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After watching Roberto Rossellini's 1945 "Rome Open City" (Roma città aperta) this weekend, I've started on his "Paisan" (1946). This is only the second time I've seen this remarkable collection of six stories about soldiers and civilians during the Allied liberation of Italy, and it feels raw. #OldMovies #WWII #Italy
This map collection explores the geopolitical transformation of Europe between 1914 and 1949. #History #Europe #FirstWorldWar #SecondWorldWar #WWI #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/9-301-en/
World History Encyclopedia · Europe 1914–1949: History Maps of the World Wars
The 1930s/1940s are such a cultural reference point for making sense of this moment in history.
Can any historians tell me what the historical reference points were for people in the 1930s and 1940s making sense of their own moment?
I know: "The Great War", aka World War I, is one obvious answer. I'm looking for others. Ta. xo
Lebensraum ('living space'), is a geopolitical concept which was adopted by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of Nazi Germany, to justify the military domination of Central and Eastern Europe, and then the USSR. #History #Lebensraum #AdolfHitler #NaziGermany #SecondWorldWar #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24277-en/
World History EncyclopediaLebensraumLebensraum ('living space'), is a geopolitical concept which was adopted by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of Nazi Germany, to justify the military domination of Central and Eastern Europe, and...
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Titanic is a 1943 German propaganda film made during #WWII in Berlin by Tobis Productions for UFA, depicting the catastrophic sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. Beginning in May, 1942, exterior scenes were shot at the German-occupied Polish Baltic Sea port of Gdynia on board SS Cap Arcona, a passenger liner that eventually shared Titanic's fate; it was sunk a few days before the end of World War II by the Royal Air Force on May 3, 1945, with loss of life more than three times than that on the actual Titanic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1943_film)
en.m.wikipedia.orgTitanic (1943 film) - Wikipedia
Mar 30, 1950 #ColdWar Anti-British Film's Brief Show in Germany. Titanic, described in one newspaper as a Goebbels #WWII "masterpiece," was planned in 1943 as the overture in a new hate campaign against Britain. It featured the loss of the great White Star liner in 1912. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/187648483?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Fdate%2F1950%2F03%2F31%2Ftitle%2F809%2Fpage%2F19606232%2Farticle%2F187648483
Blogged this evening, riffing off lines from Rossellini's "Rome Open City" (1945): "Killing and Fueling Hatred" https://markstoneman.com/2025/03/31/killing-and-fueling-hatred.html
1932: “As the numbers of extremists grew, life seemed to diminish. “What was no longer to be found [..] was pleasure in life, amiability, fun, understanding, goodwill, generosity, and a sense of humor.”
Excerpt From
Hitler's First Hundred Days
Peter Fritzsche
p. 45 One
“When Chancellor Heinrich Brüning’s government declared a long bank holiday on July 13, 1931, after a run on the banks following the collapse of the Darmstädter and Nationalbank, the economic crisis began to hit home. There was a “9% salary reduction” for civil servants [..] and higher value-added taxes for consumers"
Excerpt From
Hitler's First Hundred Days
Peter Fritzsche
“Do you remember,[..]that Döblin* said that time is a butcher and that all of us are running away from the butcher’s knife? Well that’s me, and that’s all of us. You too. I’ll run until I fall. But until I fall, I want to live.”
*novelist Alfred Döblin, 1929 novel 'Berlin Alexanderplatz'
Excerpt From
Hitler's First Hundred Days
Peter Fritzsche
The son of a Japanese soldier killed in the battle is continuing efforts to collect the remains of the war dead on the Pacific island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/30/japan/iwo-jima-war-dead-remains-world-war-ii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwojima #wwii #wardead
The Japan Times · Son of soldier killed on Iwo Jima continues collecting remains
Isn't this interesting. During Hitler's rise 'the price of eggs'..“People bitch like lunatics but are Nazis nonetheless.” In this case, the sounds of hostility were not reliable indicators.”
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Hitler's First Hundred Days
Peter Fritzsche
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From this article that Martin posted to show why it is important that #Trouw publishes the names of the 50.000 people killed by #Israel:
Trouw was started during #WWII by members of the Dutch Protestant resistance. 100s of people involved were arrested and killed during the war.
In 1944 the German forces tried to stop publication by imprisoning some 23 of the couriers. The editors did not give in and all of the captured couriers were executed.
U.S. Secretary of State Pete Hegseth visited Ioto, the far-flung Japanese island known widely as Iwo Jima, on Saturday for an event honoring those who died in bloody fighting there 80 years ago during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/29/japan/politics/us-japan-ioto-iwo-jima-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #iwojima #ioto #defense #us #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #wwii #history #sdf #defenseministry #gennakatani #petehegseth #shigeruishiba
The Japan Times · Pentagon chief joins war memorial ceremony on first visit to Japan
de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito N474PZ (1945!) shows off her planform at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #deHavilland #Mosquito #Warbird #WWII #UK #British #RAF
P-51D-20NA N473TF "Big Beautiful Doll" makes a pass at the at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California March 2025 #airshow #P51 #P51D #Mustang #WWII #Warbird #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025
Past and Present: P-47G NX47FG Thunderbolt (rare Razorback variant) takes off behind Blue Angel #5 at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #P47 #Thunderbolt #Warbird #WWII
The Alien Enemies Act was deployed to imprison both citizens and noncitizens during World War II. Survivors have a few things to say about Trump’s abuse of it now. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/26/japan/japanese-incarceration-alien-enemies-act/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #wwii #japaneseamericans #internment #us #venezuela #immigration #alienenemiesact
The Japan Times · Use of wartime powers revives internment camp memories
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says that he will visit Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, on Saturday to attend an event to honor soldiers who died in a fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/28/japan/history/ishiba-to-visit-iwo-jima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #usjapanrelations #us #wwii #iwojima
The Japan Times · Ishiba to visit Iwo Jima to honor soldiers who died in fierce WWII battle