State housed German POWs during WWII | Only in Oklahoma
Oklahoma was half a continent and an ocean away from the front lines, but thousands of German soldiers spent much of World ...
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Local camp offered respite for Minnesota’s Jewish community
Jewish culture and identity were at the forefront of a recent presentation by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society.
Civil War group honors the last Union veteran buried in each Minnesota county
In 2022, Johnson helped honor Pvt. Elias Fenstermacher, the final Union soldier buried in Crow Wing County. Fenstermacher ...
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With a brush made of his own hair, he painted to survive in a Nazi POW camp
Paul Canin died on April 12, two weeks shy of his 101st birthday. In lieu of an obituary, we are republishing this story from ...
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Local man donates grandfather's WWII POW camp memorabilia to Aliceville Museum
During World War II, a significant prisoner of war camp was located in Aliceville, Alabama. James M. Jacobs, a resident of ...
Britain’s youngest Second World War prisoner in German camp saw boy shot dead whilst sharing soup
Britain’s youngest Second World War prisoner of war watched a Yugoslav boy be shot while they shared soup in a German camp, ...
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With a brush made of his own hair, he painted to survive in a Nazi POW camp. At 100, this Berkeley houseboat resident shares his art
Paul Canin of Berkeley, 100, used a brush made from his own hair to paint scenes from the eight months he spent in a German ...
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Minnesota National Guard Hosts 2024 Best Warrior Competition with NATO Allies at Camp Ripley
(KNSI) - The Minnesota National Guard is holding its 2024 Best Warrior Competition this week at Camp Ripley. This year's ...
Remains of an Illinois soldier who died during WWII at a Japanese POW camp identified, military says
Military scientists say they’ve identified the remains of an Illinois soldier who died during World War II at a Japanese ...
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IDF soldiers’ families visit Berlin in a moving experience
From the outset, the Berlin Jewish community’s Heinz-Galinski School greeted us with vibrant Hebrew songs. The staff and principal openly shed tears during the moving ceremony, which had been prepared ...
Berlin police clear pro-Palestinian camp from parliament lawn
Berlin police on Friday began clearing a pro-Palestinian camp set up in front of the German parliament by activists demanding ...