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German newsreel about the invasion of Normandy

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White Rose resistance member canonized

Declared a saint, the anti-Hitler activist beheaded by Nazis at age 25

The church canonised Alexander Schmorell for his involvement in the White Rose group, which vented its disgust of Hitler and the Nazi regime by writing pamphlets opposing the regime and condemning the treatment of Soviet citizens under German occupation.

Sainthood given to Nazi Resister

“We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will not leave you in peace!” one of the leaflets said. The group’s activity was stopped by Nazi police in February 1943, and Shmorel was imprisoned and later put to death for his participation in the group.

Dialogue-driven ‘Sophie Scholl’ a heroic tale

The show is set during 1943 in Munich. It takes place during the last days of the White Rose underground movement in which college students secretly produced and distributed anti-Nazi and anti-war leaflets. A janitor spots Sophie (Julia Jentsch) and her brother Hans (Fabian Hinrichs) as the fliers are distributed outside a college classroom. The siblings are subsequently arrested.

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Berchtesgaden becomes a GI’s playground

Today marks the 73rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass. It was a night of attacks on Jews living in Germany and Austria that involved the burning of synagogues and the destruction of Jewish homes and businesses. It is seen as the beginning of Hitler’s Final Solution 

(Source: aish.com)

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“…but can we outfit it with a machine gun?”

Swing Kids, starring Christian Bale. Have you seen it? Its basically a story about some hipster kids in Nazi Germany who go all counter-culture just because. In the end they figure out what they are really standing up against. Along the way they dance and wear some pretty cool threads.

A newsreel about the Allied liberation of France.