# Germany
20 Facts that History Class Didn’t Cover
Did you know that the guillotine was still being used in France to behead people even as Star Wars was…
40 Fascinating Facts About the Relatives of Nazis After WWII
The children of Nazis who had some serious crosses to bear, growing up after Germany's defeat. While they had it…
Nazis Stumble Upon Mysterious Mass Murder Site
A German radio report announced in April 1943 the location of a mass grave in the Katyn Forest. The Germans…
The Terror of the London Blitz Revealed as Much More Complicated Than Previously Believed
The 1940 Blitz, when Hitler tried to bomb Britain in submission, is often viewed as a time of common heroism.…
20 Historical Figures Who Changed The World, and Also Committed Monstrous Deeds
People are usually complex, and throughout history, other than at the extremes of the moral spectrum, few significant figures have…
16 Medical Procedures and Devices from the Early 1900s that are Straight Out of a Nightmare
Medical devices from the early part of the 1900s looked like torture devices dreamed up by the devil himself. They…
Recent Groundbreaking Discoveries of World War II Artifacts
The Second World War was fought from the waters off the Antarctic to the Aleutian Islands. Ships were stalked by…
40 Fascinating But Lesser Known Facts About WWII
Many or most people are familiar with the basics and broad strokes of World War II. It began in 1939,…
All You Need to Know About the Mystery of the Visigoth King Who Inspired Hitler and Reversed the Flow of a River
The death and burial of Alaric 1, feared leader of the Visigoths, in 410 A.D., is surrounded by mystery and…
The Tragic Final Hours on the American Fighting Front in WWI were Needlessly Brutal
By late September of 1918, it had become clear to German military commanders that they had lost World War I.…