Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was a two-year-old princess when German paratroops landed in the Hague on May 10, 1940 with orders to take the entire Dutch royal family to Berlin. Her grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina, wanted the younger generations to flee to safety as soon as possible. Apart from any personal feelings she wished to [more...]
A few days after the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 when Britain went to war against Germany, the first casualty of war were thousands of animals destroyed by their owners. The fear of wide-spread and extremely destruction bombing raids and gas attacks immediately after the declaration of war was very prevalent [more...]
Harperley Prisoner of War Camp in County Durham, England, which was used during the Second World War to house Italian and German POWs has been placed for sale on Ebay under a classified listing. The asking price is £900,000. The present owners acquired the camp 10 years ago with the intention of turning it into [more...]