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The world remembers the Warsaw ghetto uprising, 80 years on

On 19 April 1943, several hundred poorly armed inhabitants of the Warsaw ghetto began to resist Nazi Germany's efforts to deport Jews to the death camps. The civilian fighters resisted for 27 days. The Germans subsequently burned the ghetto to the ground.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 19, 2023

Spanish museum returns 2 paintings looted by Nazis to Poland

A museum in northwest Spain has returned two 15th-century paintings to Polish officials after it was determined that they were looted by the forces of Nazi Germany during World War II

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

80 years ago, Nazi Germany occupied Tunisia – but North Africans' experiences of World War II often go unheard

Eighty years ago, in November 1942, the Nazis occupied Tunisia. For the next six months, Tunisian Jews and Muslims were subjected to the Third Reich’s reign of terror, as well as its antisemitic and racist legislation. Residents lived in fear – “under the Nazi boot,” as Tunisian Jewish lawyer Paul…

The Conversation · Nov 15, 2022

Commentary: Putin’s war in Ukraine is making shameful history for Russia once again

Tuesday marked an uncomfortable anniversary for Russian President Vladimir Putin. On that day in 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union entered into a partnership that paved the way for war just one week later. Defending Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s decision to formally collaborate with Adolf Hitler to secretly carve…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 24, 2022

‘He could not expel the trauma’: Sidney Nolan’s Auschwitz paintings revealed in landmark show

Preoccupied with the inhumanity of Nazi Germany, the artist painted 220 works in just four weeks: a ‘rambling, tumbling turmoil’ that he did not speak of for decades

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2022

Why Russia demonizes Ukrainian diasporas

We’re now almost into the fifth month of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and one of the consistent features of Russia’s associated information war is its continuing efforts to defame and demonize Ukrainian diasporas around the world.

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022

World War II veterans honored before D-Day anniversary

More than 20 British World War II veterans gathered on Sunday near Pegasus Bridge, one of the first sites liberated by Allied forces from Nazi Germany's control, as part of commemorations honouring the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the United States, Canada and other nations who landed in Normandy on…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 5, 2022

'Flag enthusiast' reveals why he flew Nazi flag over his home after furious response

The Nazi Germany flag was seen flickering in the wind alongside another bearing the White Ensign and the Naval Poppy which both represent the Royal Navy

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2022

The spy inside Auschwitz: The true story of Polish resistance fighter Witold Pilecki

Witold Pilecki was a Polish resistance fighter who volunteered to go to Auschwitz, from where he sent secret messages to warn the world about the true nature of Nazi Germany's largest concentration camp. After the war, Pilecki was tried and executed. For years, he was described as a traitor and…

France 24 · May 31, 2022

Factbox-A brief history of Finland's and Sweden's strained ties with Russia

Finland and Sweden, who are expected to decide this week to apply to join NATO, have long had strained ties with their giant neighbour Russia.

Reuters · May 12, 2022