#world-war-ii β Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #world-war-ii, aggregated by home.social.
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Kazuko Higa and the Japanese Holdouts on Anatahan Island
π° Original title: The Incredible Survival Story of Kazuko Higa, aka the βQueen of Anatahanβ
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Canadian Soldiers Rescue Abandoned Baby in England During WWII
π° Original title: How Three Canadian Soldiers Saved an Abandoned Baby During World War II
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Arthur Scherbius, who died OTD in 1929, invented the electro-mechanical Enigma cipher machine used by Germany before and during #WorldWarII https://cromwell-intl.com/cybersecurity/crypto/ciphers.html?s=mb #cryptography
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The Dachau Bell: A Symbol of Hope and Freedom in 1945
π° Original title: The Bell That Rang One Last Time, Dachau, Germany, 1945 (They Rang It When the Gates Opened)
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Arthur Scherbius, who died OTD in 1929, invented the electro-mechanical Enigma cipher machine used by Germany before and during #WorldWarII https://cromwell-intl.com/cybersecurity/crypto/?s=mb #cryptography
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Arthur Scherbius, who died OTD in 1929, invented the electro-mechanical Enigma cipher machine used by Germany before and during #WorldWarII; see where the Allies worked to break it https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/bletchley-park/?s=mb #travel #history #cryptography
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The Room on Rue Amelie "Because they are ignorant. And cruelty is the weapon of the ignorant" Sale: $18.99 to $2.99 by Kristin Harmel Rating: 4.5/5 (10,167 Reviews) #worldwarii #historicalfiction #paris #resistance #booksky #books #wwii #love #courage #mustread
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Putin attends scaled-back Victory Day parade amid Ukraine worries
Once used to show off Russia's vast military, including its nuclear-capable missiles, this year's Victory Day βparade had no tanks or other military equipment βrolling over the cobblestones of Red Square.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/victory-day-parade-moscow-stripped-back-ukraine-war/106662120
#WorldPolitics #WorldWarII #DefenceForces #UnrestConflictandWar
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β§ American women in World War II β§
American women in World War II became involved in many tasks they rarely had before; as the war involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale, the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable. The...
#worldwarii #capitoltransitcompany #washingtond.c. #warinvolvedglobal #involvedglobalconflict #wikipedia
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π In honor of VE Day when Nazi Germany officially surrendered to the Allied Forces on this day in 1945, we're highlighting our World War II History Collection. Get ready to capture students' attention and imagination with primary sources, personal stories, and the visual storytelling power of film.
Combine free short documentary films from the World War II Foundation full of first-person stories with our free classroom-ready discussion guides. These lessons help students discover the vital wartime contributions of the codebreakers of Bletchley Park, the Tuskegee Airmen, women at war and more.π
The discussion guides include background information, questions for writing or discussion, and additional resources. They're perfect for US History, World War II History, and World History classes! Pick and choose what you want to use. ππ¬
#VEDay #VictoryDay #WorldWarII #May8 #OTD #Education #Homeschooling #Movies #Documentary
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World War II with Tom Hanks, on History Channel
https://www.samdb.co.za/blogs/blog/2026/05/07/world-war-ii-with-tom-hanks-on-history-channel/
#WorldWarII #WW2 #HistoryChannel #TomHanks #documentary #tv #television
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Six people were killed OTD in 1945 when a Japanese fire balloon exploded near Bly, Oregon, the only Americans killed in the contiguous US during #WorldWarII https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/tokyo-yasukuni-shrine/?s=mb #travel #Japan #history
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Uzbek singer Yulduz Usmonova faces calls to cancel her May 9 Brooklyn concert over past remarks critics describe as antisemitic https://ow.ly/NRIF50YV9fa #Uzbekistan #Brooklyn #Music #WorldWarII #YulduzUsmonova #antisemitic #casncelconcert
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Russian losses in Ukraine may have set a grim new record -- Belarus develops military training grounds and logistics routes in cooperation with Russia -- Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian Shahed, Iskander component facility, major oil refinery amid large-scale attack -- Russia launches more than 10 times as many drones at Ukraine's port infrastructure in 2026 as last year ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/tuesday-may-5-2026/
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Photographer Who Took Famous Photo of Oppenheimer Honored With Statue https://petapixel.com/2026/05/05/ed-westcott-photographer-statue-oak-ridge-oppenheimer-manhattan-project/ #manhattanproject #oppenheimer #atomicbomb #edwestcott #worldwarii #Analog #statue #News
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Putin and Zelensky both unilaterally declare conflicting 2-day truces
Russia on Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire with Ukraine between May 8-9, when Moscow marks its annual Worldβ¦
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Ceasefire #Europe #Russia #UK #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #VladimirPutin #VolodymyrZelensky #WorldWarII
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Frank Rowlett, American cryptologist, born OTD in 1908, was involved in breeaking Japanese ciphers and developing the SIGABA cipher machine during #WorldWarII https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/bletchley-park/?s=mb #cybersecurity #travel #history