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ER On Tour
For the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2 in Europe, the LRE Foundation sent their team on the road to document the commemorations and discover the big and little stories from the end of WW2.
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Ten Novels about WWII

Ten Novels About the Second World War You should definitely read while you’re at home... All th...

Five War Museums you should visit when in Berlin

Five War Museums you should visit when in Berlin The Second World War left quite a prominent mark o...

7 World War II Classics

7 World War II Classics that you must see... Since the end of the Second World War 75 years ago, nu...

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The Battle of Ortona

The Battle of Ortona, fought between 20 and 28 December 1943 by Canadian and German forces was one of the most important events of the Italian campaign between July 1943 and May 1945. By the end of 1943, Allied forces

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The Reifeisen family

The Reifeisen family was an ‘ordinary’ Jewish family, whose fate is exemplary for the destruction of European Jewry during the Second World War. Ilse Reifeisen, the daughter, luckily survived, but her parents, Simon and Gertrud Anna Reifeisen, shared the fate of many other victims of ghettos and camps. Gertrud died in Stutthof whereas Simon’s death is unknown.