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After the Second World War, a series of trials were held to bring the perpetrators of wartime crimes to justice. The most high-profile took place in Nuremberg, where remaining members of Hitler's inner circle faced judges and some received death sentences. But other war crimes trials focused on specific camps. Among them were the Belsen … Read more

In December 1944, when much of the world believed Germany no longer had the strength to attack, Adolf Hitler unleashed a final desperate offensive in the West. His objective was audacious: break through the Ardennes, capture the strategic port of Antwerp, and cut the Allied front in two. To achieve it, he relied on the … Read more

In a briefing room in France in 1944, thirty men stood in silence while General George S. Patton traced a route across a map with one finger. Not one of them wanted to be the man who spoke next. Then a 22-year-old corporal named Daniel Kovac raised his hand and said, "Sir, I think the … Read more

As World War II ended across Europe, many high-ranking Nazis and members of Hitler's inner circle fled for their lives. They knew capture could mean arrest, a war crimes trial, and possibly the gallows. Some were arrested in the mountains of Bavaria while trying to keep a low profile. But the fate of the wives … Read more

Hermann Fegelein was born on October 30, 1906, in Ansbach, then part of the German Empire. As a young boy, he worked at his father's equestrian school in Munich and later became a proficient rider who participated in jumping events. In 1925, Fegelein joined the 17th Bavarian Cavalry Regiment, which he left in 1928. The … Read more