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heroes of WWII - March 25, 2022

Heroes of WWII: Noor Inayat Khan

Have you heard of the pacifist Indian spy Princess of World War Two who worked as a British resistance agent in France?

heroes of WWII - February 1, 2022

Heroes of WWII: Nicholas Winton

In December 1938, Nicholas Winton was about to set off on a ski trip to Switzerland when a call came in from a friend asking for help, this call would set in motion a plan to save over 600 children from the hands of advancing German troops. Read on to find out more.

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heroes of WWII - January 12, 2022

Heroes of WWII: The Ghost Army of WWII

Have you heard of the tactical deceptions carried out by the 23rd Special Troops during WWII?Also known as the Ghost Army, the 23rd Special Troops were activated on January 20th 1944. Their mission? Deception. Comprised of artists, fashion designers, architects, sound engineers and actors the troops were encouraged to use their creative thinking to create acts of deception.One of their main operations was Operation Quicksilver, a component of the strategic Operation Bodyguard plan. The goal of Operation Quicksilver was to deceive the German's into thinking that the Allies were going to invade in the Pas De Calais region rather than...

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heroes of WWII - December 31, 2021

Heroes of WWII: The Six-Year-Old Soldier of WWII

Can you imagine a child as young as six joining the war effort as a soldier? It’s a harrowing thought to imagine any child, let alone an orphan, being exposed to those kinds of harsh realities; facing death and even wearing a military uniform. That is just what happened to the Soviet Sergei ‘’Seryozha’’ Aleshko. Born in the village of Gryn, about 200 miles outside of Moscow, Sergei’s father had passed away before the outbreak of the war. Sergei lived with his mother and three older brothers. In 1941 Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Sergei’s village was burnt to the...

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heroes of WWII - December 3, 2021