#wwii — Public Fediverse posts

Pet Shop Boys honour Alan Turing in musical - Bletchley Park WWII #UK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCW-c3FJHdo

I made a #Pastel #Drawing of him https://donadulcinea.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/enigmas-solution-alan-turing-art4u2/

#Art #BraveNewMan
#AlanTuring #WWII #EnigmaMachine #Kunst #History

The Battle of the Bulge. Hürtgen Forest. Market Garden. Hastings shows why the final months of WWII were the most brutal.
#books #bookreview #WWII #MaxHastings
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/battle-for-germany-book-review/

The Guardian: Nazi-looted painting must be returned to Jewish art dealer’s heir, Argentina court rules. “Argentina must return to the rightful owner’s heir an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, a judge has ruled. Portrait of a Lady by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi was missing for eight decades before being photographed in 2025 hanging in […]

The Guardian: Nazi-looted painting must be returned to Jewish art dealer’s heir, Argentina court rules. “Argentina must return to the rightful owner’s heir an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, a judge has ruled. Portrait of a Lady by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi was missing for eight decades before being photographed in 2025 hanging in […]

The Guardian: Nazi-looted painting must be returned to Jewish art dealer’s heir, Argentina court rules. “Argentina must return to the rightful owner’s heir an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, a judge has ruled. Portrait of a Lady by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi was missing for eight decades before being photographed in 2025 hanging in […]

The Guardian: Nazi-looted painting must be returned to Jewish art dealer’s heir, Argentina court rules. “Argentina must return to the rightful owner’s heir an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, a judge has ruled. Portrait of a Lady by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi was missing for eight decades before being photographed in 2025 hanging in […]

The Guardian: Nazi-looted painting must be returned to Jewish art dealer’s heir, Argentina court rules. “Argentina must return to the rightful owner’s heir an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, a judge has ruled. Portrait of a Lady by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi was missing for eight decades before being photographed in 2025 hanging in […]

ABC 15: Disabled Marine veteran forced to sell rare 1,000-letter WWII archive to save his family. “A disabled Marine Corps veteran who spent more than a decade preserving a rare collection of over 1,000 World War II letters says he now has no choice but to sell it. Joseph ‘Joe’ Alosi, 100% service-connected disabled, says mounting medical bills, the loss of his home, and family crises have left […]

ABC 15: Disabled Marine veteran forced to sell rare 1,000-letter WWII archive to save his family. “A disabled Marine Corps veteran who spent more than a decade preserving a rare collection of over 1,000 World War II letters says he now has no choice but to sell it. Joseph ‘Joe’ Alosi, 100% service-connected disabled, says mounting medical bills, the loss of his home, and family crises have left […]

ABC 15: Disabled Marine veteran forced to sell rare 1,000-letter WWII archive to save his family. “A disabled Marine Corps veteran who spent more than a decade preserving a rare collection of over 1,000 World War II letters says he now has no choice but to sell it. Joseph ‘Joe’ Alosi, 100% service-connected disabled, says mounting medical bills, the loss of his home, and family crises have left […]

ABC 15: Disabled Marine veteran forced to sell rare 1,000-letter WWII archive to save his family. “A disabled Marine Corps veteran who spent more than a decade preserving a rare collection of over 1,000 World War II letters says he now has no choice but to sell it. Joseph ‘Joe’ Alosi, 100% service-connected disabled, says mounting medical bills, the loss of his home, and family crises have left […]

ABC 15: Disabled Marine veteran forced to sell rare 1,000-letter WWII archive to save his family. “A disabled Marine Corps veteran who spent more than a decade preserving a rare collection of over 1,000 World War II letters says he now has no choice but to sell it. Joseph ‘Joe’ Alosi, 100% service-connected disabled, says mounting medical bills, the loss of his home, and family crises have left […]

started a #wikipedia article on US labor economist Kate Papert (1902-1977), director of the New York State Division of Women in Industry in the 1930s and 1940s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Papert @wikiwomeninred @barnardcollege @uwmadison #WWII #labour #LaborDay

The atomic bomb needed uranium from the Congo. This book tells the secret race to get it first.
#books #bookreview #SpiesInTheCongo #WWII
https://smpl.is/amn1i

The atomic bomb needed uranium from the Congo. This book tells the secret race to get it first.
#books #bookreview #SpiesInTheCongo #WWII
https://smpl.is/amn1i

The atomic bomb needed uranium from the Congo. This book tells the secret race to get it first.
#books #bookreview #SpiesInTheCongo #WWII
https://smpl.is/amn1i

