World War II
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# world-war-ii - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Casual snaps show Charles de Gaulle’s Irish holiday after resignation
Following his resignation in 1969, the French President sought solace in a “quiet holiday” touring Ireland.
# world-war-ii - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were ‘necessary’
The controversial mayor claimed that the forced prostitution of approximately 200,000 women during World War II was necessary to “maintain discipline” in the ranks.
# world-war-ii - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Shatter says State failed to acknowledge ‘courage and sacrifice’ of World War II veterans
The Minister for Justice said that the Irish who fought with the Allies during WWII had “fought against Nazi tyranny”.
Oireachtas agenda: TDs sign off on the World War II deserters’ amnesty
The process of pardoning Irish Army deserters who joined the Allies in World War II will be completed by TDs this evening.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Divers begin three-week operation to raise WWII German aircraft bomber
The bomber is the only one of its kind left after World War II, and was shot down in the English Channel during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
# world-war-ii - Friday 26 April, 2013
England chooses Winston Churchill as the new face of the £5 note
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat” – the Churchill quotation chosen for the note.
# world-war-ii - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Generic drugs, selling the Lotto and Budget 2014
It’s a packed day in Leinster House – click through to find out what’s being debated in the Dail, Seanad and committees today.
Ireland’s World War II veterans move one step closer to amnesty
Thousands of Irish servicemen were dismissed or prosecuted for fighting with the Allies during World War II.
# world-war-ii - Friday 19 April, 2013
Hundreds mark 70th anniversary of Warsaw ghetto uprising
Hundreds of people – including Holocaust survivors – gathered to mark the uprising that saw Jewish people take arms against Nazi forces.
# world-war-ii - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Symphysiotomy, WW2 deserters, and new arrivals
The Dáil’s newest member, Helen McEntee, will be formally introduced to the chamber today.
# world-war-ii - Monday 15 April, 2013
# world-war-ii - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Seventy years on Japan looks for WWII remains
The remains of some 1.13 million Japanese soldiers still lie in a vast area somewhere between Russia and remote southern Pacific islands.
VIDEO: Austrian artist shines new light on forgotten Irish lookout posts
The structures were built for soldiers to keep watch over sea activity during the Second World War.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 7 April, 2013
US Army’s Tojo the Monkey gets his own statue in Cork
Have you heard the one about the flying fortress and the monkey?
93-year-old Russian army veteran searches for lost WWII French love
“I am 93, there is no reason to wait any longer,” says Nikolai Vasenin, who has been decorated by France for his role in World War II.
# world-war-ii - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Last remaining member of Hitler assassination plot dies
Ewald Von Kleist was part of the failed plot by German army officers and members of the resistance to blow up Adolf Hitler in 1944.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 10 March, 2013
These armoured trains played vital role in both world wars
They carried cannons, machine guns, anti-aircraft weapons and even tanks across countries in the greatest conflicts of the 20th century.
# world-war-ii - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Bill giving amnesty to Irish WWII deserters presented to Dáil
Soldiers who deserted the Defence Forces to fight for the allied side were denied pay and pension rights.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Hidden Ireland: The air raid shelter under a Dublin clothing store
One clothing store on Grafton St gives a glimpse into how Irish businesses protected themselves from air raids during WWII.
# world-war-ii - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: WW2 pardon, promissory notes and obesity
The Operation Transformation team meet the Health committee this morning to discuss Ireland’s obesity problem.
# world-war-ii - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Transport grants, promissory notes and WW2 pardon
Legislation granting a legal pardon to Irish deserters who fought for the Allies in World War II will be introduced today.
# world-war-ii - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Hitler’s rise to power a ‘constant warning’, says Merkel
Angela Merkel says freedom should never been taken for granted, on the 80th anniversary of Hitler’s rise to power.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 27 January, 2013
Opponents outraged as Berlusconi defends Mussolini for Nazi alliance
Berlusconi is aiming to become prime minister again after elections in four weeks’ time.
# world-war-ii - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
Japan wants to revisit WWII apology
New PM Shinzo Abe wants to take it back…and give it again.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 30 December, 2012
Statue of praying Hitler in ex-Warsaw ghetto causes controversy
The statue by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, depicts Adolf Hitler praying on his knees.
# world-war-ii - Monday 24 December, 2012
PICS: Surviving Christmas during World War II
Poignant archive pictures show attempts to bring Christmas cheer and boost morale through 1939 to 1945.
# world-war-ii - Thursday 20 December, 2012
French president recognises France’s ‘brutal’ rule of Algeria
Franois Hollande said Algeria was subjected to “a profoundly unjust and brutal system” for over a century.
# world-war-ii - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Pardon for Irish deserters who fought in WWII likely in new year
Thousands of Defence Forces personnel who were persecuted by the Irish government for fighting with the Allies in World War II will receive a formal pardon in the new year.
# world-war-ii - Saturday 15 December, 2012
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# world-war-ii - Monday 26 November, 2012
Norwegian police apologise for deportation of Jews during WWII
Over 700 of the 2,100 Jews living in Norway at the start of World War II were deported, only 34 survived concentration camps.
# world-war-ii - Thursday 25 October, 2012
Bodies of suspected WW2 victims exhumed from mass grave in Croatia
The victims were thought to have been cadets in a Croatian military academy.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Amazon criticised over Nazi death camp jigsaw puzzle
A German politician has criticised Amazon for selling the puzzle which depicts the crematorium at Dachau.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Timely Budgetary Archive Public Warning of the Day
This one’s from World War II and England’s ‘war at home’ effort. The swastikas give it away somewhat.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Dutch vote to test EU popularity in tough times
As the nation heads into elections this week, observers are wondering which of the two Netherlands will emerge: the EU guiding light or the harbinger of European disarray.
# world-war-ii - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Carrie’s War author Nina Bawden dies
The book has been on the Junior Certificate syllabus for many years.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 22 July, 2012
My favourite speech: Terry Prone
Continuing a summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, Terry Prone picks a stirring address from General George Patton.
# world-war-ii - Saturday 21 July, 2012
My favourite speech: Declan Ganley
Continuing a summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, Declan Ganley picks a stirring speech made by Winston Churchill in 1940.
# world-war-ii - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
World’s ‘most wanted’ Nazi arrested in Hungary
Laszlo Csizsik-Csatary was sentenced to death by a Czech court in 1948 but fled to Canada and had lived freely.
# world-war-ii - Saturday 7 July, 2012
In colour: America through World War II
Amazing colour photos from the 1930s and 1940s.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 24 June, 2012
Kiev and the shadow of ‘The Death Match’
Sorting fact from fiction in the legend surrounding the notorious series of football games during World War II.
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