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The Jewish refugees were qualified for these tasks because they knew the German language and understood the German mentality and behavior better than most American-born soldiers. [8] The role of the soldiers was, therefore, to work in the front lines, at strategic corps and army levels, at interrogation, analyzing German forces and plans, and ...
Margie Stewart (December 14, 1919 – April 26, 2012) was the official United States Army poster girl during World War II. [1] [2] She appeared on twelve posters, of which a total of 94 million copies were distributed. [1] [2] She was born in Wabash, Indiana and attended Indiana University.
In Renaissance Europe, courtiers played an extremely important role in upper-class society. As it was customary during this time for royal couples to lead separate lives—commonly marrying simply to preserve bloodlines and to secure political alliances—men and women would often seek gratification and companionship from people living at court.
An example are the children born during and after World War II whose fathers were military personnel in regions occupied by Nazi Germany. These children claim they lived with their identity in an inner exile until the 1980s, when some of them officially acknowledged their status.
An appeal to self-interest during World War II, by the United States Office of War Information (restored by Yann) Wait for Me, Daddy , by Claude P. Dettloff (restored by Yann ) Selection on the ramp at Auschwitz-Birkenau at Auschwitz Album , by the Auschwitz Erkennungsdienst (restored by Yann )
Roy Allen (1918–1991) was an American, born in the north Philadelphia neighborhood of Olney. He was a bomber pilot during World War II , when he was shot down over France and sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp .
After World War II, many women in Japan came to admire the personal attributes and status of American soldiers, while there was also mutual attraction to Japanese women among American servicemen. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] British women were attracted to American soldiers because they had relatively high incomes, and were perceived as friendly. [ 9 ] (
Chilver was born in London, England, to an English father, a correspondent for The Times of London, [3] and Latvian mother. [5] Raised in Latvia, she was educated at a German school in Riga before moving to Paris, France in 1940. [6] When Paris fell to Nazi Germany she was interned in the Frontstalag 142 internment camp at Besançon.