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Order of the Death's Head - Genesis of the SS: 1919-34​

Mar 14, 2025

How did the SS grow from a tiny part of the huge SA into the most powerful force in Nazi Germany? From a small bodyguard unit for Hitler, to its genesis as all powerful in Germany following the Night of the Long Knives, this is that story.


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Visit my audio book channel 'War Stories with Mark Felton': • One Thousand Miles to Freedom
 

Martin Bormann Escape - A New Theory​

Feb 28, 2025
I've uncovered new evidence that may point to an aerial rescue mission to snatch Martin Bormann out of Berlin on 1 May 1945. Also, I've found some hints in archival material that Hitler may have been murdered or at least helped to die on 30 April 1945, on the orders of Bormann in order to facilitate a timely escape from the Berlin bunker, which was threatened with imminent capture by Soviet forces. Intriguing questions, and I think a very interesting video!


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Sources:
  • 'Investigation into last days and death of Adolf Hitler', WO-208-3781, National Archives, London
  • 'Hunting Hitler Part V: The Garden (Evening, April 30)', US National Archives, Dec. 3, 2015
  • Taghon, Peter. Die Geschichte des Lehrgeschwaders 1: Dokumentation über Aufstellung, Ausrüstung, Einsatz und Ende eines Kampfgeschwaders der Luftwaffe, Zusammengestellt aus Kriegstagebüchern, Dokumenten und Berichten, Band 2: 1942 – 1945 (Zweibrücken, 2004). pp.435-37
 

Federal Aid Eligibility Changes: 2025 Poverty Thresholds Announced​

Mar 20, 2025

Britain is a nuclear power, but even a cursory examination of that claim shows that it's far from an independent nuclear power, reliant on foreign-manufactured and maintained missiles and worn-out ballistic missile submarines that should have been replaced by new boats long ago. Whether year-round nuclear deterrence is even possible has also been challenged. Find out the true state of Britain's nuclear defences - you will probably be shocked and surprised!


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Khrushchev vs. Nixon: Kitchen Debate - Cold War DOCUMENTARY​

Mar 22, 2025 #ColdWar #America #khruschev

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the debate between Khrushchev and Nixon, known as the Kitchen Debate.

Sources links can be found below the vid on youtube.


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Shopping in the Soviet Union - Cold War DOCUMENTARY​

Nov 20, 2021 #SovietUnion #ColdWar #Shopping

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on how the shopping happened in the Soviet Union


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U-Boat Attack 80 Miles Up A River! Nijmegen Bridge 1945​

Mar 27, 2025

In January 1945, an extraordinary operation occurred in a Dutch river 80 miles from the sea - a U-boat attack! And not just a single attack, but a huge operation involving over 20 submarines attacking the famous bridge at Nijmegen. It was the largest inland U-boat operation of WWII, but one of the least known.


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Unboxing Rare Luftwaffe Badge​

Apr 10, 2025

Many thanks to Dr. Bill Truran for very kindly sending me the badges that made this unboxing video possible.


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Interesting interview. Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

Made in France, Life of a Legionnaire, Inside the French Foreign Legion | Episode 6 | Chris Watson​

Apr 9, 2025 The SRMC Tribe Podcast

In this episode of The SRMC Tribe Podcast, we sit down with Chris Watson, Frontiers Lead Consultant, to explore his journey into risk management and his extraordinary career in the French Foreign Legion. Chris shares rare insights into the Legion—a regiment with a long and storied history that remains shrouded in mystery to many. From the rigorous selection process to life within one of the world’s most elite military units, he offers a firsthand perspective few have heard. Tune in for an eye-opening discussion on resilience, discipline, and transitioning from the Legion into the world of security risk management.

Made in France, Life of a Legionnaire, Inside the French Foreign Legion | Episode 6 | Chris Watson​

 

How deep-cover Russian spies fooled the West for a century​

In the autumn of 1933, MI5 agents compiled a depressing inventory of a London hotel room, with effects including six empty bottles of gin and a used plane ticket to Switzerland.

Shortly afterwards, the occupant of the room, alcoholic Foreign Office official Ernest Holloway Oldham, took his own life.

The list of his possessions is preserved in his file at the National Archives in Kew. It also includes a box of liver pills, a packet of cigarettes, five and a half pence, some dirty clothes, and a notebook listing foreign addresses including one for a Mr JP, poste restante in the French town of Trouville.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...S&cvid=4504203478c64279977dc312e9e3a302&ei=17
 

How Adolf Hitler Came to Power in Germany | Richard Wolff​

Apr 18, 2025 #248 #243

Not a lot to see. Can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

Richard Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at The New School, where he works on economics in the Marxist tradition. This is Richard’s eighth appearance on Robinson’s Podcast. In his last appearance, episode #243, he and Robinson discussed 2025 and the first weeks of Trump’s presidency, as well as what’s to come. More particularly, they discuss the irrelevance of Donald Trump, his domestic and global policies, China, narratives on the right and left, and the future of the United States. In this episode, they continue the discussion by diving deeper into recent events, Doge, Elon Musk, the relationship between Trump and Hitler, and important historical Marxists. Richard’s latest book is Understanding Capitalism (Democracy at Work, 2024).
Full Episode: • Richard Wolff: Trump, Hitler, and the...


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*Some interesting comments below the vid on youtube.

*******Edit to add: The link posted contains a link to the full interview. I'm halfway through the full vid. It's a bit long (3 hours) and, in my opinion, well worth my time. Some good stuff. On thing..........the main theme is "it's all a show" when it comes to Trump & Musk.
 
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Pentagon Calls for New Class of Large Autonomous Undersea Vessels​

The Defense Innovation Unit has released a solicitation for the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform, a large unmanned underwater vessel capable of supporting large payloads at range in contested environments.

“Current UUV capabilities present limitations in range and payload capacity, hindering the effective deployment of critical resources in certain operational scenarios,” stated the Defense Innovation Unit solicitation.

More:

 

How the American Political Parties Switched Their Ideologies​


Apr 21, 2025 #ColdWar #UnitedStates #GreatRealignment

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at the 20th Century US politics and the Great Party Realignments, including how these were shaped by the events of the Cold War.


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Black Panther Party - Cold War DOCUMENTARY​

Apr 26, 2025 #ColdWar #TheColdWar #blackpanther

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at the The Black Panther Party, a left-wing black-focused revolutionary organization that fought to both uplift and liberate the black community in America during the Cold War.


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