Tag: Second World War
Table dispute on the Hörnle – Bavaria
Open detailed view After the first visit by action artist Wolfram Kastner in August, the Edelweiss Trachtler table was left with a blackened “never”. (Photo: private) There are actually three…
Holocaust by bullets: The murder of the Jews in Babiy Yar 1941 – Society
80 years ago, SS and police units systematically murdered 33,771 Jewish men, women and children in the Babiy Yar ravine near Kiev with the support of the Wehrmacht. Memories of…
“The Painted Bird” in the cinema: Odyssey of Cruelty – Culture
At some point during dinner, the miller with his ice-cold, motionless eyes literally lets the cat out of the bag. In silence he goes to the bag with its twitching…
The mistake: Werner Herzog’s new book “The Twilight of the World” – Culture
It was said that he would be relieved as soon as Japan recaptured the island. So Hiroo Onoda waited. For 30 years. But the replacement never came. In the last…
Munich duo “Ippio Payo & Genelabo” presents new album – Munich
The year is 1943. Dalmatia has been occupied by the German armed forces and the population is afraid of punitive action. Around 30,000 civilians are therefore fleeing to the island…
Munich 75 years ago: first clean up, then study – Munich
Of Jakob Wetzel In the beginning they would simply have put a shovel in his hand, remembers Wilhelm Killermann. He was not given a helmet, boots, or work clothes. Nobody…
Second World War: "Everyone deserves a good grave"
The Dutchman John Manrhos harbors the wrecks of German World War II planes – and with them the corpses of soldiers who were previously missing. For this he has now…