Jul 22 2011

World War II Shipwrecks Pose Oil Spill Threat

Around the world, governments are taking stock of oil submerged aboard long-sunk, deteriorating vessels.

Jul 21 2011

Remains of Nazi Rudolf Hess Exhumed

Tag: Family,Prison,Protestantism,Suicide,World War 2Discovery News - Top Stories @ 10:10 pm
The remains of Rudolf Hess have been exhumed in Germany and his grave destroyed after it became a shrine for neo-Nazis.

May 12 2011

Former Nazi Camp Guard Gets Five Years

Tag: Death and Dying,Military,Murder,Prison,Soldiers,Trial,War Crimes,Wars,World War 2Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:55 pm
John Demjanjuk, 91, is unlikely to live out the five years of his sentence for being an accessory to murder of almost 30,000 people.

Apr 21 2011

Canadian Retiree to Claim Nazi-Stolen Art

Tag: Artwork,Museums and Tours,Painting,World War 2Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:13 pm
Austrian museum agrees to return $29-$44 million Gustav Klimt painting to the only surviving descendant of original Jewish owner.

Apr 04 2011

Bungled Nazi Sub Mission Revealed in New Files

Tag: Spies,Submarine,World War 2Discovery News - Top Stories @ 9:15 pm
The sheer clumsiness of the mission almost sounds like the makings of a screwball comedy.

Jan 19 2011

Churchill’s False Teeth Sold at Auction

Tag: British Leaders,Leaders,World War 2,World WarsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 10:30 pm
The set of solid gold false teeth costs an arm and a leg.

Nov 09 2010

Lost Nazi-Era Art Resurfaces in Berlin Cellar

Tag: Artifacts,Artwork,Visual Arts,Wars,World War 2Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:15 pm
Outlawed as "degenerate art" by the Nazi, a treasure trove of sculptures was found buried in rubble.

Oct 03 2010

Germany Marks 20 Years Since Reunification

Tag: Cold War,Europe,World War 2Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:19 pm
The capitalist West Germany and the communist East merged barely a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Jun 24 2010

McChrystal Firing Not Unusual in U.S. History

Gen. McChrystal was not the first general to be dismissed by a president. And due to the U.S. military and political systems, he won't be the last.

Jun 10 2010

How to Recycle an Airport

Tag: Aviation,Green Building,Military,Recycling,World War 2Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:04 am
Germany's Templehof was decommissioned in 2008 and is slated to host a sustainable mobility event 2011.

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