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Why did Minnesota erase much of its German culture?
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 17 hours agoDespite its "uff da" reputation, the state has more German than Scandinavian ancestry.
'The Americans are landing': A grandmother's 80-year-old diary documents opening of D-Day
USA Today· 2 days ago"Les Americans débarque en France,” read Hamel’s diary entry, seemingly written too quickly for...
The terrible fate of SAS heroes who landed in France ahead of D-Day
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoEventually, on July 3 1944, the SAS forest camp was attacked by about 400 German troops, based...
The Biggest War on the Small Screen
The Bulwark· 2 days agoAmbrose. Band of Brothers was a critical success—it won seven Emmys, including Outstanding Miniseries, and was nominated for thirteen more. Band of...
Jürgen Moltmann, leading Protestant theologian who found God in a British prisoner-of-war camp –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJürgen Moltmann, who has died aged 98, was the most significant Protestant theologian of the second...
For Museum of World War II founder, this D-Day anniversary might be the most important ever
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoThose artifacts include a huge map, which covers an entire wall,the allies used to plan their...
Biden makes the case to fight extremists by invoking war waged on D-Day
NBC NEWS· 8 hours ago“American democracy asks the hardest of things: to believe that we’re part of something bigger than...
The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
Stamford Advocate· 2 days agoWorld War II veterans are joining heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy ...
How the ‘Corridor of Death’ Saved the D-Day Invasion
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAt a barely visible turn-off, easily overlooked, there’s a small hand-painted sign, dark blue lettering on the ground the color of dried ...
D-Day at 80: A pivotal day for the Allies
Nevada Appeal· 3 days agoThe invasion, informally referred to as Operation Liberation by President Franklin D. Roosevelt...Canadian troops, 6,939 ships and landing vessels, and...
