On November 9th, 2008, it will be 70 years since Maurice Bavaud tried to assassinate Hitler in Munich. After prolonged torture, he was murdered by the Nazis on May 14th, 1941, after ‘legal’ proceedings followed by a sentence to death. He was officially rehabilitated by Germany in 1956.
Royal Mail has issued the portraits of six women of distinction (?) as a new stamp series. The inclusion of a Nazi has provoked heavy criticism. The other five faces on these stamps are also controversial.
Hitler is known for being one of the most evil and murderous leaders in history. Yet few people know that he also produced a large amount of paintings, focusing on flowers, country sides and cathedrals.
The life of Adolf Hitler as a boy until the end of WW1.
The end of World War II was marked by the death of a major political figure: Adolf Hitler. His death stopped the very War, which was considered to be unstoppable.
Mussolini was a fascist Italian leader who stood alongside Hitler during WWII. Learn about how an unruly child grew to be a powerful yet unsuccesful dictator who brought persecution and division to Europe during this period, but even more so to his own country.
