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Nazi Unit Leader's American Life Prompts Shock
Associated Press | Jun 15, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS - The revelation Friday that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to people who knew him, prompted harsh condemnations from World War II survivors in the U.S. and Europe, and led prosecutors in Poland to say they would investigate. An Associated P... more
Report: CO of SS-Led Unit Living in US
Associated Press | Jun 14, 2013
BERLIN -- A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, according to evidence uncovered by The Associated Press. Michael Karkoc, 94, told American authorities ... more
Scholars Back Quotes at Future Eisenhower Memorial
Associated Press | Jun 06, 2013
WASHINGTON - Three historians are recommending the use of passages from key speeches by President Dwight D. Eisenhower - including his message to troops during the D-Day invasion - to help represent the 34th president in a planned memorial in the nation's capital. On Wednesday night, the Eisenhower Memorial Commission hosted a public forum on w... more
Vets Gather in Normandy for D-Day Anniversary
UPI | Jun 06, 2013
Hundreds of military veterans gathered on the beaches of Normandy for the 69th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion that led to the end of World War II. A series of events were planned at cemeteries and villages liberated after 150,000 soldiers waded ashore June 6, 1944, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported Thursday. About 2... more
New Jersey Sen. Lautenberg Dead at 89
Associated Press | Jun 03, 2013
TRENTON, N.J. - The next time a flight attendant reminds you there's no smoking or you witness a teenager getting carded at a liquor store, think of Frank Lautenberg. The liberal Democratic senator from New Jersey left his mark on the everyday lives of millions of Americans, whether they know it or not. In the 1980s, he was a driving force behi... more