The atomic bomb needed uranium from the Congo. This book tells the secret race to get it first.
#books #bookreview #SpiesInTheCongo #WWII
https://smpl.is/amn1i

The atomic bomb needed uranium from the Congo. This book tells the secret race to get it first.
#books #bookreview #SpiesInTheCongo #WWII
https://smpl.is/amn1i

Ed Skrein, Matthew Goode, Nicolas Cage and Alice Eve trick Hitler in the Fortitude trailer. Watch it here https://bit.ly/4r3YkGT

#Fortitude #film #NicolasCage #MIchaelSheen #RonPerlman #AliceEve #MatthewGoode #EdSkrein #WWII #ArtMalik #BenKingsley

Ed Skrein, Matthew Goode, Nicolas Cage and Alice Eve trick Hitler in the Fortitude trailer. Watch it here https://bit.ly/4r3YkGT

#Fortitude #film #NicolasCage #MIchaelSheen #RonPerlman #AliceEve #MatthewGoode #EdSkrein #WWII #ArtMalik #BenKingsley

Ed Skrein, Matthew Goode, Nicolas Cage and Alice Eve trick Hitler in the Fortitude trailer. Watch it here https://bit.ly/4r3YkGT

#Fortitude #film #NicolasCage #MIchaelSheen #RonPerlman #AliceEve #MatthewGoode #EdSkrein #WWII #ArtMalik #BenKingsley

Ed Skrein, Matthew Goode, Nicolas Cage and Alice Eve trick Hitler in the Fortitude trailer. Watch it here https://bit.ly/4r3YkGT

#Fortitude #film #NicolasCage #MIchaelSheen #RonPerlman #AliceEve #MatthewGoode #EdSkrein #WWII #ArtMalik #BenKingsley

Ed Skrein, Matthew Goode, Nicolas Cage and Alice Eve trick Hitler in the Fortitude trailer. Watch it here https://bit.ly/4r3YkGT

#Fortitude #film #NicolasCage #MIchaelSheen #RonPerlman #AliceEve #MatthewGoode #EdSkrein #WWII #ArtMalik #BenKingsley

Parts of 1986 report on Nazis in Canada must be made public: judge
https://nationalpost.com/news/nazis-canada-report-declassified

It all seems mysterious to me: Did Canada allow Nazis to settle here after #WWII out of carelessness? Or was there some scheme, like favouring anti-Communists, regardless of what they did before 1945? And why is there still secrecy about the Deschênes Commission?

#CanPol #cdnpoli #Nazis
#NationalPost

Parts of 1986 report on Nazis in Canada must be made public: judge
https://nationalpost.com/news/nazis-canada-report-declassified

It all seems mysterious to me: Did Canada allow Nazis to settle here after #WWII out of carelessness? Or was there some scheme, like favouring anti-Communists, regardless of what they did before 1945? And why is there still secrecy about the Deschênes Commission?

#CanPol #cdnpoli #Nazis
#NationalPost

Parts of 1986 report on Nazis in Canada must be made public: judge
https://nationalpost.com/news/nazis-canada-report-declassified

It all seems mysterious to me: Did Canada allow Nazis to settle here after #WWII out of carelessness? Or was there some scheme, like favouring anti-Communists, regardless of what they did before 1945? And why is there still secrecy about the Deschênes Commission?

#CanPol #cdnpoli #Nazis
#NationalPost

Parts of 1986 report on Nazis in Canada must be made public: judge
https://nationalpost.com/news/nazis-canada-report-declassified

It all seems mysterious to me: Did Canada allow Nazis to settle here after #WWII out of carelessness? Or was there some scheme, like favouring anti-Communists, regardless of what they did before 1945? And why is there still secrecy about the Deschênes Commission?

#CanPol #cdnpoli #Nazis
#NationalPost

Parts of 1986 report on Nazis in Canada must be made public: judge
https://nationalpost.com/news/nazis-canada-report-declassified

It all seems mysterious to me: Did Canada allow Nazis to settle here after #WWII out of carelessness? Or was there some scheme, like favouring anti-Communists, regardless of what they did before 1945? And why is there still secrecy about the Deschênes Commission?

#CanPol #cdnpoli #Nazis
#NationalPost

Band of Brothers: Legacy – Watch the trailer for the new documentary https://bit.ly/4x5YCOK

#BandofBrothers #BandofBrothersLegacy #TV #documentary #film #WWII

Am 1. September 1939 begann mit dem deutschen Überfall auf Polen der Zweite Weltkrieg.

