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Someone Bought Hitler’s Boxers for $6700
The white linen undershorts are "surprisingly large."
WORLD WAR TWO
Traveling Auschwitz Museum Exhibition Heads to North America
The exhibition will include more than 1150 artifacts.
Winston Churchill’s Audacious Plan to Build an Aircraft Carrier Out of Ice
Is the secret to building an unsinkable aircraft carrier hiding in your ice cube tray?
9 Memorable Facts About Alfred Eisenstaedt’s 'V-J Day in Times Square'
The famous picture raises more questions than we have answers.
Police in Argentina Discover Cache of Nazi Artifacts Hidden Inside a Secret Room
The disturbing relics likely once belonged to high-ranking Nazi officials.
Chakka-Chhh: The Hidden History of View-Master
William Gruber made one of the definitive toys of the 20th century. He also thought Hitler was a pretty solid guy.
Holocaust Memorial Museum Launches Kickstarter to Digitize 200 Diaries
The initiative coincides with the birthday of Anne Frank.
French Painting Stolen by Nazis in WWII Finally Returned
The saga began in 1941, when Nazis raided the bank vault of a Jewish family living in Southern France.
JFK's Wartime Diary Sells for $718,750
The 61-page document contains thoughts on Stalin, Hitler, and Kennedy's political ambitions.
The Unsung Army of Women Who Fed America and Its Allies During World War II
The forgotten story of 3 million women who dropped everything to help out on American farms.
What Was the Flaw in the Enigma Machine?
Alan Turing broke the Enigma code. What was broken in the Enigma system itself?
Meet Nicholas Winton, the Man Known as "Britain's Schindler"
In 1938, a British stockbroker heard that Jewish families in Czechoslovakia were desperate to get their children out of the country before Nazis invaded. Faced with an enormous amount of red tape, he decided to take matters into his own hands.
The Great Girl Scout Cookie Shortage of World War II
In 1943, the Girl Scouts brought terrible news to the homefront.
Syndrome K: The Fake Disease That Fooled the Nazis and Saved Lives
A desperate group of doctors in Italy saved dozens of Jews during World War II by simply inventing a disease.
Danish Teen Uncovers Remains of WWII Plane and Its Pilot in His Backyard
The discovery started out as a school assignment.
How Did the Nazis Find Out About Anne Frank’s Family? There's a New Theory
The family may have been discovered in the course of an unrelated investigation.
Watch 'The Forger,' About A Teen WWII Hero
"If I slept for one hour, 30 people would die." -Adolfo Kaminsky
Operation Cone of Power: When British Witches Attacked Adolf Hitler
Some say that in 1940, a secretive coven used a ritual to keep Hitler out of the UK.
How the Mona Lisa Escaped Destruction During World War II
The rescue required a dedicated team, some crafty moves, and an ambulance with a stretcher.
Trebitsch Lincoln, the Nazis' Would-Be Supernatural Weapon
The "Olympian of Scoundrelism” told the Nazis he had the occult secrets required to rule the world.
The Lucky City That Escaped Nagasaki’s A-Bomb
Kokura was the original target, but avoiding devastation may have been more than just random luck.
12 World War II Diaries You Can Read
Many important diaries kept by political leaders and ordinary people during World War II have been digitized or otherwise preserved.