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Skeletons With Missing Hands And Feet Discovered Underneath The Home Of Nazi Leader Hermann Göring In Poland

Buried beneath the sprawling Wolf's Lair complex were the skeletons of three adults, a teenager, and a baby — but the details of their macabre deaths are still unclear.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 30, 2024

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Skeletons With Missing Hands And Feet Discovered Underneath The Home Of Nazi Leader Hermann Göring In Poland

Buried beneath the sprawling Wolf's Lair complex were the skeletons of three adults, a teenager, and a baby — but the details of their macabre deaths are still unclear.

By Austin Harvey • April 30, 2024

Inside The Secret History Of Britain’s Special Operations Executive That ‘Set Europe Ablaze’ During World War II

The Special Operations Executive was founded in 1940 to sabotage the Nazis using any means necessary, from exploding rats to itching powder.

By Gina Dimuro • Apr 28, 2024

Inside The Secret History Of Britain’s Special Operations Executive That ‘Set Europe Ablaze’ During World War II

The Special Operations Executive was founded in 1940 to sabotage the Nazis using any means necessary, from exploding rats to itching powder.

By Gina Dimuro • April 28, 2024

Who Betrayed Anne Frank? Inside The Historical Evidence

After two failed inquiries in 1947 and 1963, a team of investigators believes that a Jewish notary betrayed Anne Frank's hiding place to protect his family from deportation.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 20, 2024

Who Betrayed Anne Frank? Inside The Historical Evidence

After two failed inquiries in 1947 and 1963, a team of investigators believes that a Jewish notary betrayed Anne Frank's hiding place to protect his family from deportation.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 20, 2024

Schwerer Gustav, Germany’s World War II Weapon That Was The Largest Gun In World History

Built by Krupp in 1941, the Schwerer Gustav railway gun was the Nazis' "miracle weapon" that could blast through 20 feet of concrete from nearly 30 miles away.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 19, 2024

Schwerer Gustav, Germany’s World War II Weapon That Was The Largest Gun In World History

Built by Krupp in 1941, the Schwerer Gustav railway gun was the Nazis' "miracle weapon" that could blast through 20 feet of concrete from nearly 30 miles away.

By All That's Interesting • April 19, 2024

Inside The Führerbunker, The Nazi Hideout Where Adolf Hitler Lived, Got Married, And Died In The Waning Days Of World War II

As Soviet troops advanced on Berlin in 1945, Adolf Hitler died by suicide inside his sprawling concrete Führerbunker buried 30 feet beneath the city where he'd spent the last 105 days of his life.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 6, 2024

Inside The Führerbunker, The Nazi Hideout Where Adolf Hitler Lived, Got Married, And Died In The Waning Days Of World War II

As Soviet troops advanced on Berlin in 1945, Adolf Hitler died by suicide inside his sprawling concrete Führerbunker buried 30 feet beneath the city where he'd spent the last 105 days of his life.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 6, 2024

The Marburg Files Revealed Former British King Edward VIII’s Nazi Ties — And The U.K. Tried To Cover It Up

During World War II, Nazi officials offered to help reinstate Edward VIII to the British throne in exchange for peace with Germany in correspondence known as the Marburg Files.

By Caroline Redmond • Jan 2, 2024

The Marburg Files Revealed Former British King Edward VIII’s Nazi Ties — And The U.K. Tried To Cover It Up

During World War II, Nazi officials offered to help reinstate Edward VIII to the British throne in exchange for peace with Germany in correspondence known as the Marburg Files.

By Caroline Redmond • January 2, 2024

Who Made Fanta? Inside The Surprising Nazi Origins Of The Popular Beverage

The German businessman who invented Fanta marketed it in Nazi Germany as an alternative to Coca-Cola during World War II.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 14, 2023

Who Made Fanta? Inside The Surprising Nazi Origins Of The Popular Beverage

The German businessman who invented Fanta marketed it in Nazi Germany as an alternative to Coca-Cola during World War II.

By Austin Harvey • November 14, 2023

The True Story Behind Axis Sally, ‘The American Voice Of Nazi Propaganda’

An American woman living in Germany during World War II, Mildred Gillars hosted several radio programs under the nickname "Axis Sally" as part of a Nazi propaganda effort to demoralize Allied troops. She later became the first woman ever convicted of treason by the United States.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • Nov 6, 2023

The True Story Behind Axis Sally, ‘The American Voice Of Nazi Propaganda’

An American woman living in Germany during World War II, Mildred Gillars hosted several radio programs under the nickname "Axis Sally" as part of a Nazi propaganda effort to demoralize Allied troops. She later became the first woman ever convicted of treason by the United States.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • November 6, 2023

The Story Of The Ahnenerbe, The Nazi ‘Research’ Organization That Sought To Prove The Superiority Of The Aryan Race

Those working for the Ahnenerbe project set out to prove that the Aryan race was descended from Nordic gods, and spent vast sums of money trying to find irrefutable, archaeological proof in the process.

By Daniel Rennie • Nov 5, 2023

The Story Of The Ahnenerbe, The Nazi ‘Research’ Organization That Sought To Prove The Superiority Of The Aryan Race

Those working for the Ahnenerbe project set out to prove that the Aryan race was descended from Nordic gods, and spent vast sums of money trying to find irrefutable, archaeological proof in the process.

By Daniel Rennie • November 5, 2023

The Inspiring Story Of Corrie Ten Boom, The Dutch Watchmaker Who Saved 800 Jews From The Holocaust

From 1940 to 1944, Corrie ten Boom and her family used their home in the Netherlands as a hiding place for Jews who were fleeing the Nazis.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 22, 2023

The Inspiring Story Of Corrie Ten Boom, The Dutch Watchmaker Who Saved 800 Jews From The Holocaust

From 1940 to 1944, Corrie ten Boom and her family used their home in the Netherlands as a hiding place for Jews who were fleeing the Nazis.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 22, 2023