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Train carriage at Compiègne

The First World War came to end in a forest in Compiègne, north of Paris. The French and the Germans ...

Politics and society - Nazi Germany

Merwede razzia, May 16, 1944

When we use the term razzia, we usually think of the German occupier's hunt for Jews or the mass roundup ...

Resistance - Netherlands

Phoney War, the obscure prelude

When Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and France and Britain declared war on the country, everyone expected that ...

Politics and society - Europe during the war

German NSDAP

When Adolf Hitler became absolute ruler of the German Republic in 1933, the NSDAP was the largest party in Germany, ...

Organisations (Society) - Political organizations Third Reich

Reichsführung-SS

At the pinnacle of its power, the Schutzstaffel or SS was directed from 12 so-called Hauptämter or main offices which ...

Organisations (Society) - Political organizations Third Reich

Allgemeine-SS

Just like the SA, the SS was established as a semi-professional organization. The men who joined the Stoßtrup [***]Adolf Hitler[***] ...

Organisations (Society) - Political organizations Third Reich

Schutzstaffel (SS)

After the end of World War Two, the Nuremberg trials were held from 1945 to 1949. The best known trial ...

Organisations (Society) - Political organizations Third Reich

Herbert Baum Gruppe

On May 18, 1942, an anti-Nazi and a Communist group set fire to the anti-Soviet exhibition, Das Sowjetparadies (Soviet paradise), ...

Resistance - Germany

Execution of the conspirators of July 20, 1944

On July 20, 1944, the most famous of all planned attempts on the Führer took place in his HQ the ...

Resistance - Germany

Hunger winter

Three women walking ahead of us, their handcart has broken down. One of them slips and falls. I help her ...

Politics and society - Netherlands

Celebrating liberation in the western part of the Netherlands

On May 4, around 21:00 Radio Oranje sent a message that the German troops in the Netherlands would capitulate the ...

Politics and society - Netherlands

Run-up to the liberation of the Netherlands

On September 4, 1944, Radio Oranje in London broadcasted a joyful message that after their speedy advance through France, the ...

Politics and society - Netherlands

Munich Agreement

On September 30, 1938, an agreement was reached in Munich which shocked the world and would decide future developments. The ...

Politics and society - Europe before the war

Olympic village Berlin 1936

The original Dutch text of this article was written by Maurice Laarman and was taken, along with most of the ...

Politics and society - Nazi Germany

Nazi ship Wilhelm Gustloff

May 5, 1937 was an important date for the Nazi Regime in Germany. On that day the new passenger liner ...

Politics and society - Nazi Germany