97-Year-Old Veteran Parachutes Over Normandy as Part of D-Day Ceremonies
Watch and learn many things from this 97 year old, including that people age at different rates. From VOA News: …
Tag Archives: World War II
D-Day Veterans Return to Omaha Beach 75 Years Later
From VOA News: “D-Day Veterans Return to Omaha Beach 75 Years Later June 05, 2019 6:21 AM, by Henry Ridgwell …
Hitler-Stalin Triple Treaties 1939: 1) Trade Treaty Including Nazi Loan to USSR; 2) Non-Aggression Treaty; 3) Dividing Eastern Europe Between Themselves-Joint Invasion of Poland
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union (Russia) signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the USSR, …
Secret Pact Between Hitler and Stalin: Perspectives on Hitler and Stalin Plan to Carve Up much of Europe
“Rueb also notes that on state television, which is the medium through which most Russians get their news, the Russian …
Trump Memorial Day Weekend Appears Designed To Insult US Soldiers Who Fought, & Died Fighting, North Korea & Japan
On Memorial Day weekend Trump tweeted support of North Korea’s dictator – the grandson of the dictator that Americans died …
Nazi Pact with Russia: “The Devils’ Alliance: Hitler’s Pact with Stalin, 1939-41” (Review)
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Book Review from H-Diplo, H-Net: “REVIEW published on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Author: Roger Moorhouse Reviewer: Steven M.…
Poland: The Unconquered
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
On 23 August 1939, Russia (USSR) and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact where they agreed…
Examining the Exploitive Role of Ethnic Germans in Guatemala to Better Contextualize the US Border Crisis
“Delivery of coffee on a German farm in Guatemala“. Alta Verapaz is the district from which Jakelin Caal, the little …
PROLIFERATION PROFITEERS: PART 22, Firm 9 – Orda AG (Switzerland)
Yes, we jumped from Firm 1 to 9, because that’s what was found, thus far. This is from 1991, but …
Slovak Republic: Statement of the Ministry of Foreign & European Affairs on the 80-year Anniversary of the Munich Agreement and the First Vienna Award
“The events of autumn 1938 remind us that yielding to evil is a way to hell“. (Ministry of Foreign & …
“About Us, Without Us”: The Day The Munich Agreement Was Signed
Wake up people. This is a sort of prequel to the invasion of Crimea by Putin’s Russia. From: https://www.rferl.org/a/munich-agreement-80th-anniversary/29513509.html “‘About …
Eighty Years Ago (1938): British PM Chamberlain’s “Peace For Our Time” Agreement With Hitler Sacrificed Czechoslovakia And Ended In WWII One Year Later
Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1976-063-32 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 “Hitler’s plan was for German troops to enter this portion of Sudetenland between 6 …
50 Years Ago: Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia On August 20 1968 Under The Guise Of Military Exercises
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
During the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovaks carry their national flag past a burning tank in…
“Sharing the warning until my last breath”
Originally posted on Beyond Nuclear International:
Hiroshima survivor, and Nobel Laureate, Setskuo Thurlow’s first person account of experiencing and surviving the atomic…
Dem Primary Run Off Candidate For US Senate Howard Sherman’s Large Investment In Oil And Gas-Fracking
According to his campaign disclosure, Howard Sherman, Democratic Primary Run off Candidate For the US Senate has between $250,000 and …
Medgar Evers Assassination – June 12, 1963-Jackson Mississippi
President John F. Kennedy (center) visits with Myrlie Evers (far left), widow of civil rights leader, Medgar Evers. Also pictured: …
Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia In 1968 Under The Guise Of Military Exercises
During the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovaks carry their national flag past a burning tank in Prague. “Soviet Invasion of …
Some Major Twitter Owners Have Russian Interests; Trump-Kushner Connections
555 California St. in San Franciso, California, is partially owned by the Trump Organization. Morgan Stanley is a tenant. The …
Soviet Nuclear Tests Linked To Mutations
