Joseph Goebbels secretary recalls what he was like in the office in the forthcoming film A German Life. Goebbels was Hitler’s minister of a Propaganda. It was on November 16, 1941 that Goebbels released his “screed of hate,” in the German magazine Das Reich that “The Jews wanted the war, … Continue reading
A veteran of the 737 Bomb Squadron in the 454 Bombardment Group in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, Lambert R. (Bobby) Walker recalls a mission through a flack zone. Leaving Yale early, Walker was deployed to Europe where he flew in 35 missions. Trying to navigate away … Continue reading
World War II Veteran Lambert R. (Bobby) Walker recalls his entry into WW II. Leaving Yale early, he was deployed to Europe where he flew in 35 missions as part of the 737 Bomb Squadron in the 454th Bombardment Group. Walker, like all of his contemporaries, knew he was going … Continue reading
Mildred Gillars was an American actress who was employed by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany to broadcast propaganda during World War II. Along with Rita Zucca, Gillars was nicknamed “Axis Sally”. Gillars was captured in Berlin following the end of the war, and was convicted of treason in the … Continue reading
George Takei recalls the day his family was taken away to a Japanese Internment Camp and reflects on the unconstitutional policies that allowed the camps to exist in the first place.
Merrill’s Marauders were a special operations jungle warfare unit of the United States Army during World War II. The Marauders were organized as light infantry assault units who fought in South-East Asia, and were known for engaging Japanese forces behind Japanese lines. On February 24, 1944, the force began a … Continue reading
On February 8, 1942, Japan invaded Singapore, capturing the city-state on February 15, 1942. Singapore was the major British military base in South-East Asia. The capture of Singapore by the Japanese led to the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history, making 80,000 troops prisoners of war. In this … Continue reading
During World War II, Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish businessman and diplomat, saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews living in Nazi-occupied Hungary. While working as Sweden’s special envoy in Budapest from July to December of 1944, Wallenberg issued protective passports and sheltered Jews in buildings designated as Swedish … Continue reading
Operation Anthropoid was the code name for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, who was the head of the security services of Nazi Germany and was in charge of carrying out the Final Solution and Holocaust of the Jews in Europe. Preparations for the operation began on December 28, 1941, and … Continue reading
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Otis Wheeler Jr. describes a time during World War II when he and his fellow soldiers had to fly a search and rescue mission on Christmas Day; a mission in which he was the only one to return from. Continue reading
