Vinay Gupta’s Book Brings Grandfather’s WWII Legacy to Light

08 Nov 2024

Author Vinay Gupta recently released his book, A Rescue in Vienna: The Story of an Unlikely Hero. The book reveals how his grandfather rescued five Jewish families from Nazi persecution during World War II. Although Gupta initially doubted the story, he later found compelling evidence that confirmed its truth. Skepticism...

When Mahatma Gandhi Reached Out To Adolf Hitler In A Bid To Avert World War II

02 Oct 2024

Mahatma Gandhi, in the days leading up to World War II, made multiple fervent pleas for peace, including a notable letter to Adolf Hitler on August 23, 1939, just before Germany's invasion of Poland. Writing from his Wardha ashram, Gandhi addressed Hitler as "the one person in the world who...

Russia, Ukraine Exchange 115 Prisoners Of War Through UAE Mediation

24 Aug 2024

Historic Exchange Following Major Attack On Saturday, Russia and Ukraine successfully exchanged 115 prisoners of war from each side, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) acting as the intermediary. This marks the first prisoner swap since Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia's Kursk region on August 6, the most significant foreign...

Solving 80-Year-Old Mystery: Divers Locate Finnish WWII Plane Shot Down By Finnish WWII Plane

16 Jun 2024

More than 80 years after a Finnish passenger plane was shot down over the Baltic Sea by Soviet bombers, the mystery surrounding the incident appears to have been finally solved. In June 1940, the plane, carrying American and French diplomatic couriers, was downed just days before the Soviet Union annexed...

100-Year-Old World War II Veteran To Marry After D-Day Commemoration In France

08 Jun 2024

Harold Terens, a centenarian World War II veteran, will wed his 96-year-old fiancée in the French town of Carentan-les-Marais on Saturday. This comes shortly after he was commemorated for his service on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which occurred just a few kilometres away. Terens's 11:00 am (0900...

D-Day Anniversary : What happened on this day of WW II?

06 Jun 2024

June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the historic Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Normandy, France, during World War II. Codenamed Operation Overlord, this pivotal event was unprecedented in its scale and strategic significance, leading to the eventual downfall of Nazi Germany. World War II, which resulted in the deaths...