On this day in 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, previously sworn ideological enemies, signed a 10-year non-aggression treaty, vowing that neither nation would attack the other. As part of a ...

German troops shown marching through Warsaw after their invasion of Poland in September 1939. (National Archives and Records Administration) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 ...

On 1 September 1939, the British ambassador in Berlin issued an ultimatum to the German government urging it to cease all aggressive activities in Poland and withdraw. Two days later, at 10.00am, this ...

Said the German president, 'Eighty years ago, at this very moment, all hell rained down on Wielun,' the first city to be bombed by the Luftwaffe Author of the article: You can save this article by ...

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The German government has returned a painting stolen by the Nazis during the Second World War. ‘Palace Stairs,’ an 18th Century picture by Venetian artist Francesco Guardi, was taken from Poland’s ...

15:16, Sun, Aug 28, 2016 Updated: 17:11, Sun, Aug 28, 2016 With its lovely forests, beautiful mountains and historic cities, Germany is a nice country to visit. But the date of the booklet gives one a ...

I went on holiday to Germany, in July 1939. Staying at Berchtesgarden. My bedroom window in the hotel overlooked Hitler's house, the Berghof. One day at breakfast, I was approached by three SS ...

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