Link: http://youtu.be/RFkToNzDXbI The Soviet Union not only tested above ground nuclear weapons in Kazakhstan, but also in the Arctic, including …
The Problem of Money Laundering in the Art World
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Excerpts from an article on the problem of money laundering and art, followed by links to…
In 1918 Women Held 20% Of US Manufacturing Jobs; In 2016 Women Held 29% Of US Manufacturing Jobs; Women Are 47% Of The US Workforce But Earn Only 78 Cents Per $ Earned By Men (2014) Despite Equal Pay Act
Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. By the end of World War I, in 1918, …
Grand Duchy Of Lithuania’s “First Constitution” Put Into Effect On October 17, 1588
From Charter97.org: “Grand Duchy Of Lithuania’s “First Constitution” Put Into Effect This Day In 1588 17.10.2017, 8:57 Some historians call …
Poland: The Unconquered
On 23 August 1939, Russia (USSR) and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact where they agreed to each take half …
Korean History Shaped By Three Powers: China, Japan, and Russia
North Korea Russia China border While tempted to say “mostly” shaped by China, Japan, and Russia, even the historically very …
Site of Epic Battle for Midway-More Than 3000 War Dead-Archaeology All Endangered By Trump: Comment Deadline Tonight 11.59 ET (NY-DC Time)
MIDWAY: “OUTNUMBERED AND OUTGUNNED, THEY WITHSTOOD SAVAGE BOMBARDMENT, FOUGHT BACK, AND CARRIED THE FIGHT TO THE ENEMY. ” BUT WILL …
On Guam, Resistance Grows to US Military Presence as N. Korea Threatens Missiles Off Island’s Coast
By DemocracyNow.org: “On Guam, Resistance Grows to US Military Presence as N. Korea Threatens Missiles Off Island’s Coast STORY AUGUST …
N. Korea: US Senators Call For Tougher Sanctions; Letting Recent Sanctions Work; Sanctions Enforcement; Diplomacy
Recent US sanctions that Trump unwillingly signed included those aimed at North Korea: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/trump-effectively-admits-to-being-putins-boy-plus-appears-to-regret-that-the-us-isnt-a-dictatorship-in-statement-re-sanctions-bill. Neither the recent US sanctions nor …
The Fate of Raoul Wallenberg, Lost Hero of the Holocaust: Will Russian Court Force the FSB to Turn Over Documents?
Wallenberg, who saved more than 100,000 Hungarian Jews during World War II, disappeared right after the Soviet army took over …
Immediate Objections To Nuclear Bombing Of Hiroshima-Nagasaki By Respected US Public Figures
From History News Service July 29, 1998: “Second-Guessing Hiroshima? By Leo Maley III and Uday Mohan Second-guessing the necessity and …
Mayor Remembers Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki; Calls For Nuclear Disarmament; Stands with Fukushima Victims
Sumiteru Taniguchi’s back injuries from Nagasaki bombing, January 1946, by USMC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumiteru_Taniguchi “This, we will certainly never forget: the fact …
The Curse Of A Million Dead Albatross Upon Trump? US Marine Monuments Comment Deadline Extended to August 15th 11.59 EDT
More than a million albatross are at risk by Trump policy. “Is it Trump?” quoth one, ” Is this the …
Trump Threatens Wisdom: Oldest Known Wild Bird, An Albatross, Who Is Also New Mother – Comment Deadline Extended to August 15th 11.59 EDT
“The world’s oldest known wild banded bird at 66+ years old returned to Midway December 3,2016….” https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Midway_Atoll/ “Wisdom, the world’s …
Many Endangered Species Threatened By Trump At Papahānaumokuākea (and other) Marine National Monument(s): Comment Deadline Extended to August 15th 11.59 EDT
Comment on this and other threatened US Marine Monuments here, deadline extended to Aug. 15th, 11.59 PM (night) : https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=NOAA-NOS-2017-0066-0001 …
WWII Midway Battle Site National Ocean Monument-Endangered Species Threatened By Trump; Comment Deadline Extended to August 15th 11.59 EDT
video link: http://youtu.be/un9y70Dw9Rc “In June 1942, the Battle of Midway took place 100 to 200 miles north of Midway Atoll. …
The Ongoing Saga 83: News, Updates, & More
Last Updated Monday 14 Aug. 2017 UTC. Continues here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/the-ongoing-saga-84-news-updates-more/ Most recent updates are on top, after image-intro commentary. This …
Did Putin Pick French Candidate Le Pen’s Prime Minister?
BBC noted that “Correspondents on state-controlled Rossiya 1 and NTV give almost identical comments on French elections” and RFERL noted …
Did France’s General de Gaulle Foresee the Danger of Trump-Putin? Goal of De Gaulle’s 1963 Franco-German Alliance was to Maintain Independence from Russia and the USA
France and the United States have always been allies. France helped the United States gain its freedom from the UK …
The Problem of Money Laundering in the Art World
Excerpts from an article on the problem of money laundering and art, followed by links to a couple of related …
Nazi Pact with Russia: “The Devils’ Alliance: Hitler’s Pact with Stalin, 1939-41” (Review)
Book Review from H-Diplo, H-Net: “REVIEW published on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Author: Roger Moorhouse Reviewer: Steven M. Miner Miner on Moorhouse, …
Nazi Gold Laundered Through Turkey; Nazi Banking-Trade-Intermediary Roles of Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Others
We have already documented that Degussa was involved in the melting of gold stolen by the Nazis, in the Nazi …
Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki, Impact-Declassified: September 14, 1945
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
While from a military strategic perspective, bombing the Mitsubishi works in Nagasaki made sense, it seems…
Dietrich Bonhoeffer 4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945
Dietrich Bonhoeffer 4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945 “For evil to appear disguised as light, charity, historical necessity or …
Paul Silverberg Lost All to the Nazis, Including RAG and REW to RWE (Thyssen-Flick)
Book Review by “Clingan on Gehlen, ‘Paul Silverberg (1876-1959): Ein Unternehmer’ In: H-German Author: Boris Gehlen Reviewer: C. Edmund Clingan …
Nazi Gold: The Merkers Mine Treasure and the Planned Dumping of German Nuclear Waste on America
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to …
“From Cooperation to Complicity: Degussa in the Third Reich”, Book Review of Peter Hayes Book
Book Review of “Peter Hayes. From Cooperation to Complicity: Degussa in the Third Reich. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 373 …
TEPCO Executives Indicted Over Fukushima Nuclear Disaster; Trial Next Year; The End of Impunity? And the Mysterious M-Fund?
Former TEPCO executives were indicted on Monday, 29 Feb., 2016, over TEPCO’s Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, and are expected to be …
Germany Ushered in the Atomic Age; German Prototype Nuclear Reactors; Shouldn’t Germany Find Solution Other Than Dumping on Others? Deadline to Oppose German Dumping of Nuclear Waste on USA is March 11th
Dismantling the (Nazi) German Nuclear Reactor (Pile) at Haigerloch, 50 km SW of Stuttgart, in April 1945 As Germany is …
Japan Crushes Resistance to Restart Nuclear Power Plants
From JapanFocus.org: “Japan Crushes Resistance to Restart Nuclear Power Plants The Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol. 13, Issue. 38, No. 1, September …
1,000 Japanese Cranes: Sadako Sasaki
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokoyama_Taikan “Memorial Statue of Sadako Sasaki outside the Noborichō Junior High School in Hiroshima, Japan. Noborichō…
UK Parliamentarian (1968): Why is Germany Better Off Financially than the UK when Germany lost the War?
“How does the Prime Minister explain that West Germany, although she lost the war, is lending us money and is …
