Shadows of History: Secret Aerial Photograph of a Mysterious Building from the Time of the Former German Regime _de
Amidst dense forests and isolated from the outside world, a structure emerged in an old aerial photograph that has astonished historians and researchers alike. The image shows a geometrically precise area with monumental structures – relics from a time when…
Through the Storm: Images of the Life of German Troops (Part 103) _de
In the photo, German soldiers perform an acrobatic demonstration on a BSA G14 motorcycle with sidecar. A German soldier shows two children a BMW R-12 motorcycle with sidecar. A parade of German tanks on the Zeppelinwiese in Nuremberg, Germany, around…
Uniforms and Equipment: German Wehrmacht in Detail (Part 123) _de
Girls from the League of German Girls (BDM) present flowers to officers of the Condor Legion in Hamburg on May 31, 1939 . In the photo, German soldiers are ready to open fire with an MG-34 machine gun mounted on a BMW R-75 motorcycle . Soldiers of the $$ buy ice cream…
Deutsche Soldaten auf dem Marsch
Deutsche Soldaten auf dem Marsch. Keine weiteren Details bekannt, obwohl einige Blumen am Straßenrand und das allgemeine Erscheinungsbild der Landschaft darauf schließen lassen, dass sich das Bild irgendwo an der Westfront im Spätfrühling oder Frühsommer 1940 abgespielt haben könnte. Interessanterweise…
Mitten im Krieg: Ein Akt der Menschlichkeit bei Saint-Lô, 1944
Am 20. Juni 1944, nur wenige Tage nach der alliierten Landung in der Normandie, ereignete sich eine Szene, die bis heute als bewegendes Beispiel für Mitgefühl und Menschlichkeit im Angesicht des Krieges gilt. In der Nähe von Saint-Lô, einer kleinen…
8. August 1938: Die ersten Häftlinge erreichen das deutsche Lager Mauthausen – Beginn eines dunklen Kapitels
Am 8. August 1938 erreichte eine erste Gruppe von Gefangenen aus dem Konzentrationslager Dachau den kleinen Ort Mauthausen in Oberösterreich. Dieser Tag markierte den Beginn des Lagers Mauthausen, das bald zu einem der berüchtigtsten Konzentrationslager im nationalsozialistischen Deutschland werden sollte….
Guards of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp: The Banality of Evil in Portraits _de
The term “banality of evil,” introduced by political scientist Hannah Arendt, expresses the disturbing idea that ordinary people can commit cruel acts. The portraits of the Bergen-Belsen camp guards vividly illustrate this concept. Despite their banal and unremarkable appearance in…
Faces of War: German Soldiers in Everyday Life – Part 102 _de
German soldiers return to Berlin after the French campaign in July 1940 . A German soldier jumps over a trench with an MG34 machine gun in his hand. On September 1, 1939, one and a half million Germans crossed the Polish border and conquered the country in just…
Rachel Reeves eyes limit on amount YOU can gift before death in fresh tax hell for Britons
Rachel Reeves is eyeing changes to inheritance tax to help plug the huge gap in the public finances (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves is eyeing changes to inheritance tax to help plug the huge gap in the public finances, according to reports. The…
Trans teachers can ask to be called Mx rather than Mr or Mrs, Labour says
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says trans teachers ‘can make that request’ (Image: Getty) Trans teachers have the right to ask to be called Mx rather than Mr or Mrs, the Education Secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson said they “can make that request” if they…