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World History presents powerful true stories from the most dramatic events of the 20th century. This history podcast explores World War II, the Holocaust, Nazi Germany, war crimes, resistance movements, and the individuals whose actions shaped history.
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Albert Forster: Nazi Gauleiter Who Turned Danzig–West Prussia Into a Killing Ground (opens the original)
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Albert Forster was the Nazi Gauleiter of Danzig–West Prussia and one of the most ruthless officials responsible for mass murder, ethnic cleansing, deportations, and forced Germanisation in occupied Poland. Forster rose rapidly through the Nazi Party and became a loyal supporter of Adolf Hitler long before the Second World War. Following the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, he gained enormous power over the newly created Reichsgau Danzig–West Prussia and helped transform the region
Hermann Hackmann: Sadistic Nazi Camp Officer Sentenced to Death by the SS (opens the original)
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Hermann Hackmann was a senior SS concentration camp official whose career took him from Buchenwald to Majdanek, where he became notorious for brutality against prisoners and involvement in executions. Born in Osnabrück, Germany, in 1913, Hackmann trained as a bricklayer before joining the SS in November 1933. His career within the Nazi concentration camp system included service at Esterwegen, Sachsenhausen, Buchenwald, and eventually Majdanek in German-occupied Poland. At Buchenwald, Hackmann ro
Meinoud Rost van Tonningen: Dutch Nazi Collaborator Who Financed Hitler’s War (opens the original)
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Meinoud Rost van Tonningen was one of the most committed Dutch Nazi collaborators and supporters of Adolf Hitler, rising to considerable political and economic power during the German occupation of the Netherlands. Born in the Dutch East Indies in 1894, Rost van Tonningen trained as a lawyer and gained prominence through his work for the League of Nations before entering politics in the 1930s. Increasingly attracted to National Socialism, he joined the Dutch National Socialist Movement (NSB) and
Courcelles Massacre: Belgian Nazi Collaborators Murdered 27 Civilians (opens the original)
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The Courcelles massacre was one of the worst atrocities committed by Belgian Nazi collaborators during the Second World War, when members of the Rexist movement murdered 27 civilians near Charleroi in August 1944. After Nazi Germany invaded Belgium on 10 May 1940, the country was placed under military occupation. Political freedoms disappeared, Jewish communities were subjected to persecution, and thousands were deported through the Mechelen transit camp toward Auschwitz. At the same time, colla
Lyudmila Pavlichenko: Soviet Female Sniper Who Killed 309 Nazi Soldiers (opens the original)
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Lyudmila Pavlichenko became the most successful female sniper in recorded history, credited with 309 confirmed kills while fighting Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. Born in 1916 in Bila Tserkva, in what is now Ukraine, Pavlichenko was studying history at Kyiv University when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. She volunteered for the Red Army and insisted on serving in combat rather than being assigned to a nursing role. Serving with the 25th Rifle Divisi
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