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- Article by Peter ter Haar
- Published on September 18th, 2015
Bombing of Dresden, 13 and 14 February 1945
- Article by Frans van den Muijsenberg
- Published on January 19th, 2025
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February strike, February 25th and 26th, 1941
- Article by Jan-Jaap van den Berg
- Published on September 9th, 2023
To Besiege a City
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3Mar
A WWII helmet returns home 80 years after having been lost at Remagen Bridge, Germany
An american World War II helmet was found in the mud of the Rhine River, downstream from Remagen Bridge, during a drought in 2018. Inside the liner of the helmet, the soldier had carved his initials as well as his laundry number.
16Feb
Armin T. Wegner and his letter to Hitler
On April 1, 1933, the mood in many shopping streets in Germany was grim. Sturdy men in brown shirts with a black swastika on a red and white band on their upper arm were standing in front of large warehouses as well as tiny shops. These places had not been selected at random by members of Hitler’s Sturmabteilung or SA. Stars of David in white paint on shop windows and the text on the Nazi protest signs made it clear. ‘Germans, take care! Do not buy from Jews!’ was the slogan of the day.
14Feb
The hugely popular ‘Standing with Giants’ installation returns to the British Normandy Memorial
The giant silhouettes are returning to the meadow fields of the British Normandy Memorial, following last year’s overwhelming response to the ambitious and captivating project by the Standing with Giants charity.
In 2024, nearly a quarter of a million people visited the Memorial, many of whom experienced the power and poignancy of the 1,475 servicemen placed with heads bowed on the hillside overlooking Gold Beach, each representing a life lost on D-Day, 6 June 1944.
27Jan
Russia focuses on Soviet victims of WW2 as officials not invited to Auschwitz ceremony
On the edge of St Petersburg stands a dramatic memorial more than 40 metres high. At the very top is the figure of a mother with her children.
20Dec
Christmas and New Year message from our volunteers
The TracesOfWar team wishes you a merry Christmas and a prosperous 2025!
26Nov
New book: Righteous Behind Barbed Wire
Righteous behind Barbed Wire is the latest book written by TracesOfWar volunteer Kevin Prenger. It was published in November 2024 and is available through Amazon and others.
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