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POPSLibrary of Congress POWs in Europe Site As part of an effort to digitize over 25 collections relating to veterans experiences in war and personal memorabilia of vets LOC has striven to make these valuable photos, first-hand accounts available on one of their many subsites. Sibling sites are also available for wars after 1945 including Korea, Persian Gulf et al.
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POPSPOWS Memorobilia -- 8th American AF, B17 Bomber Group Great website with meticulous info dedicated to preserving and honoring the history of the 303rd Bombardment Group (H)'s contribution to World War II. They were stationed in Molesworth, England from 1942 until VE Day 1945. Contrary to the movie Memphis Belle it was the Hells Angels ie. 303rdbg that first flew 25 missions in the Euro Campaign
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POPSSearch Method for American War Dead of WW2 American Battle Monuments Commission oversees and maintains the 24 permanent American burial grounds on foreign soil. A great tool for family who are unsure or unaware of a family member's WW2 burial spot.
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POPSPOW Eupherma--Photosnaps, medals , POW artwork Plenty of POW info relating to the The 303rd BG was an Eighth Air Force, B-17 Bomber Group stationed in Molesworth, England. Their motto "Might in Flight". Some of the airmen found themselves POWs in Nazi Germany .Comprehensive well preserved primary docs --Photosnaps, Medals, artwork, journals, id cards and forged papers for escape are found on this terrific site.
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POPSMap of Stalags (Nazi prison camps) of Europe Highlights the locations of the camps (Stalags) mainly in Germany. Some conditions were worse than others depending on overcrowding, the level of escapes tried, even the zeal of the commandant and the guards.
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POPSBerga : a Living Nightmare for Jewish/Jewish Looking American Soldiers Berga was a sub prison that in reality functioned as a slave labor camp set up by the Nazis that was situated in the German state of Thuringia. Jewish American GIs or even GIs looking Jewish to the Nazi command captured from the Battle of the Bulge Campaign in the winter of 1944-45 were singled out from the prison camp Stalag IX-B (Bad Orb) and were moved to Berga. Only 50% Of the 350 American GI inmates survived to see.VE Day due to malnutrition, hard labor, cold & beatings. .
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POPSAustralian World War Two The Information Services Branch of the Office of the Board of Studies for New South Wales created this site dedicated to the Australian contribution to curbing the Axis in the Second World War.
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POPSVirtual Tour Of Sir Winston Churchill's War Conference Room The Imperial War Museum dedicated the Churchill Museum in 2005. On this website they offer a virtual tour of some of the rooms used by the British PM at the height on th relentless bombing inflicted by Goring's powerful ,and until then, unmatched Luftwaffe to grab for Hitler the grand prize of Great Britain.
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POPSNuremberg Trial Documents As Special Assistant to the U.S. chief of counsel, Supreme Court justice Robert H. Jackson William J. Donovan was well qualified he served as special assistant to chief prosecutor Telford Taylor at the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, he was a lawyer, soldier in ww1 & in ww2 the Head of Operations of the OSS which an an organization of Allied men & women who operated behind enemy lines to help resistance underground efforts in Europe.
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POPSEphemera of WW2 as Primary Documents : Identity Cards During the Nazi Occupation of Poland as other countries under the Nazi regime identity documents was required to be carried at all times. This is an example of one for female Polish worker in the Gotenhafen naval facility, a seaport 15 miles/23km from Gdansk (Danzig). Gotenhafen was the Germanic name the Nazis gave to Gdynia as they did in order to erase the past of many of the towns & villages they invaded. The Soviets took control of the city in 1945 after the German invaders destroyed most of the city in their retreat.
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POPSHitler's The Final Solution comes to Life --The Holocaust A very difficult video to watch but one that must be viewed so these people did not suffer and die in vain. Recommended for 13 yrs and above. It demonstrates in 4 minutes what all the books in the world cannot, the horrors by a madman who first ruled 60 millions Germans and dreamed of enslaving the world and who had to be stopped.
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POPSUsing WW2 Primary Documents in the Classroom 100 milestone historical documents on using primary documents pertaining to American history. Included are some ww2 related documents are given in their original format and with background to help teachers instruct their students in analyzing the war. Included is the Day of Infamy address given on Dec 8th, 1941 and the announcement of the D-day Invasion.
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POPSBest of History WW II List With it's focus on history Best of History website is one history buffs look to find reputable sources on a era or aspect of history. A list of WWII sites are rated and cover UK sites as well.
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POPSMyraid of World War II Resources gathered from Federal Sources Wonderful place to start for a teacher or student on searching for information and primary documents on the war held by federal agencies and institutions including LOC (Library of Congress), Endowment for the Humanities, the Smithsonian Instit., the Navy Dept Archives & the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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POPSWW2 Allied Posters (USA) nice website in conjunction with NARA (US National Archives) shows an array of world war two posters used to boost morale & encourage military service by men and women and support in general for the Allied cause
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POPS Magazines Articles 1940s Great articles from Yank Magazine on subjects ranging on German weaponry during ww2 to the capture of the first female German sniper.
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