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Warship Sunk by the Nazis During World War II Located Off the Coast of Brazil
A German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...
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WWII's largest loss of life during ship convoy included Mount Carmel soldier
Monday was the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat. The ...
Lehigh County soldier among those who died in WWII’s largest loss of life during ship convoy
During the panic of the disaster, the four chaplains organized evacuees, distributed life jackets from storage, and tended to ...
National Catholic Register12d
80 Years Later: Remembering the Catholic Martyrs Killed in Auschwitz During World War II
Candles and wreaths left by Auschwitz survivors stand at the so-called ‘Death Wall’ at the Auschwitz I site on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp on Jan. 27, 2025, in ...
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Remembering local soldiers claimed by mines at Battle of Anzio, WWII
As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with ...
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West Palm Beach centenarian reflects on extraordinary life of World War II heroism
George Patton's forces as they relieved the Battered Bastards of Bastogne, who famously dug ... who asked to have his picture with the World War II veteran. Born and raised in Boston, Simon ...