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Top commander of Nazi unit accused of massacre lives in US for decades
Though records do not show that Karkoc had a direct hand in war crimes, statements from men in his unit and other documentation confirm the Ukrainian company he commanded massacred civilians. #TheLongView #Germany #World War II #Ukraine #Nazi #SS
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Indian Navy defuses World War II explosives found in Mumbai Harbour
The recoveries were made during operations by two dredgers to widen and deepen the main shipping channel which can improve capability and facilitate movement of higher tonnage and deeper draught vessels for the Mumbai Harbour. #NewsTracker #Indian Navy #Explosives #World War II
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'Comfort women' in WWII were necessary, says Japanese politician
An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers who risked their lives in battle. #ThatsJustWrong #Japan #World War II #Comfort women #Toru Hashimoto #Osaka
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From pillow to pistol: Manto on the meaning of 'deterrence'
Saadat Hasan Manto lived through World War II and his most productive writing years in India were 1939-1945. This was the period where nations had converted industrial factories into armaments producing units. #World War II #Saadat Hasan Manto #Manto'sMusings
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Cincinnati EnquirerColumn: Honor Flight seeking World War II vets
The young men and women in their late teens and early 20s who left home to serve their country in 1942 became old men and women before memorials to their service were created in Washington, D.C. In 2005, a retired Air Force captain realized that veterans #Skype #Vietnam #Iwo Jima
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The Delaware County TimesWorld War II veterans honored in Springfield
World War II veteran Angelo Marsella, Brookhaven, and his guardian, Jason McLauglin of Lansdowne, were among the hundreds involved in the Saturday trip to Washington. At left rear, Mike Hare of Media, a Vietnam vet making his third trip as guardian SPRIN #Washington, D.C. #Vietnam #Pennsylvania
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Stars and StripesFather's Day gift: Flight revisits World War II memories
Retired Air Force Capt. Arnold Cook climbed down from the World War II-era plane, a big smile on his face, and hugged his granddaughter. On Saturday, Cook’s wife, children and grandchildren had surprised the 91-year-old World War II veteran with a Father #United States Air Force Academy #Utah #Federal Aviation Administration