USS Enterprise (CV-6) had been spared a pier-side death on December 7, delaying its return from a ferry run to Wake Island upon receiving news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Lexington (CV-2) also was at sea that morning, and Saratoga (CV-3) was embarking planes in San ...
Yet in less than a year, all of those things turned to ash following Lombard’s violent death. When her plane went down in a fiery blaze, it was treated as a national tragedy around the country, and for her husband it was the beginning of the end. Ad Ad – content continues below ...
The main body of this site consists of a list of names of aircrew that are known to us. The names are accessible either by country of origin, rank or decoration or by entering a name in the search-box. Each entry offers the option to add a comment.Here you can submit your information...
RankName and SurnameDate of death Wachtmeester J. van Zuijlen 17-5-1940 Huzaar L. J. Ramaekers 10-5-1940 Huzaar van Bergen 11-5-1940 Huzaar J. D. Lauwers 10-5-1940 Huzaar J.M.J. van der Sommen 10-5-1940 Huzaar W. van der Male 10-5-1940German...
Those classes of the population which on account of their education or position might be expected to provide leadership, together with Jews and any who showed signs of resistance, were put to death. Forced laborers were imprisoned in concentration camps, where disease, malnutrition, and brutal ...
At the turn of the 21st century morebookshad been written about Hitler since his death than aboutNapoleonduring the half-century after the latter’sdemise. Time and distance from the events ofWorld War IIhave also affected the historical interpretation of Hitler. ...
“Today I shot down my first opponent. It does not set well with me. I keep thinking about how the mother of this young man must feel when she gets the news of her son’s death. And I am to blame for this death. I am sad, instead of being happy about the first victory. I ...
Famous nicknames such as "The Flying Tank" and "Der Schwarze Tod" (the "Black Death") were not created by soldiers. First one was created by the designer in early stages of design. The second one was created by the Soviet propaganda. Luftwaffe pilots called it Eiserner Gustav (Iron Gustav...
Adolf Hitler - Nazi Leader, WW2, Holocaust: At the turn of the 21st century more books had been written about Hitler since his death than about Napoleon during the half-century after the latter’s demise. Time and distance from the events of World War II
Paul Harvey began his 15-minute reports in November 1950, and his distinctive delivery was still being heard regularly over ABC until his death in 2009, serving as one of the few 21st-century links to radio’s Golden Age. Other outstanding programs included the science-fiction anthology X ...