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Downfall of the West

Another totally justified fight against absolute evil?

Flying Dutchman - March 8, 2022

I have to admit that the sheer magnitude of the military actions taken by Russia against Ukraine immediately after the Peking Winter Olympics caught...

European history

Vidkun Quisling, a name that became a synonym for collaboration

Flying Dutchman - October 27, 2020

Norwegian military officer and politician Vidkun Quisling was executed at Akershus Fortress, a medieval castle in the capital Oslo, on October 24th, 1945 for...

European history

Austria becomes free, sovereign, neutral and democratic

Flying Dutchman - July 27, 2020

In July 1955, Austria became the free, sovereign, neutral and democratic state that the world knows.

European history

Otto Skorzeny: liberator of Mussolini and Mossad agent

Flying Dutchman - July 5, 2020

Vienna-born Otto Skorzeny, who died in Madrid 45 years ago, was an enigmatic daredevil who served various masters.

British history

The British Army and the betrayal of the Cossacks

Flying Dutchman - May 28, 2020

At the end of World War II, tens of thousands of Cossack troops and their families were forcibly transferred to the Soviets.

British history

Germany 1945: surrender or liberation?

Flying Dutchman - May 8, 2020

There’s hardly any controversy about Germany’s unconditional surrender in May 1945 anymore, but that’s mostly due to a very selective view of history.

European history

May 2nd, 1945: Berlin, hour zero

Flying Dutchman - May 2, 2020

Berlin´s surrender on May 2nd, 1945 and my long stay in Valencia are somehow related.

European history

The biggest battle on German territory in World War II

Flying Dutchman - April 16, 2020

The Soviets winning the battle at the Seelow Heights cleared the way to the conquest of Berlin.

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