Hitler's Third Reich and World War II in the News is a daily edited review of WWII news, providing thought-provoking collection of hand-picked WW2 information.

15 fascinating World War II posters and ads     oddee.com :: 2009-11-06
15 fascinating Second World War posters and ads.     [WWII Posters]

UK poll reveals: Kids think that Auschwitz was a theme park and Hitler was a football manager     ibtimes.co.uk :: 2009-11-06
A survey by a veterans charity has revealed that school children (aged 9-15) are increasingly ignorant of the history of World War II, with 1 in 20 believing Adolf Hitler to be a national football team coach of Germany and 1 in 6 thinking that Auschwitz is a theme park. 1 in 20 said that the Holocaust was the celebration of the end of the war, 1 in 12 thought The Blitz was a huge cleanup operation after the war, 25% believed that D-Day stood for "Dooms Day" and "recalled" that a nuclear bomb was dropped on Pearl Harbour. 40% of children did not know that Remembrance Day was 11 November, while 12% thought the McDonalds logo was the symbol of Remembrance Day.     [Polls: Public opinion of World War II]

For sale in Braunau-am-Inn: The house where Adolf Hitler was born     dailymail.co.uk :: 2009-11-05
The owner of the house where Adolf Hitler was born wants to sell the property, but the local authority in Braunau-am-Inn tries to block any sale because it fears it could end up in the hands of neo-nazis. The town council would like to purchase it, but there is not enough money in the town coffers to buy the property, Salzburger Vorstadt 15. It was in a room on the first floor of the 3-storey house that Hitler's mother Klara gave birth to her son on April 20, 1889. The only Nazi-era sign is on an iron gate, the initials MB for Hitler's party secretary Martin Bormann, who declared the house a national monument after Hitler annexed Austria in 1938. Fanatical Nazis tried to blow the house up before American troops arrived but they failed.     [Hitler family & Last living relatives]

Heinrich Himmler's Third Reich Reichstag Gold Tapestry seized by 101st Airborne for sale     prweb.com :: 2009-11-05
Affiliated Auction Galleries announces the sale of Heinrich Himmler's Third Reich Gold & Red Velvet Tapestry in its December military & firearm catalog auction. This rare U.S. 101st airborne war capture piece is an original one-of-a-kind museum quality German WWII antiquity. As provenanced in "World War II German War Booty" Volume II by Ltc Thomas M Johnson. Page 66. This piece hung in the Reichstag, but was relocated to Himmler's residence after the fire which destroyed a similar piece. The 7x9 feet tapestry was seized from Reichsführer-SS's residence in Berchtesgaden in 1945 by a member of the 506th Parachute Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.     [Heinrich Himmler: Reichsfuhrer-SS]

Nazi troops were captured on camera parading through the London in 1936     telegraph.co.uk :: 2009-11-04
The amazing photo shows Nazi supporters saluting a procession through the London, as Nazi troops carry a coffin draped in the swastika flag. Taken in 1936, the scene shows the funeral procession of German ambassador Leopold von Hoesch - who was not a supporter of Hitler's, and often disagreed with the Nazi leader. After von Hoesch's death, the role of German Ambassador went to Joachim von Ribbentrop. The black and white photo, seemingly Britain's worst nightmare, was snapped 3 years before the start of World War II when governments around the world were still attempting to avoid confrontation with Third Reich.     [WW2 London]

WWII POW recalls capture in Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge     floridabaptistwitness.com :: 2009-11-04
"Is this it?" Joseph Plappert recalls thinking. He had received word that the Germans were coming and they would need to fortify their position in the Ardennes Forest. He dug furiously into the frozen ground while another soldier guarded the road with a bazooka. "Run, run, the Germans are right behind me and they're coming down," another soldier yelled, jumping out of his jeep. Plappert watched as a shell exploded the jeep. He dropped his shovel, looked at the foxhole, realizing it wasn't going to hold him, and then dove for a nearby hedge. "I lay quietly in the winter snow... I was watching intently as German Colonel Peiper's armored Panzer tanks rolled down the road."     [Battle of Bulge: Ardennes offensive]

