoner uprising. … Read More >Newly released PHOTOS of top Nazi officer give rare glimpse of life inside Sobibor death camp