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Who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer? An AP Explainer about the anti-Nazi pastor
Read full article: Who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer? An AP Explainer about the anti-Nazi pastorDietrich Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor and theologian from Germany executed by the Nazis in 1945 at age 39 for his role in a resistance movement.
What would Bonhoeffer do? Anti-Nazi pastor's legacy claimed, debated across political spectrum
Read full article: What would Bonhoeffer do? Anti-Nazi pastor's legacy claimed, debated across political spectrumShortly before he was hanged by the Nazis in 1945 at age 39, Dietrich Bonhoeffer reportedly told a fellow prisoner: “This is the end — for me the beginning of life.”.
A far-right leader could soon take the helm in EU member country Austria. Here's why it matters
Read full article: A far-right leader could soon take the helm in EU member country Austria. Here's why it mattersAustria could soon have its first government led by the far right since World War II.
Hitler’s yacht lies abandoned off the coast of this Florida city. Here's where to find it
Read full article: Hitler’s yacht lies abandoned off the coast of this Florida city. Here's where to find itNearly 5 miles off the coast, this yacht sits at the bottom of the ocean. How it got there is a longer story.
Spain and England to contest Euro 2024 final in a former Nazi stadium where Jesse Owens won gold
Read full article: Spain and England to contest Euro 2024 final in a former Nazi stadium where Jesse Owens won goldSpain and England will play the European Championship final on Sunday in an imposing stadium with a dark history.
In France, D-Day evokes both the joys of liberation and the pain of Normandy's 20,000 civilian dead
Read full article: In France, D-Day evokes both the joys of liberation and the pain of Normandy's 20,000 civilian deadThe 80th anniversary this week of D-Day brings mixed emotions for French survivors of the Battle of Normandy.
The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
Read full article: The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacyAcross Normandy, France, where the largest-ever land, sea and air armada punctured Adolf Hitler’s defenses in western Europe on D-Day, Allied veterans of World War II are the VVIPs of 80th anniversary celebrations this week.
A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Read full article: A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-DayParachutists jumped from World War II-era planes into now peaceful Normandy to kick off a week of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Skeletons from a former Hitler base were too decayed to determine who they were and how they died
Read full article: Skeletons from a former Hitler base were too decayed to determine who they were and how they diedPolish prosecutors have ended an investigation into skeletons found at a site where German dictator Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders spent time during World War II because the advanced decay made it impossible to determine the cause of death.
4 Germans caught marking Hitler's birthday outside Nazi dictator's birthplace in Austria
Read full article: 4 Germans caught marking Hitler's birthday outside Nazi dictator's birthplace in AustriaPolice say four Germans were caught laying white roses in memory of Adolf Hitler at the house where the Nazi dictator was born in western Austria on the anniversary of his birth, and one gave a Hitler salute as they posed for photos.
Trump says he didn't know his immigration rhetoric echoes Hitler. That's part of a broader pattern
Read full article: Trump says he didn't know his immigration rhetoric echoes Hitler. That's part of a broader patternDonald Trump is facing criticism for repeatedly harnessing rhetoric once used by Adolf Hitler to argue that immigrants entering the U_S_ illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country."
The UK's AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing
Read full article: The UK's AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computingThe AI Safety Summit is bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to Bletchley Park in the United Kingdom, a site that's synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing during World War II.
Michigan State didn’t seek permission or pay for Hitler-related quiz content, YouTube creator says
Read full article: Michigan State didn’t seek permission or pay for Hitler-related quiz content, YouTube creator saysMichigan State athletic director Alan Haller said he has suspended an employee involved in allowing Adolf Hitler’s image to be shown on videoboards before playing No. 2 Michigan.
Michigan State shows Hitler’s image on videoboards in pregame quiz before loss to No. 2 Michigan
Read full article: Michigan State shows Hitler’s image on videoboards in pregame quiz before loss to No. 2 MichiganMichigan State showed Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a pregame quiz on videoboards before playing No. 2 Michigan, and later apologized for the inappropriate content provided by an outside source.
Fan ejected from US Open match after German player said the man used language from Hitler's regime
Read full article: Fan ejected from US Open match after German player said the man used language from Hitler's regimeA fan was ejected from a U.S. Open tennis match early Tuesday morning after German player Alexander Zverev complained the man used language from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime.
Duo in Austria charged with playing Hitler speeches on train intercom
Read full article: Duo in Austria charged with playing Hitler speeches on train intercomTwo people have been charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running from Bregenz to Vienna.
Veteran 'enamored' with Hitler gets 4 years for Capitol riot
Read full article: Veteran 'enamored' with Hitler gets 4 years for Capitol riotA military veteran who told an undercover FBI agent about his admiration for Adolf Hitler has been sentenced to four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol.
Navy veteran who stormed Capitol gets 3 years on gun charges
Read full article: Navy veteran who stormed Capitol gets 3 years on gun chargesA former Navy reservist who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler has been sentenced to three years in prison on firearms charges.
Holocaust Remembrance Day marked as peace again shattered by war
Read full article: Holocaust Remembrance Day marked as peace again shattered by warAuschwitz-Birkenau survivors and other mourners have commemorated the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp in the final months of World War II.
Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler
Read full article: Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by HitlerIn much of the world, the swastika is often equated to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany – a symbol of hate that evokes the trauma of the Holocaust and the horrors of Nazi rule.
Paladino: Saying Hitler 'kind of leader we need' was mistake
Read full article: Paladino: Saying Hitler 'kind of leader we need' was mistakeNew York congressional candidate Carl Paladino says he was wrong to invoke Adolf Hitler when he said in an interview last year that he was “the kind of leader we need today” because of his ability to rally crowds.
Hungarian official retracts comparing George Soros to Hitler
Read full article: Hungarian official retracts comparing George Soros to HitlerBUDAPEST – After facing strong condemnation, a Hungarian commissioner on Sunday begrudgingly retracted an article comparing American-Hungarian billionaire and philanthropist George Soros, a staunch critic of Hungary’s government, to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. “Europe is George Soros’ gas chamber,” Szilard Demeter, ministerial commissioner and head of the Petofi Literary Museum in Budapest, wrote in an opinion Saturday in the pro-government Origo media outlet. In a statement Sunday on Origo, Demeter said he would retract his article “independently of what I think" and will delete his Facebook page. Government media campaigns targeting Soros have led to charges of anti-Semitism. The article also noted the conflict over the European Union’s next budget, which Hungary and Poland are holding up over provisions that could block payments to countries that do not uphold democratic standards.
WWII allies, Germany mark 75 yrs since Battle of the Bulge
Read full article: WWII allies, Germany mark 75 yrs since Battle of the BulgeIn this photo taken on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, a World War II model plane with navigation maps and a photograph are displayed at the Remember Museum 39-45 in Thimister-Clermont, Belgium. The museum houses countless World War II objects, but it's most important collection are stories and photos of those who served in World War II, mostly during the Battle of the Bulge. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)BASTOGNE – Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany togethermarked the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II — the Battle of the Bulge, which stopped Adolf Hitler's last-ditch offensive to turn the tide of the war. The American armed forces, together with their allies, liberated Europe and they also liberated Germany. After the fighting in the Battle of the Bulge ended on Jan. 28, 1945, Allied forces invaded Germany, eventually leading to the Nazi surrender and the end of the war in Europe.