Anthony Blunt gave his Russian spymasters a collection of Royal letters so compromising, it could have been used to blackmail the Windsors, according to a leading figure in the KGB. Written by the Queen’s uncles, the Dukes of Windsor and Kent, to their German relatives, the correspondence is likely to show the depth of their … Read more
Anthony Blunt gave his Russian spymasters a collection of Royal letters so compromising, it could have been used to blackmail the Windsors, according to a leading figure in the KGB. Written by the Queen’s uncles, the Dukes of Windsor and Kent, to their German relatives, the correspondence is likely to show the depth of their … Read more
Thousands of craters made by WWII bombs dropped by Allies on Nazi fuel plants are uncovered in Poland using LIDAR technology Scientists mapped 6,000 WWII bomb craters in a region of Polar using LIDAR The craters were located in the Koźle Basin that was occupied by Nazi soldiers The map allowed experts to determine some … Read more
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 saw 13,000 Jews killed as they attempted to prevent the Nazis from sending them to their deaths. Men, women and children courageously fought back against Hitler’s troops for three-and-a-half weeks; 59 police officers and members of the feared SS were killed or injured. The fightback was prompted by Nazi … Read more
The far-right Feuerkrieg Division was founded by a 13-year-old Estonian schoolboy, who calls for the ‘rape of Christian nuns in Hitler’s name,’ from his bedroom in the Baltic former Soviet state. The youngster, who cannot be named or prosecuted because of his age, has recruited followers from across the world, first in neighbouring countries such … Read more
The far-right Feuerkrieg Division was founded by a 13-year-old Estonian schoolboy, who calls for the ‘rape of Christian nuns in Hitler’s name,’ from his bedroom in the Baltic former Soviet state. The youngster, who cannot be named or prosecuted because of his age, has recruited followers from across the world, first in neighbouring countries such … Read more
Around 250,000 Jews were killed at the Sobibor Nazi death camp, located in Poland, and an excavation of the site reveals at least four children also died there during the Holocaust. Archaeologists working at the now closed camp uncovered four metal ID tags belonging to children ages five to 12, engraved with names, dates of … Read more
Eerie remains of WWII defences reappear on Northumberland beach more than 80 years after they were built to repel a Nazi invasion Remains unearthed on Blyth Beach, Northumberland after heavy rain and storms Photographer Keith Armstrong captured the eerie sight while walking his dog The sea defences were installed along the east coast of the … Read more
SAS BAND OF BROTHERS by Damien Lewis (Quercus £20, 416 pp) When Winston Churchill was voted out of office in the 1945 General Election, less than two months after VE Day, the Special Air Service regiment that had done so much for the Allied cause lost its greatest champion and benefactor. A couple of months … Read more
Drunk airline passenger, 28, who gave Nazi salute and launched racist tirade in front of Holocaust victims’ ‘disgusted’ family on Wizz Air flight from Poland to Liverpool avoids jail ‘Clearly drunk’ Louis Mann, 28, gave a Nazi salute amid a tirade of racist abuse A passenger, who lost family to the Holocaust, said he was … Read more