The Norwegian Resistance
The Norwegian Resistance The Norwegian resistance was successful, in part, because they had many advantages over the Germans – “a long coast line with vast… Read More »The Norwegian Resistance
The Norwegian Resistance The Norwegian resistance was successful, in part, because they had many advantages over the Germans – “a long coast line with vast… Read More »The Norwegian Resistance
Denmark in WWII On April 9, 1940, Denmark was invaded by German. Prior to this, they had been rescuing people from other occupied… Read More »Denmark in WWII
Norway in WWII This post features an amazing book called Almost Autumn by Marianne Kaurin. What’s really amazing about Almost Autumn, though, is that it… Read More »Norway in WWII
The Katyn Massacre After the Soviets invaded Poland on September 17, 1940, what transpired was something very similar to what transpired in Western Poland: death,… Read More »Katyn Massacre
The Winter War A direct result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, in which the Soviets “got” Finland. This resulted in a 3 ½ month war between Russia and… Read More »The Winter War
Polish Resistance Summary: Irena Gut is a normal Polish girl in 1939. She loves her family and four sisters. And she’s pretty sure she… Read More »Polish Resistance
Poland in WWII Not sure how I missed such an important entry, but here it is now. As we know, after the Jews, the… Read More »Poland in WWII
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was built in July 0f 1936 by prisoners from other camps in Oranienburg, Germany. Eventually, 44 other subcamps to… Read More »Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
The 1st Assassination Attempt on Hitler On the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsh, Hitler made a special speech to the Old Guard… Read More »The 1st Assassination Attempt on Hitler
The Battle of the Atlantic: An Overview The first battle of WWII took place as early as the day after Britain declared war… Read More »The Battle of the Atlantic: An Overview