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Category Archives: World War II
Grutas Park – a Museum of Falsification of History
Last weekend I was in Druskininkai, in the South of Lithuania, and of course I wanted to visit nearby Grūtas Park (Grūto parkas in Lithuanian), a sculpture park of Soviet monuments and a museum about the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holocaust, Lithuania, Military, Photography, Politics, Travel, World War II
Tagged Grutas Park, Gruto Parkas, Soviet Union
38 Comments
The image of Germany in Brazil
It is astonishing how quickly Germany regained a positive image in the world after starting two world wars, setting the whole continent of Europe on fire and attempting to exterminate the Jews of the world. Thanks to the Cold War … Continue reading
Easily Confused (4) Men with Chairs
The copy: The original:
Posted in Cinema, History, Politics, USA, World War II
Tagged Clint Eastwood, GOP, Mitt Romney, Winston Churchill
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Companies that may want to change their name, # 2
Yesterday and coincidentally while having lunch with a hitchhiker from France, I came across Vichy Water. I wonder if drinking this will turn me into a Nazi collaborator?
History is never far away in Europe
Cycling back from beautiful Europos Parkas to Vilnius, I came across this reminder about the gruesome history of the 20th century in Europe. The marker was almost hidden in a forest, on the outskirts of the village of Joneikiškės. Just another village … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Holocaust, Lithuania, Photography, Travel, World War II
17 Comments
Tom Cruise’s Secret Plan for Scientology
I admit that I like Tom Cruise, probably because he played the leading part in one of my all-time favourite movies, A Few Good Men. To many, Mr Cruise is a red rag because of his membership and active involvement … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, History, Religion, World War II
Tagged Cinema, movies, Scientology, Tom Cruise
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This sign post did not help
Found in Mdina, Malta: a sign post informing me that I am “XX miles from XXXXXX”. This is especially tough for people like me who refuse to use GPS. I wonder if the sign post was stolen from somewhere else … Continue reading
Posted in History, Malta, Photography, Travel, World War II
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Desperate Ken Livingstone invokes Hitler
In Germany, there is an informal rule in political debate: if you have to invoke a Nazi-comparison, you have lost the argument because you have displayed that you have no serious arguments left. By these standards, Ken Livingstone, the Labour … Continue reading
Posted in History, London, Politics, UK, World War II
Tagged Adolf Hitler, Boris Johnson, Godwin's law, Hitler, Ken Livingstone, Nazis, Winston Churchill
8 Comments
Film Review: “The King’s Speech”
The film “The King’s Speech” depicts the speech problem of King George VI (reign 1936-1952) and how he struggled to overcome his stammering with the help of Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. Now if you think that this is a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, History, UK, World War II
Tagged Churchill, Cinema, Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Hitler, movies
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Film Review: “The Specialist” about the Eichmann Trial
Last night, I attended a screening by the Birkbeck Law Society of the film “The Specialist” about the trial of Adolf Eichmann in an Israeli court in 1961. The film, by Israeli director Eyal Sivan, works with original footage from the … Continue reading
Posted in German Law, Germany, History, Holocaust, Human Rights, Israel, Law, World War II
Tagged criminal law, Eichmann, Eichmann trial, Hannah Arendt, Human Rights, Mossad, Nazis
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The Happy Hermit 