The Führer Cult: Germans Cringe at Hitler’s Popularity in Pakistan – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International

Posted by Matt in March 17th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Pakistan, Admiration, Adolf Hitler, Cringe, Cult, Everyday Encounters, German Visitors, germans, India And Pakistan, India Pakistan, Love, NAZI, News International, Pakistan International, Pakistan News, Pakistan Online, Popularity, South Asia, Spiegel, Spiegel Online, Third Reich

Germans are popular in India and Pakistan, but not always for the right reasons. Many in South Asia have nothing but admiration for Adolf Hitler and still associate Germany with the Third Reich. Everyday encounters with the love of all things Nazi makes German visitors cringe.
The Führer Cult: Germans Cringe at Hitler’s Popularity in Pakistan [...]

Hitler’s Limousine for Sale with Pharoah-Like Curse

Posted by Matt in November 23rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Off-Topic, Adolf Hitler, Car Expert, Cars For Sale, Cars Sale, Chequered History, Classic Car, Curse, Investor, Limousine For Sale, Mercedes Limousine, Monster, NAZI, News International, Online News, Shell, Spiegel, Spiegel Online

A Russian investor is about to pay millions for a Mercedes limousine believed to have ferried Adolf Hitler. The classic car expert who tracked it down, Michael Fröhlich, has told SPIEGEL ONLINE about its chequered history — and says a pharoah-like curse may be attached to the five-ton monster.
Nazi Cars for Sale: Russian Investor to [...]

The Road to World War II: Why Wasn’t Hitler Stopped? – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Posted by Matt in September 2nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in History, War, Admirer, Adolf Hitler, Allies, Beginning Of World War Ii, Blossoms, Bouquets, Entrance To The Garden, Floral Arrangements, German President, Germany Invaded Poland, News International, Personal Experiences, President Richard, Reich Chancellery, Sept 1 1939, Six Years, Soldier, Spiegel, Spiegel Online, world-war-II

World War II began 70 years ago when Germany invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. It would last six years and claim millions of lives. But the Allies missed several opportunities to stop Hitler in the run-up to the war.
Editor’s note: This is part one of a SPIEGEL article about the beginning of [...]

Russian historian blames Poland for WWII

Posted by Matt in June 4th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Europe, Russia, War, Adolf Hitler, Poland, Russian Historian, Start Of World War Ii, Territorial Claims, Warsaw, world-war-II, Wwii

A Russian historian blamed Poland for the start of World War II in 1939 when Warsaw rejected Adolf Hitler’s territorial claims, officials said.
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Kovalov said it is “hard to regard these claims as unjustified.”
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Obsession – Radical Islam’s War Against the West

Posted by Matt in October 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Islam, Adolf Hitler, American Speeches, Arab Tv, Bloody Struggle, Cnn, Cnn Newsroom, Countless Countries, Crucible, Dangerous Foe, Global Jihad, Graphic Images, Guerilla Leader, Herald Tribune France, Incitement, International Herald Tribune, Modern History, Nazi Youth, New Enemy, New Evil, New Film, Obsession Radical Islam, Plo, Radical Islam, Saudi-Arabia, Violent Struggle, Western Civilization, World Domination, world-war-II

Obsession – Radical Islam’s War Against the West is a new film that will challenge the way you look at the world.
Almost 70 years ago, Europe found itself at war with one of the most sinister figures in modern history: Adolf Hitler. When the last bullet of World War II was fired, over 50 million [...]

Echoes of Berlin

Posted by Matt in August 16th, 2008 | 1 comment

Published in China, History, Adolf Hitler, Atrocities, Berlin 1936, Berlin History, Berlin Olympics, Ceasefire, Czechoslovakia, Dissent, Echoes, Extravaganza, Olympic, Olympics, Olympics 1936, Poland, Russia, Russian Citizens, Sudeten Germans, Suppression, tanks, Torrent

There are echoes of history in all this. Echoes that remind us in one way or the other of Berlin. China’s Olympic extravaganza — and its suppression of dissent — inevitably remind us of Adolf Hitler’s Berlin Olympics in 1936. Russia’s torrent of lies — its claims that democratic Georgia has been engaged in ethnic [...]

9/11 Redux?

Posted by Matt in June 17th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Islam, Terrorism, U.S., 1930s, Adolf Hitler, Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Caliphate, Devastating Attack, Europe, Fashion, German Hegemony, iraq, Mein Kampf, Objective, Perspective, Redux, Terrorist Attacks

In the 1930s, only few people recognized the dangers posed by Adolf Hitler´s book Mein Kampf, which clearly laid out his plan for the destruction of the Jewish people and the establishment for German hegemony across Europe. In a similar fashion, bin Laden´s objective for the restoration of the Caliphate is also as well-known – [...]

World War Two: Summary Outline of Key Events

Posted by Matt in April 6th, 2008 | 1 comment

Published in History, War, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, Adolf Hitler, Atom Bombs, Axis Powers, British Policies, British Prime Minister, Costly War, Destructive War, Dutch War, French Foreign Minister, German Fleet, German Invasion Of Poland, German Policy, Global Conflict, Hiroshima And Nagasaki, Hiroshima Nagasaki, History World, Invasion Of Poland, Joachim Von Ribbentrop, Military Alliances, Military Conflict, Military Resources, Munich Agreement, Neville Chamberlain, Outline Of World, Second Sino Japanese War, Second World War, Sino Japanese War, Sphere Of Influence, Summary Outline, War Effort, War Scare, World War 2, World War Two, World War Two Summary, world-war-II

From the invasion of Poland to the dropping of the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – here’s a guide to the main events of World War Two.
A Short Outline of World War II
The causes, events and people of the most destructive war in history.

Below is an extensive outline of events starting shortly before World [...]