Die @bsbmuenchen verfügt über zahlreiche mikroverfilmte Quellen aus Archiven weltweit zur Geschichte des #WWII – darunter Akten aus #Polen, der #Ukraine, #Großbritannien und den #USA.

🔎 Verzeichnet sind sie hier: https://www.bsb-muenchen.de/mikro/vmg.html

Die Mikroformen können über die #Fernleihe bestellt und im Lesesaal Ihrer Heimatbibliothek genutzt werden.

#Quelle #Archiv #ZweiterWeltkrieg #Histodons

My husband discovered the 'cozy' British TV mystery, "BOOKISH," because one of his idols, Mark Gatiss, wrote it and stars in it. Zack soon became bored with the mystery genre pacing, but I've found a new favorite! #markgatiss #bookish #books #sellingbooks #bookselling #bookseller #vintage #period #periodpiece #1940s #england #britain #britainafterthewar #worldwartwo #worldwarII #wwII #devotedcouple #romance #mystery #excitement #interesting #anglophile #anglophilia #london

started a #wikipedia article on American singer, writer, translator, Louise Llewellyn Jarecka (1880-1954): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Jarecka @wikiwomeninred #WomeninMusic #Poland #WWII #WomenWriters #Folksong #Weaving #Kansas

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/wednesday-august-26-2026/

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/wednesday-august-26-2026/

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/wednesday-august-26-2026/

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/wednesday-august-26-2026/

A memorial gathering was held in Tokyo for those who died in detention in Siberia and elsewhere after being captured by the former Soviet Union following the end of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/24/japan/siberia-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #siberia #wwii #wardead #sovietunion

Martin JRM Mars "Philippine Mars" taxis to her first home, former NAS Alameda, to say goodbye, Sunday February 9th, 2024 #coulson #phillipineMars #MartinMars #wwii #aircraft #photography #militaryaviation #AvGeek #spotter #photography #aircraft #milair #nikon #amphibian #seaplane #cvvhrn

FG-1D Corsair NX72NW makes a pass at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #aviationdaily #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #Corsair #warbird #WWII

During workshops run by a University of Tokyo graduate student, participants recreate in a computer game parts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the U.S. atomic bombings to understand how the attacks changed the cities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/18/japan/students-workshops-cityscapes-atomic-bombings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #wwii #us #atomicbombings #students #universities #hibakusha

An 83-year-old virtual YouTuber born in Manchuria during World War II who now lives in Ishikawa Prefecture is sharing stories of her and other people's wartime experiences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/14/japan/society/83-year-old-vtuber-wartime-memories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #vtubers #wwii #china #kanazawa #ishikawa

Technical wreck diver Kingo Wakasa, 56, is battling age and nature as he documents the final resting place of a World War II destroyer on the seabed off northern Okinawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/12/japan/history/war-diver-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #okinawa #imperialjapanesearmy #kamikaze

As Nihon Hidankyo marks 70 years, it's timely to remember Mikiso Iwasa, one of the organization's leading figures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/hidankyo-seventy-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nihonhidankyo #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons #hibakusha #nobelprize #nagasaki

She went back in time and fell in love with a kamikaze pilot. Now, the follow-up to a dubious romance film proves cloying, confounding and bizarrely prudish. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/08/08/film/till-we-meet-again-on-the-starry-hil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #harukafukuhara #koshimizukami #takehikoshinjo #wwii

Seven organizations of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima Prefecture urged the government to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/hibakusha-groups-nuclear-ban-urge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons #hibakusha #nagasaki #sanaetakaichi

Based on a true story, "The Man Who Carries the Voice of August" is set in 1970s Japan and stars Masahiro Motoki as a journalist who records the testimonies of atomic bomb survivors — and confronts the fragile nature of memory itself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/08/06/film/takeshi-shibata-man-who-carried-voice-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #wwii #japanesefilm #masahiromotoki #takeshishibata #nhk #atomicbombings #hibakusha #hiroshima #nagasaki

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has expressed support for a world without nuclear weapons after his proposal for debates without taboos on nuclear policy sparked controversy, including among atomic bomb survivors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/japan/politics/koizumi-nuclear-free-controversy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #defense #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #wwii #hiroshima #internet #hibakusha

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/wednesday-august-5-2026/

In Hiroshima, "peace tours" conducted on bicycles offer participants a glimpse of life in the city before, during and after the U.S. atomic bombing of 1945. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/japan/society/hiroshima-hibaku-nisei-tour/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #atomicbombdome #hiroshimapeacememorialmuseum #hibakusha #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons