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Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek,’ a legacy of World War II, is set for a name change
The creek is a mile-long stream on the southeastern side of Little Kiska Island, beside the bigger, more prominent Kiska Island 242 miles west of Adak at the far end of the Aleutian chain.
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How Bergen-Belsen, Where Anne Frank Died, Was Different From Every Other Nazi Concentration Camp
A new exhibition at the Wiener Holocaust Library in London chronicles the German camp complex's history, from its origins housing prisoners of war to its afterlife holding displaced persons ...
Alaska Business Magazine16h
Aleut Partners with SpinLaunch to Build Space Catapult on Adak Island
A lease agreement finalized by Aleut regional corporation and SpinLaunch could set up an orbital centrifuge on Adak Island.
All That's Interesting17h
Australian WWII plane wreck discovered off the coast of Greece
The wreck of the RAAF plane Baltimore FW282, which was shot down by the Nazis in December 1943, was found in the Aegean Sea ...
The National Interest18h
The USAAF 49th Fighter Group Are Australia’s Forgotten WWII Heroes
“The USAAF 49th Fighter Group provided Darwin with its only fighter defence from March to September 1942 against fast and well-armed Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers escorted by Mitsubishi A6M ‘Zero’ ...
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WWII soldier, who died as POW in the Philippines in 1942, to be buried Tuesday in San Diego
U.S. Army Maj. James J. O’Donovan was captured, subjected to the 65-mile Bataan Death March and held in POW camps by Japan. He died a POW on Oct. 18, 1942, at age 34. He will be interred April 15 in ...