Heinrich Himmler The Murderous Enigma of the Reich
A profile of Heinrich Himmler drawing on his rise in the Gestapo and Nazi power. It notes his unremarkable early life, brutal ascents to authority, alleged mass murders across Germany and Poland, and his perilous role within Nazi leadership amid Allied advances.
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Reich
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Kurfuerstendamm
Berlin
Himmler
Ernst Boehm
Kurt von Schreicher
Werner von Blomberg
Hitler
Himmier
Walther von Brauchitech
Junkers
Willy von Fritach
Warsaw
Walther von Reichenau
Vistula
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Atlantic Wall
France
Ritter von Leeb
Blaskowitz
Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Nazi Germany
Parteigenosse
Erich von Ladendorff
Joseph Goebbels
Rudolf Hess
Sepp Dietrich
Dietrich Eckhardt
Japs Use Films to Undermine U S In Leyte
General MacArthur quarters in the Philippines. Reports describe Japanese wartime propaganda movies shown in Tacloban and Dulag aimed at discrediting the United States and Allies. Filmmakers depicted Filipinos as oppressed, while the Japanese touted East Asia Co-Prosperity and military prowess.
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MacArthur
The
Philippines
INS
Leyte
America
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Tacloban
Dulag
Hollywood
Japan
Nikkatsu
Burma Road
Bandoh Tsumasaburok
Mips
East Asia
Silver Star Awarded After 25 Years
W. F. Haynes received a silver star medal for World War I meritorious service 25 years after the qualifying action at St. Mihiel France. He had believed a citation for communications skill sufficed and only recently learned he should apply for the decoration. He wrote the War Department and now holds the silver star.
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Simona
Fra
W. F. Haynes
Haynes
St. Mihiel
France
War Department
Legless Cincinnati Woman Flies Her Own Plane
Mrs. Alverna Babbs of Cincinnati, missing both legs after a street accident, has learned to drive, ride motorcycles, swim, and now fly her own plane. She hopes her aviation achievement inspires returning servicemen with similar handicaps to take up flying.
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Cincinnati
INS
Alverna Babbs
To Be Or Not To Be Stuns Japanese Audience in New Guinea
Five Japanese soldiers crept into the audience as Judith Anderson performed Shakespeare in New Guinea. Alert GIs spotted the intruders who were forced to sit quietly during the recital. torrential rain had hindered but not stopped the audience’s engagement.
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High Point
NS. C
O New Guinea
New Guinea
Judith Anderson
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