Search results
- Romberg explained that the reason was because in 1927 Stern had promised his dying father that he would look after his sister Martha, whose marriage had broken down, and her son Rudolf. Stern became the boy’s legal guardian and worked to guarantee their safe passage to America, together with his own.
www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/europe/richard-stern-photo-grm-scli-intl/index.htmlThe story behind the German Jewish war hero honored on both ...
People also ask
Who was responsible for World War 2?
How did World War 2 start?
How did Germany react to WW1?
How did Hitler contribute to World War 2?
Did Germans support WW1 in 1939?
Why did Hitler continue with WW2?
Jan 27, 2020 · As many countries around the world commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday, the incredible story of one Jewish shopkeeper, whose defiant picture has been shown around the globe, has been...
Richard Stern enlisted in the German Army as a teenager and was awarded the prestigious Iron Cross for his distinguished service during World War I. Later, Hitler would send the Hanseatic Cross to Stern for his war merit, not realizing Stern was a Jew.
Mar 6, 2019 · Boys as young as 14 lied about their age in order to enlist and fight in the Second World War. Here, HistoryExtra explores the stories of two such boys who enlisted – despite officially having to be 18 to do so…
Dec 14, 2018 · On multiple occasions after the war, Schindler confronted the question of why he helped Jews survive the Holocaust. His answers changed over time, confounding any attempt to form a clear,...
- US Holocaust Museum
About 500,000 Jewish soldiers fought in the Red Army during World War II. Some 120,000 were killed in combat and in the line of duty; the Germans murdered 80,000 as prisoners of war.
Key points. Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. He had aggressive and ambitious foreign policy aims. Britain initially pursued a policy of appeasement, seeking to give Hitler some ...
World War Two began on 3 September 1939, when Britain and France reacted to the German invasion of Poland two days earlier by declaring war on the Nazi state. Most Germans believed the attack on...
