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Paria sans portefeuille

April 28 @ 2pm ET | #HannaDiamond discusses her book #JosephineBakersSecretWar

"Drawing on previously unseen material, Diamond reveals the vital role Baker played throughout the war, from counterintelligence work for the Allied landings in North Africa to serving in the French Air Force in 1944–45."

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#JoséphineBaker #BlackHistory #Résistance #résistantes #FreeFrench #FranceLibre #histFR #WWII #DeuxièmeGuerreMondiale #DeuxièmeBureau #books #livres @histodons @bookstodon

YouTubeJosephine Baker's Secret War - The African American Star Who Fought for France and FreedomBy WW2TV
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Jim Wald

25 April 1945: 80 years ago, US and Soviet forces linked up at Torgau on the Elbe River, as they closed the ring on Nazi Germany.

Here is the front page of the Detroit Free Press a few days later, on 28 April

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front page of Detroit Free Press (masthead in "Old English" letters) italicized: Marjorie Avery Sees Historic Junction bold sans-serif all caps: YANKS, REDS REJOICE Bingay's First Story photo of Soviet and US troops at center A bemedaled Soviet officer holds a glass other war news: at left, "Nazi Hell Appalls American Editors" tells the story of Eisenhower's visit to concentration camps and demand for a Congressional delegation to visit the sites at bottom of page, report that Soviets will get three seats in Security Assembly at San Francisco meeting of United Nations; Communist regime in Poland denied a seat
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Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋

"Why the Dutch still honour Canadians, 80 years after their liberation from Germany" by CBC - This CBC story concurs with what I heard from my father, who was Dutch, about their continuing appreciation of Canadians for liberating the Netherlands. Dad's teen years coincided with the German occupation. cbc.ca/radio/dutch-honour-cana #WWII #history

CBCWhy the Dutch still honour Canadians, 80 years after their liberation from Germany | CBC RadioCanadian veteran Jim Parks is getting ready to visit the Netherlands again, 80 years after playing a role in liberating the country from German occupation. And he can expect a warm welcome.
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Son of Sandor

#WWII Between April 25, 1945 and June 26, 1945, delegates of 50 nations met in San Francisco, California. The Conference agreed upon the Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of an International Court of Justice, which effectively created the United Nations (UN). nationalww2museum.org/war/arti

The National WWII Museum | New OrleansThe 1945 San Francisco Conference and the Creation of the United Nations | The National WWII Museum | New OrleansIn April 1945, fifty nations gathered in San Francisco, California and created The United Nations.
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