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  • Execution Of Nuremberg 1946

    Execution Of Nuremberg 1946

    December 18, 2024

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    David

    The Nuremberg executions took place on 16 October 1946, shortly after the conclusion of the Nuremberg Trials. Ten prominent members of the political and military leadership of Nazi Germany were executed by hanging: Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick, Alfred Jodl, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Wilhelm Keitel, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Alfred Rosenberg, Fritz Sauckel,…

  • Gerhard Gronefeld (1911-2000), a German military photographer, recorded the executions of Serbs in Pancevo on April 20, 1941 in the afternoon, when 35 men and one woman were nabbed from the streets, divided into two groups.

    Gerhard Gronefeld (1911-2000), a German military photographer, recorded the executions of Serbs in Pancevo on April 20, 1941 in the afternoon, when 35 men and one woman were nabbed from the streets, divided into two groups.

    December 18, 2024

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    David

    The first one was taken immediately near the entrance to the cemetery where improvised hangers were made, and the second group was arranged in front of the cemetery wall.  This massacre was ordered by Oberstlootnant Commander Fritz Bandelonj as retaliation for two German soldiers killed in the battle with the…

  • George S. Welch is best remembered as one of the heroes of Pearl Harbor.

    George S. Welch is best remembered as one of the heroes of Pearl Harbor.

    December 18, 2024

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    David

    He, along with Second Lieutenant Kenneth M. Taylor, were the only two fighter pilots to get airborne from Haleiwa Auxiliary Airfield during the Japanese surprise attack on Hawaii, 7 December 1941.  Flying a Curtiss P-40B Warhawk, he shot down three Aichi D3A “Val” dive bombers and one Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero…

  • THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE (Captain Rosinsky)

    THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE (Captain Rosinsky)

    December 18, 2024

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    David

    The capture of brave Russian officer Rosinski This is a shocking image and I apologize in advance for sharing it, but here’s one that truly got to me… in Belarus, 1918, after WWI had already ended, the brave Russian officer Rosinski was captured by the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks tortured the captain, likely…

  • After Cleaning Her House for 2-Hours Straight – She Notices Her Fingers Turning Black?

    After Cleaning Her House for 2-Hours Straight – She Notices Her Fingers Turning Black?

    December 18, 2024

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    David

    Jiang did after finishing her housework. However, a few hours later, she noticed that her fingers were turning black. This was a cause for concern, and she immediately went to the hospital. The doctors were shocked to see that her fingers had turned black due to a bacterial infection that…

  • The Dyatlov Pass Incident: The Mysterious 1959 Tragedy That Left 9 Dead?

    The Dyatlov Pass Incident: The Mysterious 1959 Tragedy That Left 9 Dead?

    December 18, 2024

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    David

    On January 27, 1959, nine Soviet college students embarked on a journey into the Northern Urals. When they were all found dead, some had major chest fractures that could only have been caused by an immense force, comparable to that of a car crash.  And in the most gruesome instance,…

  • TODAY WE REMEMBER CARLOS HATHCOCK

    TODAY WE REMEMBER CARLOS HATHCOCK

    December 18, 2024

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    David

    Carlos Hathcock was a highly skilled American sniper who served in the Vietnam War. He was credited with 93 confirmed kills during his time in Vietnam and was known for his patience, accuracy, and bravery.  One of Hathcock’s most legendary feats occurred when he volunteered for a mission to take…

  • 150 years from now, none of us reading this post today will be alive.

    150 years from now, none of us reading this post today will be alive.

    December 18, 2024

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    David

    70 percent to 100 percent of everything we are fighting over right now will be totally forgotten. Underline the word, TOTALLY. If we go back memory lane to 150 years before us, that will be 1872, none of those that carried the world on their heads then are alive today.…

  • In the year 1882, a seemingly ordinary photograph was taken, capturing the innocence and curiosity of a young child named Albert Einstein.

    In the year 1882, a seemingly ordinary photograph was taken, capturing the innocence and curiosity of a young child named Albert Einstein.

    December 18, 2024

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    David

    Little did the world know at that time that this unassuming three-year-old boy would go on to reshape the very fabric of our understanding of the universe. Born on March 14, 1879, in the German city of Ulm, young Albert Einstein exhibited early signs of an inquisitive mind. The photograph…

  • Punishment in Nazi concentration camps

    Punishment in Nazi concentration camps

    December 18, 2024

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    David

    Punishment in Nazi concentration camps was brutal and inhumane, designed to break the spirit and will of the prisoners. The Nazis employed various methods to enforce discipline and maintain control over the inmates. One of the most common forms of punishment was physical abuse. Prisoners who violated camp rules or…

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