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How Dachau Concentration Camp Guards Got Their Comeuppance

Following the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, American troops felt an urge to personally punish the camp's guards. What exactly transpired still isn't known.

By Kara Goldfarb • Mar 1, 2018

How Dachau Concentration Camp Guards Got Their Comeuppance

Following the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, American troops felt an urge to personally punish the camp's guards. What exactly transpired still isn't known.

By Kara Goldfarb • March 1, 2018

Inside Operation Sea Lion: The Nazis’ Aborted Plan To Invade Britain

While many leaders in Germany were in favor of Operation Sea Lion, Hitler was initially against it. Only when Britain rejected to surrender did he demand prompt escalation.

By Kara Goldfarb • Feb 26, 2018

Inside Operation Sea Lion: The Nazis’ Aborted Plan To Invade Britain

While many leaders in Germany were in favor of Operation Sea Lion, Hitler was initially against it. Only when Britain rejected to surrender did he demand prompt escalation.

By Kara Goldfarb • February 26, 2018

Why Anton Drexler Was More Responsible For The Nazi Party Than Adolf Hitler

Angered by the burdensome terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Anton Drexler took matters into his own hands and founded what would eventually become the Nazi Party.

By Gina Dimuro • Feb 20, 2018

Why Anton Drexler Was More Responsible For The Nazi Party Than Adolf Hitler

Angered by the burdensome terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Anton Drexler took matters into his own hands and founded what would eventually become the Nazi Party.

By Gina Dimuro • February 20, 2018

How The U.S. Thwarted A Nazi Plot Against Hoover Dam

Even before Pearl Harbor, America faced threats from its enemies abroad during the lead-up to World War II.

By William DeLong • Feb 2, 2018

How The U.S. Thwarted A Nazi Plot Against Hoover Dam

Even before Pearl Harbor, America faced threats from its enemies abroad during the lead-up to World War II.

By William DeLong • February 2, 2018

What U.S. Soldiers Saw When They First Liberated Dachau Concentration Camp

This is what it looked like when American soldiers liberated Dachau concentration camp, freeing tens of thousands of prisoners in April 1945.

By William DeLong • Feb 1, 2018

What U.S. Soldiers Saw When They First Liberated Dachau Concentration Camp

This is what it looked like when American soldiers liberated Dachau concentration camp, freeing tens of thousands of prisoners in April 1945.

By William DeLong • February 1, 2018

How Nakam And Abba Kovner Tried To Kill 6 Million Germans After WWII

Led by Abba Kovner, the Nakam group of Jewish vigilantes hatched an audacious plan to kill 6 million Germans as revenge for the Holocaust.

By Daniel Rennie • Jan 31, 2018

How Nakam And Abba Kovner Tried To Kill 6 Million Germans After WWII

Led by Abba Kovner, the Nakam group of Jewish vigilantes hatched an audacious plan to kill 6 million Germans as revenge for the Holocaust.

By Daniel Rennie • January 31, 2018

Hitler Death Conspiracy Theories: The Good, The Bad, And The Crazy

What really happened to the Führer? These Hitler death conspiracy theories, from the plausible to the outlandish, claim to have the answers.

By Richard Stockton • Jan 11, 2018

Hitler Death Conspiracy Theories: The Good, The Bad, And The Crazy

What really happened to the Führer? These Hitler death conspiracy theories, from the plausible to the outlandish, claim to have the answers.

By Richard Stockton • January 11, 2018

Meet Maximilian Kolbe, The Nazi-Fighting Monk Who Switched Places With A Condemned Man

When the Auschwitz guards condemned a man to die, Maximilian Kolbe took the man's place and sacrificed his own life.

By John Kuroski • Jan 7, 2018

Meet Maximilian Kolbe, The Nazi-Fighting Monk Who Switched Places With A Condemned Man

When the Auschwitz guards condemned a man to die, Maximilian Kolbe took the man's place and sacrificed his own life.

By John Kuroski • January 7, 2018

Coco Chanel’s Secret Life As A Nazi Agent

From Nazi love affairs to partnerships with the Abwehr, Coco Chanel kept more than little black dresses in her closet.

By John Kuroski • Jan 3, 2018

Coco Chanel’s Secret Life As A Nazi Agent

From Nazi love affairs to partnerships with the Abwehr, Coco Chanel kept more than little black dresses in her closet.

By John Kuroski • January 3, 2018

54 Battle Of The Bulge Photos That Capture The Nazis’ Brutal Last Ditch Counteroffensive

During the Battle of the Bulge, the Nazis had intended on surrounding the Allies, crushing them, and chasing them out of Europe. However, the Allied Army had other plans.

By Mark Oliver • Dec 22, 2017

54 Battle Of The Bulge Photos That Capture The Nazis’ Brutal Last Ditch Counteroffensive

During the Battle of the Bulge, the Nazis had intended on surrounding the Allies, crushing them, and chasing them out of Europe. However, the Allied Army had other plans.

By Mark Oliver • December 22, 2017