Airworthy half-scale Focke-Wulf Fw 190 going under the hammer     yeovilexpress.co.uk :: 2009-11-03
A rare replica of a German World War II fighter plane is one of many historical items being sold by auction house Dominic Winter as part of an exclusive auction of military, aviation and motoring memorabilia. The half-scale Focke-Wulf Fw 190 - a single engine fighter plane used by the German Luftwaffe - is one of two of its kind that is airworthy. The plane is an exact representation of the aircraft flown by Major "Sepp" Wurmheller - World War II fighter ace with over 90 victories. The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, featuring Luftwaffe colours and markings, is expected to fetch up to 25000 pounds.     [Military Scale Model: Aircrafts, Vehicles]

Night Witches - Russian female combat pilots of 46th Night Bombers Guards Regiment     bbc.co.uk :: 2009-11-03
One spring day in 1943 junior lieutenants Tamara Pamyatnykh and Raisa Surnachevskaya were on a patrol flight when they saw 42 German bombers. Diving with the sun behind them, the women fired the Junkers formation. Both downed two planes. Tamara ran out of ammo and planned to ram another bomber with her airplane, but her wing was shot off. She bailed out, landing in a field. Civilians rushed over to help: "They undid the parachute straps and offered me a glass of vodka, which I refused. Nobody couldn't understand why the brave lad who had taken on a Nazi squadron wouldn't drink vodka." Then Tamara took off her helmet and the amazed crowd saw the dashing aviator was a woman.     [Female Pilots of WWII]

Admiral Clarence Williams devised plan to defeat Japan - years before Pearl Harbor     springfieldnewssun.com :: 2009-11-02
When his son donated Admiral Clarence S. Williams' naval uniforms, medals, and swords to the Clark County Historical Society in 1956, he said his father's most notable service was the command of a fleet of 48 ships protecting foreigners along China's Yangtze River from the civil war. Today military historians beg to differ. Since Edward S. Miller's "War Plan Orange," the elder Williams is remembered for the far-sighted work he did from 1900 to the mid-1920s creating the island-hopping plan the U.S. would use during WWII. What the author calls "history's most successful war plan" established Williams as "one of the finest strategists of the century."     [Strategy & Tactics - WW2 warfare]

WWII Remembered - A Complete History - documentary series on DVD     dvdtown.com :: 2009-11-02
WWII Remembered 2-disc DVD set includes 10 one-hour episodes, with a familiar timeline. (1) Pre-War Years: Beginning at WW1's end, this episode looks at the era between the two conflicts, exploring the Great Depression, Germany's frustration with the Treaty of Versailles, Adolf Hitler's rise to power and America's desire to remain an isolationist nation. (4) March Into Russia: Wehrmacht's march on Russia (Operation Barbarossa), told by newsreels, actual footage and written accounts. (5) Birth of Special Forces: Did you know the Navy SEALS were indirectly started during WW2 as Naval Demolitions Experts? [Buy from Amazon: US, UK, CA, DE, FR]     [WWII documentary series]

British MI9 told POW to stay in camps after Italy surrendered - only for them to be seized by Germans     guardian.co.uk :: 2009-11-01
A mistake by British military intelligence allowed the Nazis to seize 50,000 Allied POWs from the Italians during World War II and sent them to camps in Nazi Germany where thousands died. Evidence reveals that MI9, a top-secret branch of the Ministry of Defence, ordered British POWs in Italy to remain in their camps after Italy surrendered. The order, issued in June 1943 as Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery was planning the invasion of Italy, and revealed in a book, "Where the Hell Have You Been?" by Tom Carver, was transmitted in code by a BBC broadcast. In some camps, British officers set up their own guards to prevent the men from leaving.     [POW Camps - Prisoners of War]

Forgotten Weapon: U.S. Navy Airships and the U-boat War [book review]     galvestondailynews.com :: 2009-11-01
Near Gulf Greyhound Park in Galveston County is a road with the name of "Blimp Base Road." Follow it, and you reach a field with strange-looking brick towers. They are the ruins of infrastructure supporting a forgotten weapon of World War Two: anti-submarine airships. The story of the U.S. Navy's airships and their role in the war against Nazi U-boats is revealed in "Forgotten Weapon" by William F. Althoff. While airships played an important role, their contributions have been disregarded. At its height, the U.S. Navy had 15 airship squadrons and over 200 blimps. [Buy from Amazon: US, UK, CA, DE, FR]     [Zeppelins and Blimps]

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