British paratroopers on board a C-47 aircraft before taking off for a practice jump at the Royal Air Force base of Down Ampney, England, in preparation for Operation Market Garden; September, 1944.
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18 APRIL 1945 – DEATH OF ERNIE PYLE

The famous war correspondent Ernest Taylor Pyle, better known as 'Ernie Pyle' to veterans and their loved ones, lost his life during the fighting on the island of Ie Shima on 18 APR 1945.

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#Saluting !
May all their memories be a blessing
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On 12 APR the German High Command ordered the unconditional defense of all cities and Hitler placed Reich Defense Commissioner Karl Holz in charge of the German Army around Nuremberg.

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Telling the story of what happened, in the place it happened …

Join us and discover a story you will never forget.

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Aitape subsequently became the target of Japanese counteroffensives in the summer of 1944; the Allies stubbornly resisted these Japanese attacks, holding onto Aitape and its critical airbase.

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Having achieved surprise, they encountered little opposition from Japanese fighter interceptors and anti-aircraft artillery. The raiders attacked military and industrial targets, which inflicted only minor damage before heading towards China.

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The only aircraft with sufficient range and firepower based on Guadalcanal were P-38G fighters of the USAAF’s 339th Fighter Squadron, 347th Fighter Group, commanded by MAJ John W. Mitchell.

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En Allemagne, au lendemain du conflit, un industriel a l'idée de faire des casques désormais inutiles des casseroles, des brocs, des pots de chambre ou encore des passoires pour aider une population qui manque de tout.

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Good for a Single Journey provides an extensive, revealing description of life in the 1920s in Vienna as a Hasidic Jew.

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“Hedda wondered why her mother appeared to condone the black market trading. If she were in Nazi Germany she would be immediately arrested—why did she never learn?”

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Season 2 is coming in for a landing! ✈️❤️ #nightwitchesrpg #TTRPG #actualplaypodcast #ttrpgcommunity #ww2history #bullypulpitgames #podcast

The #mayor of #carentan provides an exclusive look at the caves beneath the city used as bomb shelters during the war.

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The Spiegel children fled from Nazi persecution across the globe. This is their story.

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PFC Charles DeGlopper exposed himself to heavy enemy fire, providing cover fire for his squad to escape a German counterattack in the battle for La Fiere Bridge. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his selfless, heroic actions.

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The Church in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, first town liberated by American forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

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Langdon Grant Auschwitz Memorial I'm presenting my father's personal account of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, in London on Sat 27th April at 3pm to mark the 79th anniversary. With special guests. Hope you can join us. #BergenBelsen #WW2history
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