1914 - 1945

atavus: The Monuments Men of World War II The Monuments Men...

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:41:53 -0400

The Monuments Men of World War II

The Monuments Men were a group of men and women from thirteen nations, most of whom volunteered had expertise as museum directors, curators, art scholars and educators, artists, architects, and archivists. The Monuments Men job description was simple: to save as much of the culture of Europe as they could during combat.

"If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness."

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:32:41 -0400

““If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness.””

- A phrase that was carved on the walls of a concentration camp cell during WWII by a Jewish prisoner

collectivehistory: Homecoming Prisoners, Vienna, 1947 by...

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:06:00 -0400

collectivehistory:

Homecoming Prisoners, Vienna, 1947 by Ernst Haas

A mother shows a picture of her son to a returning prisoners of war.

I wouldn't recommend The Kommandant's Girl. Jenoff knows nothing about thethings she writes about, e.g. according to the book oranges were generally available product in the occupied Cracow. It's nonsense. The book is full of inaccuracies like this one, and someone who's not familiar with the history of Poland, will think it's all true. I know Anon asked for love stories, and history is always only a background for them, but I believe there are better and more historically accurate books to read

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:30:56 -0400

Thanks for the warning! I hadn’t gotten around to reading it yet, but now I don’t think I’ll bother (I like my historical fiction historically accurate thankyouverymuch).

Well, they just put swastikas on everything, didn’t they?

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:29:00 -0400

Well, they just put swastikas on everything, didn’t they?

The Mona Lisa during World War II She was packed up and moved...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:26:53 -0400

The Mona Lisa during World War II

She was packed up and moved out of the Louvre before the Germans arrived and was subsequently moved five times to avoid being looted.

Burning banned books by Jewish authors and others deemed against...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:26:34 -0400

Burning banned books by Jewish authors and others deemed against the Nazi agenda

Video

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:48:00 -0400

I love this blog! Could you please recommend some books and movies with love stories set in this period? I assume that they will be heartbreaking as they should be. Thanks.

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:23:00 -0400

Good timing on this question - I’ve been compiling a list of WWI & II films and fiction that I’ll be posting soon, all organized by country and such, but for now here’s a list off the top of my head to start you off with:

WWI Films: A Very Long Engagement, Passchendaele, The Red Baron, and Birdsong (TV miniseries)

WWII Films: Dresden, Enemy at the Gates, Gloomy Sunday, Flame and Citron, The Edge of Love, Casablanca (1942), Pearl Harbor (not a huge fan of this film, but it is a love story so…)

WWII Fiction: (haven’t read all of these yet so, not sure how good they are… you have been warned) Skeletons at the Feast, ~~The Kommandant’s Girl~~, The Bronze Horseman, April in Paris, The Time in Between, The Welsh Girl

Happy watching/reading!

August 29, 1944. A girl of the resistance movement is a member...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:46:00 -0400

August 29, 1944. A girl of the resistance movement is a member of a patrol to rout out the Germans snipers still left in areas in Paris, France. The girl had killed two Germans in the Paris Fighting two days previously.

I'm so happy because I'm so interested about World War I and II and the events during that time. :D

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:22:34 -0400

And I’m so happy I can share my interest in the World Wars with you all!

Members of the French resistance and citizens of Laval publicly...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:15:55 -0400

Members of the French resistance and citizens of Laval publicly humiliate a woman who consorted with a German officer during the occupation. Her hair has been shorn and she has been marked with a swastika. In addition, she is forced to display photographs of the German with whom she had a relationship.

The Louvre Museum. The Grande Galerie was abandoned during...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:12:54 -0400

The Louvre Museum.

The Grande Galerie was abandoned during World War II. In 1937-38, the museum removed and hid most of the art works, including the Mona Lisa. They were returned in early 1945.

A Max Factor pencil for drawing stocking seams on during WW2.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:05:15 -0400

A Max Factor pencil for drawing stocking seams on during WW2.

France, 1918 American troops advancing through a forest...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:05:08 -0400

France, 1918 American troops advancing through a forest shattered by artillery fire during World War I.

der-jarl: Hitlerjungend mit einem Kätzchen. (Hitler Youth with...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:44:01 -0400

der-jarl:

Hitlerjungend mit einem Kätzchen.

(Hitler Youth with a kitten)

Jack & Ina Polak sparked a love affair while in the same...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:41:00 -0400

Jack & Ina Polak sparked a love affair while in the same concentration camp, exchanging love letters over the course of being held captive. They married after being liberated, and have stayed together over 60 years.

i think anon means that he can't navigate to the next post from the permalink of a single post. dear anon: a great number (most) of themes, like this one, don't have that feature. i'm sure you can go to the next post by either going back to the main page or the archive like everyone else...?

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:04:00 -0400

Russian Red Army soldiers use sled dogs for transportation in...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:01:29 -0400

Russian Red Army soldiers use sled dogs for transportation in 1943.

Awaiting evacuation, a young refugee hangs onto his dog’s...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:58:41 -0400

Awaiting evacuation, a young refugee hangs onto his dog’s leash in 1940. Vast numbers of pets were, not surprisingly, separated from their families during the war.