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  • Tags: Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)

BOlenynEOlenynEv1.pdf
An autobiography of Eugeniusz Olenyn's life.
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…

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Brief details on Morren's service in the RAF.

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A narrative about prisoners of war marching initially east from Frankfurt.

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SClarkeBE18567619v10029.pdf
A series of newspaper extracts and photographs illustrate total war, with photographs of European and British destroyed cities. Despite Germany’s claim of military targets, civilians, buildings, churches and hospitals have been destroyed. Reference…

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A diary kept during Arthur's RAF service.
There is a second diary for 1943 only and its contents are identical to the first diary. A third diary covers 1944.

Year 1942
The diary describes tedium and excitement of training through 1942. He…

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A newspaper cutting reporting Winston Churchill on two wartime related issues. The first is about the continued threat from U-boats and the second an explanation about Britain's role in Syria.

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A detailed description of atrocities committed by the Germans.

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SMansellEJ132971v20003.pdf
A series of documents detailing events at Luckenwalde in the final stages of the war.

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SMansellEJ132971v20002.pdf
A detailed account of the events from April 19th to May 9th 1945.

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The leaflet observes that Hitler has attacked Russia on 22nd June 1941 despite a non-aggression pact. It outlines the consequences of this action in terms of civilian and military deaths. This move belies various claims from Hitler about the war in…

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German production of fighter aircraft is said to be down by a third due to the destruction of German factories in Germany and the occupied territories. Intensive allied air strikes have impacted German air defence, negating the claims by Goebbels…

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Introductory letter from Sir Arthur Harris for Hamish Mahaddie, in support of Mahaddie's post-war lecture tour of Australia and New Zealand. Harris greets Bomber Command veterans and describes the significance of their contribution to the war.…

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The leaflet observes that Britain has been joined by the United States and Soviet Union with their leaders sharing Churchill’s vision and words, seeking freedom and peace for all people. Churchill has undertaken to help everyone who fights against…

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The leaflet contrasts Hitler’s assertions of Germany’s final victory with Roosevelt’s announcement (March 1941) of the United States’ commitment until victory to supply immediate, all-out military supplies and food to Britain, Greece, China and…

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From the Führer’s speech

In Hitler’s speech to the Reichstag on 19th July 1940, he appeals to England to avert its destruction and end the war. He asserts the Axis’s power and indefinite supplies through occupied Europe. He believes that the arms…

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Eden, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt stated at various points from 1941 to 1943 that they did not want Germany’s economic collapse, nor did they view the German people in the same light as Hitler, wanting them to be a useful and respected part of…

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MReddingW1852346-190925-01.pdf
Title with full face image of Hitler and text give me 4 years time. Contains war images and quotes from Hitler.

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A series of statements from various United Nations statesmen about what will happen when Hitler is defeated. They include Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Lord Chancellor John Allse Brook Simon, the Archbishop of Canterbury…

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The leaflet refers to a statement made by the British government on 21st April 1943, which notes that Hitler is preparing to use poison gas against Russia on the eastern front. Churchill warned the previous year that they would respond in kind by…

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Daily Express newspaper report on VE day.

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BUreILUreILv2.pdf
A part autobiography of Ivan's pre-war life.

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BUreILUreILv1.pdf
A detailed autobiography by Ivan Ure.

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The Führer and Reich Chancellor have allegedly been rebuffed by the English people and government when asked to enforce peace, despite it being something they hoped would meet with success. The threat of military action and loss of aircraft has had…

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Appeals to Berliners to note the opposition to Hitler on several fronts, including the occupied territories. Industrial and agricultural production in North and South America are geared up against them. They are not told the truth by Goebbels. The…

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Cartoon of the aftermath of an operation with a Lancaster flying overhead. It shows Hitler and Goering holding a candle in a holder lighting up a ruined building on which has been inscribed 'This stone was unlaid at Dusseldorf by 61 sqn F/sgt Turner,…

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