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❓ During World War II, several pivotal decisions by Adolf Hitler dramatically shaped the fate of Nazi Germany. While many choices proved costly, historians still debate which miscalculation had the most far-reaching consequences. What do you think was Hitler’s biggest blunder during World War II?

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Happy 95th birthday Zvi!
📣 Congratulations to Zvi Cohen, Holocaust survivor, on his respectable 95 years. 📣
🔸🔸🔸We can proudly call Zvi our friend and we wish him all the best, lots of health and love in the family circle. Zvi's courage and his will to live is a great inspiration for all of us. 🔸🔸🔸
🔹🔹🔹Here is a short biography of Zvi Cohen:
Zvi was born as Horst Cohn on 21 May 1931 in Berlin, Germany. When he was a young boy, on his way to school, he was beaten almost every day by the members of the Hitler Youth. They were beating him until he was covered with blood and they were laughing while doing it. When Horst asked them: “why are you beating me?“ they replied: “ because you are a Jew “.
In May 1943 Zvi was deported to Theresienstadt Ghetto where he was imprisoned until February 1945. Zvi together with his parents survived the Holocaust and today lives in Israel. He has 4 children, 7 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.🔹🔹🔹

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📣 Today we bring you another tribute from the section 🔹Victims of the Second World War🔹

🔸🔸🔸The picture shows Nelly Egert who was born in Borysław, the Second Polish Republic (today’s Boryslav, Ukraine), on 27 March 1921. She was the daughter of Rosa and Leon. During the Second World War she lived in Lviv, Ukraine. Nelly was 21 years old when she was murdered in Bełżec Extermination Camp, German-occupied Poland, in August 1942. 🔸🔸🔸

📣 We talk a lot about Belzec, Extermination Camp in this video: watch.worldhistory.tv/videos/master-of-death-in-hi…

Credit: Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, located in Jerusalem, is dedicated to Holocaust commemoration, documentation, research and education.

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❗️🫵 Do not let the world forget and Remember 🔸 Nelly Egert🔸!

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❓ Following Japan’s defeat in 1945, the struggle between the Communists and Nationalists resumed, culminating in 1949 with victory for the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong, while the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan. Historians still debate the deeper forces behind this dramatic outcome. What do you think was the main reason Mao won the Chinese Civil War?

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📣 Today we bring you another tribute from the section 🔹Victims of the Second World War🔹

🔸🔸🔸 The picture shows Anna Litvin who was born in Riga, Latvia, on 11 May 1938. She was the daughter of Khana and Yakob and during the Second World War she lived in her hometown. Anna was 2 or 3 years old when she was murdered in Riga Ghetto, German-occupied Latvia, in 1941. 🔸🔸🔸
📣 We talk a lot about the Riga in this video: watch.worldhistory.tv/videos/the-bureaucrat-of-dea…

Credit: Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, located in Jerusalem, is dedicated to Holocaust commemoration, documentation, research and education.

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❗️🫵 Do not let the world forget and Remember 🔸 Anna Litvin🔸!

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❓ In 1944, after years of conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland, Finland agreed to an armistice with Moscow. Although he had led the country during the war, President Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was not removed or prosecuted by Soviet authorities once hostilities ended. What do you think was the main reason Stalin chose not to act against Mannerheim after the war?

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📣 Today we bring you another tribute from the section 🔹Victims of the Second World War🔹

🔸🔸🔸The picture shows Yulius Silberberg who was born in Wadersloh, Germany on 21 January 1928. He was the son of Marta and Ludwig. During the Second World War he lived in Hannover, Germany. Yulius was 17 years old when he was murdered in Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany on 15 April 1945.🔸🔸🔸

📣 We talk a lot about Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in this video: watch.worldhistory.tv/videos/from-dachau-guard-to-…

Credit: Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, located in Jerusalem, is dedicated to Holocaust commemoration, documentation, research and education.

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❗️🫵 Do not let the world forget and Remember 🔸 Yulius Silberberg🔸!

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📣Have you ever heard about the Chornobyl disaster? It happened 40 years ago — the largest nuclear catastrophe in history.
The Ukrainian Team at @United24 spent four days inside the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone to see how the full-scale invasion by Russia has turned this radioactive territory into a modern frontline. 🔹
🔹Here’s the link to the full investigation — let us know what you think.🙏

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❓ After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the United States was suddenly fighting a global war on two fronts. What do you think was the main reason the United States chose to focus on defeating Germany before Japan?

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📣 Today we bring you another tribute from the section 🔹Victims of the Second World War🔹

🔸🔸🔸The picture shows Louis Israel who was born in Arnhem, The Netherlands on 2 May 1884. He was the son of Mina and Marcus. Louis was married to Adriana and he was a merchant. During the Second World War he lived in The Hague, The Netherlands. Louis was 59 years old when he was murdered in Vught Camp, The Netherlands on 5 September 1943.🔸🔸🔸

Credit: Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, located in Jerusalem, is dedicated to Holocaust commemoration, documentation, research and education.

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❗️🫵 Do not let the world forget and Remember 🔸 Louis Israel🔸!

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