Books_of_Jeremiah , to Historikerinnen group
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Testimony from 1941 of Hilmija Berberović, a member of the regular armed forces of the Independent State of , about the massacres of in Glina, in which he participated.

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https://booksofjeremiah.com/post/testimony-glina-massacres-1941/

politicdormouse , to histodons group
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Yvette Z'Graggen 1920-2012 writer & translator, wrote novels, autobiography, short stories & radio plays. Age 6 invented characters who were allowed to do things she wasn't.Trained as secretary, studied @ Uni of Florence. worked @ International Red Cross. Produced cultural & literary programmes 4 radio, worked @ Comédie de Genève theatre. Writing examined women's lives & darker aspects of Swiss history @histodons @CarveHerName New pg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvette_Z'Graggen

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Okinawa - 1945 | Movietone Moment

On this day in 1945, US troops took the island of Okinawa. Here is a British Movietone report showing the Allies invading the island.

length: two minutes and thirty seven seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldbaHIK7OMs

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politicdormouse , to histodons group
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Wies van Groningen 1929–2022 collector. b to mother & Dutch soldier father, family moved to Delft b4 Active in migrant & refugee women's movement & Dutch Indonesian community. Wrote books & stories about her ancestors lives & experiences, encouraged Dutch people of Indonesian & Moluccan heritage to record life stories of their ancestors New pg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wies_van_Groningen @histodons @CarveHerName

appassionato , to photography group
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U.S President Joe Biden meets a World War II veteran as he holds challenge coins, on the day of a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

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ib , to Historikerinnen group German
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In wurden bis 1961 einige der bekanntesten deutschen Nachkriegsfilme gedreht. Das GT mit einem umfangreichen Artikel über das Epos von Frank Wisbar „Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben?“ @historikerinnen group @histodons group
web.archive.org/web/2024050810…

appassionato , to photography group
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Children in Kent take cover during the Battle of Britain, summer 1940

Source:
The World Aflame 1914-1945

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LornaPeel , to bookstodon group
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Kate Sheridan leaves Ireland for London seeking freedom and work. But war looms and danger lurks. She meets Charlie Butler, a dashing pilot who charms her, but can she trust him? Will their love survive their families' objections and the trials of war?

Amazon - http://myBook.to/intotheunknown

Other Retailers - https://books2read.com/IntoTheUnknown

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