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'My uncle was kidnapped by Nazis – 85 years later, we inherited £100,000"
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (603+ words) Krzysztof Sadowski and Polish heir hunter Benjamin Ratz Jozef Domanski was just 14 years old when he was taken by the Nazis and forced into labour in Germany in 1941. After he was finally freed at the end of the war, Jozef…...
Scientists 'solve' Bermuda Triangle mystery as 'forces' found beneath ocean
1+ week, 2+ day ago (516+ words) Scientists believe they may have explained the Bermuda Triangle mystery after discovering methane gas and environmental forces beneath the ocean surface could have caused historic disappearances The Bermuda Triangle has long been shrouded in mystery, with countless ships and boats…...
'Forgotten hero' who survived deadly Burma jungles finally recognised on VJ Day
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1434+ words) One of Britain's "forgotten army' heroes will finally be recognised for his extraordinary bravery this week when he meets the King and Queen. It marks the anniversary of VJ Day, when, after six years, the war finally ended after Japan…...
'Gritty masterpiece' war film now on Amazon Prime leaves viewers in awe
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (534+ words) The Winter War, which was first released in 1989, is based on a true story and is now available on Amazon Prime. Amazon Prime has unearthed a "lesser known masterpiece" for its viewers " providing a 'gritty' and 'hard hitting' watch compared…...
Netflix viewers left ‘deeply moved’ by ‘immersive’ documentary on WWII
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (641+ words) Britain and the Blitz is now available to stream on Netflix, and it features vividly restored archival footage and firsthand accounts of WWII Netflix's latest offering is a gripping World War II documentary featuring newly restored archival footage that promises…...
'Masterpiece' war film hailed 'the best to watch' by Amazon Prime viewers
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (303+ words) Aldoshyn Pavlo heads up the cast in this poignant Ukrainian offering, under the direction of Maryan Bushan who shares writing credit with Voronin. An official synopsis sets the scene: "After his pregnant wife is killed by militants, an eccentric pacifist…...
Nazi camp 'secretary of evil' dies after conviction over role in 10,000 murders
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (656+ words) Irmgard Furchner, dubbed the 'Secretary of Evil', joined Stutthof concentration camp as a teenage shorthand typist and worked there from 1943 to 1945 as secretary to the SS commander Paul Werner Hoppe A former Nazi death camp secretary who was convicted of…...
Battle of Orgreave - News, views, pictures, video
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (235+ words) In June 1984 a violent confrontation between police and protesters broke out at a British Steel Corporation coking plant in Orgreave, South Yorkshire. The Battle of Orgreave was one of the most brutal episodes during the miners' strike. In 2016, Home Secretary…...