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WW2DB's Second Anniversary
29 Dec 2006

WW2DB celebrates its second birthday today!

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WW2 Veteran and Former US President Gerald Ford Passed Away
27 Dec 2006

Gerald R. Ford, the WW2 veteran and the 38th president of the United States, passed away at the age of 93.

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Television Program on Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima
20 Nov 2006

A television program on the movie Flags of Our Fathers will air in Japan on 23 Nov and 25 Nov 2006

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New Documentary on Battle off Samar
16 Nov 2006

A new documentary on the Battle off Samar is to be broadcast on 5 Jan 2007 at 2200 EST on the History Channel.

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WW2DB's new photo gallery
27 Sep 2006

With thumbnails, paging, and search, the photo gallery at WW2DB is now better than ever!

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Hitler's Watercolors Up for Auction
26 Sep 2006

WW1-era watercolors painted by Adolf Hitler are up for auction in England today.

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Holocaust Survivors Reunited After 65 Years
26 Sep 2006

Siblings separated since the Holocaust were reunited today after 65 years, brought together by Yad Vashem Holocaust authority's database.

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Joe Rosenthal's Passing
20 Aug 2006

Joe Rosenthal, famed photographer of the Iwo Jima flag raising, died at the age of 94 in California, United States.

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WW2-era Aircraft Carrier Possibly Located
2 Aug 2006

Graf Zeppelin, the missing German aircraft carrier, may have been found off the Polish port of Wladyslawowo.

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US Naval War College Chose Shattered Sword
18 Jun 2006

Jonathan Parshall and Tony Tully's book on Battle of Midway has been chosen by the United States Naval War College for use with its currculum.

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Hitler Suicide Site Marked
8 Jun 2006

For the first time since the war, the location of Adolf Hitler's bunker, where he committed suicide on 30 Apr 1945, was marked.

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Remember the Sacrifice at Normandy
6 Jun 2006

On this 62nd anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, let us remember those brave men who sacrificed their lives to defeat the Nazi regime.

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Archive of Nazi War Crime Records to be Opened to Public
16 May 2006

An 11-nation commission in charge of the vast Nazi German archive documenting war crimes have agreed to open it up to public access.

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Former Japanese WW2 Soldier Found in Ukraine
18 Apr 2006

A Japanese ex-soldier who disappeared after World War II was found in Ukraine.

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Satellite Images of Mulberry Harbor
20 Mar 2006

Remains of Mulberry Harbor B off Gold Beach seen on Google Maps satellite photos.

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Contributions of WW2 Women Journalists
17 Mar 2006

Do you know who are Therese Bonney and Toni Frissell?

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Holocaust Denier Jailed
20 Feb 2006

British Holocaust denier David Irving has been found guilty in Vienna and sentenced to three years in prison.

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