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Marcel Ophuls, Myth-Shattering War Documentarian, Is Dead at 97
He was best known for “The Sorrow and the Pity,” a landmark film that debunked ideas of vast French resistance to the Nazi ...
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French Resistance members reunited 80 years after end of WWII
The women, who supported the French resistance against Nazi occupation ... marking the end of World War II on the continent, approaches, the women shared their emotional story of wartime sacrifice ...
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In WWII’s only all-female concentration camp, community was the key to survival
Lynne Olson’s book ‘The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück’ reveals the unsung stories of female French resistance fighters.
World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with some dread
Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on the continent ...
Marcel Ophuls, who directed ‘The Sorrow and the Pity’ documentary, dead at 97
Marcel Ophuls, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose landmark documentary "The Sorrow and the Pity" debunked the myth of ...
Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in Nazi Germany, dies at 105
When she was asked to spy for the French army, Marthe Cohn recalled decades later, she didn’t hesitate before saying yes.
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How World War II Became the Hottest Book Craze…for Kids
Nielsen told them about Lidia Durr Zakrzewski, a teenager who joined the Polish resistance during World War II. She served as the real-life model for the young heroine in Nielsen’s 2024 novel ...