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Tag Archives: Heydrich
This week in the War, 25–31 May 1942: Cologne—the thousand-bomber raid
This week in the war, at midnight on the night of 30/31 May 1942, Churchill announced to his dinner guests at Chequers that the RAF was, at that very moment, striking Cologne with over a thousand bombers. The guests included … Continue reading
Posted in Book, World War II
Tagged Averell Harriman, Cologne, Eisenhower, Hermann Goering, Heydrich, John Winant, thousand bomber raid
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This week in the War, 19–25 January 1942: The Wannsee Conference
On 20 January 1942, SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich chaired one of the most infamous meeting in the history of the world: the conference held at an elegant lake-side villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. Those present included Gestapo Chief Heinrich … Continue reading
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Tagged Final Solution, Heydrich, Holocaust, Jews, Mark Roseman, The Villa the Lake the Meeting, Wannsee
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Vignette: Nazis and the Occult
Médée: La Toison D’Or—Medea: The Golden Fleece by Ersel and Renot is an illustrated story that would delight anyone interested in Nazis and the occult, World War II, or the bandes dessinée genre, in general. Medea (Médée in French) of … Continue reading
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Tagged bande dessinee, Heydrich, Kristallnacht, Medea, Medee, Wewelsburg Castle
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Milestones: Reinhard Heydrich. The usurper meets his end.
This week finds me in Prague and in the company of friends—some of whom are World War II buffs. The beautiful old city is dominated by its castle, which was once home to the kings of Bohemia and still lodges … Continue reading
Posted in Milestones, World War II
Tagged Heydrich, Jan Kubis, Jozef Gabcik, Prague, SOE, Special Operations Executive
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