Second World War

They remove the hammer and sickle from a statue of the “Motherland” in the capital of Ukraine

They remove the hammer and sickle from a statue of the “Motherland” in the capital of Ukraine

Several workers on Tuesday removed the hammer and sickle from a giant statue in the Ukrainian capital, kyivas part of…

Oppenheimer and Einstein: the complicated relationship between the “father” of the atomic bomb and the Nobel Prize in Physics

"Now it's your turn to deal with the consequences of your achievement."That is the phrase that the physicist Albert Einstein…

The Pope recalls the bombing of Rome in World War II and compares it to Ukraine

He Pope Francisco recalled that these days commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing during the World War II from…

Ephemeris of June 6: What happened in the world on a day like today?

He June 6th In 1944, allied troops disembarked -on what is known as D-Day- on the Normandy coast (France), during…

The shocking life of Betty Webb, the last survivor of the experts who cracked the Nazi codes

The last survivor of the group of people who secretly worked for the allies deciphering the coded messages of the…

Russia celebrates Victory Day over Nazi Germany with large military parade | PHOTOS

The Russian President, Vladimir Putinassured this Tuesday that his country is in the midst of a "real war" declared by…

Maduro greets Russia for Victory Day over Nazi Germany

The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurosent greetings to Russia this Tuesday for the 78th anniversary of the Soviet victory over…

Zelensky promises that Russia will be defeated as Nazism was defeated

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyvowed that Russian forces will be defeated just as Nazism was in 1945, in a speech on…

Ephemeris of May 9: What happened in the world on a day like today?

In a May 9but from 1945, 78 years ago, it takes place during World War II, the Soviet victory over…

Zelensky calls for declaring May 8 Victory Day against Nazism

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskywill register this Monday a law in the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) to declare May 8 as victory…

Ukraine will celebrate Europe Day every May 9 together with the European Union from now on

Ukraine will be held every May 9 starting this Tuesday on europe daythus aligning itself with the countries of the…

Briansk is the third Russian region to cancel the military parade on May 9 after drone attack on airport

The Russian region of Brianskborder with Ukraineannounced today its decision to cancel the military parade and other public activities in…

They find a sunken ship in World War II in which prisoners died

Deep-sea explorers announced Saturday they had located the wreckage of the Japanese transport ship Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed during…

“80 years of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: We are the custodians of this memory”, by Piotr Gliński*

In April 1943, on the eve of the Jewish holiday Pesach, the Germans occupying the Polish capital surrounded the Jewish…

Ben Ferencz, the last prosecutor left alive from the Nuremberg trials, dies

The last prosecutor left alive from the Nuremberg trials, held after the World War IIpassed away on Friday at the…

The story of a Holocaust survivor who became a TikTok star at the age of 85

Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman is a TikTok star at 85, thanks to her 17-year-old grandson.In the living room of his…

The syndrome invented by some Italian doctors that saved dozens of Jews from the Nazis

An unknown deadly disease, a community persecuted by a ruthless invader and some brave doctors and religious.The above looks like…

Japan’s government announces the biggest change to its defense strategy since World War II

It is the most drastic change in the security strategy of Japan since that country adopted a pacifist constitution after…

“I never knew that my mother had survived the Holocaust”

Michael Goodwin was raised by his adoptive parents in Australia believing that he was of Irish Catholic descent. He grew…

What is known about the collision of two vintage military planes at an air show in Dallas

Veterans Day ended in tragedy in Dallas, Texas. On Saturday, six people were killed when two World War II planes…