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Nazi’s Hidden Fortress in Antarctica: The Lost Base That Could Have Changed History
Beneath Antarctica’s unbroken ice lies a hidden world of secrets. Rumors persist of German strongholds, geothermal lakes, and ...
Rami Malek and Russell Crowe attend the AFI premiere of "Nuremberg" on Oct. 24, 2025. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty) On May 8, 1945, “der dicke Hermann,” or “Fat Herman” to the German public, stepped ...
The post-war narrative of the German U-boat efforts follows several stages: the first “Happy Time,” followed by the second “Happy Time,” and then utter destruction by the Allies. In reality, the ...
The sea can be a haunted place. Maritime lore is rife with stories about ghost ships, whether they’re at-sea apparitions that bewilder viewers before vanishing into thin air, or mysterious vessels ...
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Germany's Fake Last Fuhrer
When Adolf Hitler ended his life on April 30, 1945, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz announced to the German people: (QUOTE) ""(Hitler) died a hero's death in the capital of the German Reich, after having ...
The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East present the best opportunity to assess wartime naval operations since the 1982 Falklands War. Nothing is simulated, operations include all of the messiness ...
Im Mai 1945 regiert Karl Dönitz von Flensburg aus ein Reich, das längst untergegangen ist. Wie es zur „Dönitz-Operette“ kam – und warum Nazi-Deutschland faktisch erst am 23. Mai endete. Es ist der 16.
Was sich bis zum 23. Mai 1945 in Flensburg, eineinhalb Autostunden nördlich von Hamburg, abspielt, nennt der Historiker Gerhard Paul, Autor des Buches „Mai 1945: Das absurde Ende des ,Dritten Reiches‘ ...
A document representing the end of one of history’s most brutal regimes sold Wednesday night at RR Auction for $166,333, surpassing its pre-auction estimate of $100,000. Following Adolf Hitler’s ...
„Am Mittwochmorgen um zehn Uhr sind die letzten Überbleibsel der deutschen Reichsregierung durch einen überraschenden Schlag der Alliierten festgenommen worden“, berichtete die „Neue Zürcher Zeitung“ ...
Ein Zusammenbruch ist nie das Ende. Wenn in diesen Tagen an das Kriegsende in Europa vor achtzig Jahren erinnert wird, dann ist darüber weithin in Vergessenheit geraten, dass Hitlers Nachfolger als ...
Operation Blackout saw the arrest of Karl Dönitz, after Nazi Germany's surrender, featuring members of the Herefordshire Regiment. Show more Operation Blackout saw the arrest of Karl Dönitz, after ...
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