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Alois Brunner Said to Have Lived in Syria Until 2010
1 Dec 2014
The Simon Wiesenthal Center announced that top Nazi fugitive Alois Brunner escaped justice and died naturally.
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1 Dec 2014
The Simon Wiesenthal Center announced that top Nazi fugitive Alois Brunner escaped justice and died naturally.
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Wreck of U-576 Identified
21 Oct 2014
A recently discovered submarine wreck off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States had been identified as U-576.
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21 Oct 2014
A recently discovered submarine wreck off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States had been identified as U-576.
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Wreck of USS Houston Identified
19 Aug 2014
The wreck of USS Houston, sunken in combat during the Japanese advance in 1942, was identified.
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19 Aug 2014
The wreck of USS Houston, sunken in combat during the Japanese advance in 1942, was identified.
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Bill Guarnere's Passing
9 Mar 2014
Former US Army 101st Airborne Division paratrooper Bill Guarnere passed away.
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9 Mar 2014
Former US Army 101st Airborne Division paratrooper Bill Guarnere passed away.
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WW2-Era bomb found near Taipei 101
14 Feb 2014
Unexploded 500-pound bomb dropped by USAAF during WW2 discovered at the World Trade Center complex near Taipei 101
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14 Feb 2014
Unexploded 500-pound bomb dropped by USAAF during WW2 discovered at the World Trade Center complex near Taipei 101
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Hiroo Onoda's Passing
17 Jan 2014
Hiroo Onoda, a WW2-era Japanese Army junior officer who did not surrender until 1974, passed away in Tokyo, Japan.
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17 Jan 2014
Hiroo Onoda, a WW2-era Japanese Army junior officer who did not surrender until 1974, passed away in Tokyo, Japan.
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