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Why Did German WW2 Fighter Planes Have Spirals On The Nose?
The spirals on the noses of German fighter planes in World War II weren't a fashion statement. They had some very practical ...
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The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
The Six Triple Eight: Black, Female Soldiers Honored for World War II Success
The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.
Black female WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional honor
The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, the Six Triple Eight, will be presented with the ...
Congress honors Six Triple Eight, the Black, all-female WWII unit
The nation’s only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on ...
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Third Reich In Ruins: Munich’s WWII History Then and Now (Part 2)
Munich was the birthplace of the Nazi Party and later, one of the most bombed cities of WWII. But what does it look like ...
What interviews with ordinary Germans living under the Nazis can teach us about our current politics
Amy Buller’s Darkness of Germany describes the difficult decisions Germans faced as fascists took over their country – ...
Congress honors all-Black female battalion crucial to World War II efforts
The battalion was tasked with cleaning out the massive backlog filled with more than 17 million pieces of mail that left troops without any communications from their families for months.