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ww2db @ww2db.com · Jan 24

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out

Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.

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ww2db @ww2db.com · 8h

Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1966: Ángel Sanz-Briz was named Righteous Among the Nations ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=1031

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Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1945: The war crimes trials in Nürnberg, Germany began. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=220

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Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1944: [Photo] USS Baltimore off Mare Island Navy Yard ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=1169

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Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1944: [Photo] Gerd von Rundstedt speaking at the funeral of Erwin Rommel ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=10203

ww2db @ww2db.com · 12h

Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1944: Himmler was appointed as Commander of Heeresgruppe Oberrhein. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=184

ww2db @ww2db.com · 13h

Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1944: Erwin Rommel was given a state funeral. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=10220

ww2db @ww2db.com · 14h

Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1943: US B-25 bombers attacked Rabaul with heavy losses. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=48

ww2db @ww2db.com · 15h

Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1942: [Photo] Carrier Princeton launching ceremony ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=1685

ww2db @ww2db.com · 17h

Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1941: German SS Reich and 10th Panzer Divisions captured Mozhaysk, Russia. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=37

ww2db @ww2db.com · 18h

Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1941: Hideki Tojo was named 40th Prime Minister of Japan. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=5639

ww2db @ww2db.com · 19h

Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1940: German submarines attacked Allied convoy SC-7 all day, sinking 2 ships. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=207

ww2db @ww2db.com · 20h

Today in WW2 History, 18 Oct 1939: General Blaskowitz sent a message to Hitler, complaining of SS atrocities in Poland. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=583

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Today in WW2 History, 17 Oct 1967: Puyi, former Japanese puppet in Machukuo, passed away ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=67

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Today in WW2 History, 17 Oct 1945: [Photo] USS Enterprise being pushed by tug boats at New York ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=21406

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Today in WW2 History, 17 Oct 1944: [Photo] Bombs falling in Takao (Kaohsiung) harbor, Taiwan ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=21128

ww2db @ww2db.com · 1d

Today in WW2 History, 17 Oct 1944: Bulgarian troops captured Kursumlija, Yugoslavia. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=302

ww2db @ww2db.com · 1d

Today in WW2 History, 17 Oct 1944: The major Soviet attacks near Debrecen, Hungary, were held off by German troops. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=303

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Today in WW2 History, 17 Oct 1941: [Photo] British 1st Manchester Regiment machine gun crew in Malaya ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=4603

ww2db @ww2db.com · 1d

Today in WW2 History, 17 Oct 1941: SS Reich and 10th Panzer Divs made slow advances along Moscow and Minsk Highways. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=37

ww2db @ww2db.com · 1d

Today in WW2 History, 17 Oct 1939: German aircraft damaged HMS Iron Duke at Scapa Flow. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/facility/Scapa_Flow/

ww2db @ww2db.com · 1d

Today in WW2 History, 17 Oct 1937: The Guanxi Army arrived in Shanghai, China to reinforce the Chinese forces. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=85

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Today in WW2 History, 16 Oct 1946: 12 German war criminals were executed ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=220

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ww2db @ww2db.com · 2d

Today in WW2 History, 16 Oct 1945: US War Secretary Patterson denied Nishina request to save Japanese cyclotrons. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=605

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Today in WW2 History, 16 Oct 1944: [Photo] Bombs dropping in Toshien harbor, Takao, Taiwan ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=21126

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Today in WW2 History, 16 Oct 1944: US 5th Army launched a new offensive toward Bologna, Italy. ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=315