second world war
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Prisoners’ Tools Found Hidden In Chimney At Auschwitz
A team working to restore a historic building at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland have stumbled upon numerous items hidden by prisoners inside a chimney.
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Shockwaves From WWII Bombing Raids Reached The Edge Of Space, Scientists Report
As if the devastating effects of bombs dropped on European cities during the Second World War weren’t terrible enough, a surprising new study shows that the shockwaves produced by these bombing raids reached the edge of space, temporarily weakening the Earth’s ionosphere.
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This Grainy Image Could Be The First British Passenger Liner Sunk By The Nazis In WW2
A mere eight hours after Britain declared war on the Nazis, a German torpedo struck the SS Athenia, sinking the passenger liner and killing more than 100 civilians. The ship’s final resting place has eluded shipwreck-hunters for nearly 80 years, but sonar images taken off the coast of Ireland now show what appears to be…
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Newly Declassified Documents Show Nazis Plotted To Destroy Panama Canal
Investigators in Chile have released thousands of declassified documents dating back to the Second World War, revealing the extent to which Nazi spies had infiltrated the country. Among the more shocking revelations is the discovery of a Nazi plot to destroy the Panama Canal — an act that would have changed “the history of the…