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German court convicts Nazi concentration camp secretary
Irmgard Furchner, 97, has been convicted as an accessory to 11,412 murders at the Stutthof concentration camp, where she worked as a stenographer for an SS commander.
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Inherited trauma: Growing up the child of a Holocaust survivor
A lot is known about the horrors experienced by Holocaust survivors. Now their children are sharing how the trauma their parents went through affected their own lives.
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Postcard campaign keeps memories of Canadian Dieppe Raid soldiers alive
As Canadians mark the 80th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, a postcard project has been launched to help preserve the memory of the soldiers who died that day, including dozens from Manitoba.
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Ottawa historian on enduring memory of Dieppe 80 years later
Marie Eve Vaillancourt of the Juno Beach Centre talks about Canada's legacy on the 80th anniversary of Dieppe, where 916 Canadian soldiers died in a pre-dawn raid during the Second World War.
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Ukrainian exodus stirs memories of WWII for Canadian ambassador
Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Larissa Galadza, discusses the decision to get embassy staff out of Kyiv and why the exodus of Ukrainians stirs memories of the Second World War.
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Trudeau apologizes for internment of Italian Canadians during WW II
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood in the House of Commons on Thursday to formally apologize for the mistreatment of Canadians of Italian descent more than 80 years ago during the Second World War.
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WWII veteran turns 100 with physically distanced party and parade
Second World War veteran Robert Spencer celebrated his 100th birthday with family, friends and fellow veterans all in attendance at the celebration.
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Remembrance Day ceremonies altered by COVID-19
Veterans who helped defeat a collective threat in the Second World War are now too vulnerable to show up in person for public honours on Remembrance Day.
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Second World War veteran celebrates 100th birthday
The 100th birthday of Second World War veteran Robert Spencer arrived days before Remembrance Day.
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British man has tended the grave of Canadian airman for 70 years
For more than 70 years, a British family, and one member in particular, has tended the grave of a Canadian airman, who was killed when his plane crashed flying back from a bombing raid in Germany.
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Ontario town honours Remembrance Day with dress made of poppies
With Remembrance Day ceremonies cancelled or scaled back this year due to COVID-19, a design studio in a small Ontario town created a fitting tribute — a dress made out of 700 poppies.
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Greyhound review: Tom Hanks takes command
CBC's Eli Glasner explores Greyhound, a new Second World War naval epic starring Tom Hanks, and the pros and cons of premiering the film on a streaming service instead of in cinemas.
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Sombre ceremonies mark 75th anniversary of Allied Forces' declaration of victory in Second World War
VE-Day celebrations were scaled back in Europe and North America because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Queen remembers Victory in Europe Day
The Queen delivers an address to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe 75 years ago.
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A WWII love story that was meant to be
Reg “Crash” Harrison talks about surviving four plane crashes in the Second World War and why the love of his life always wore two engagement rings.
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75th anniversary of Holland’s liberation marked with online tributes
On the 75th anniversary of Canadian forces liberating the Netherlands, COVID-19 has forced some commemorations to go virtual.
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Katyn massacre: Tensions continue between Russia and Poland
Why plans to mark the end of World War II are renewing tensions between Poland and Russia.
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Churchill descendant reads prayer for peace at VE-day anniversary service
Alexander Churchill, the 10-year-old great-great-grandson of Winston Churchill, led a prayer at a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
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That time fake Nazis ‘invaded’ Winnipeg
On Feb. 19, 1942, people in Winnipeg woke up to a simulated Nazi invasion, with fake German soldiers marching in the streets. The CBC’s Trishla Parekh shows how If Day became one of Canadian history's most elaborate fundraising events.
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'The world has not learned very much,' says Auschwitz survivor
Nate Leipciger endured months in the Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau and spent years in other camps before the end of the Second World War. He says the hatred toward Jews that led to the Holocaust still exists in the world...
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Trudeau meets Holocaust survivors ahead of Auschwitz anniversary
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with two Canadian Holocaust survivors living in Krakow, Poland, as part of events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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App revives fallen soldiers' stories by scanning tombstones
A Canadian veteran-founded software company has mapped out gravesites around the world to share thousands of fallen soldiers' stories. Their app allows users to scan tombstones or explore cemeteries in multiple countries.
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Connect with the stories of fallen soldiers with this Canadian-made app
A Canadian veteran-founded software company has mapped out gravesites around the world to share thousands of fallen soldiers' stories. Their app allows users to scan tombstones or explore cemeteries in multiple countries.
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Scan a tombstone, learn a soldier's story
A Canadian veteran-founded software company has mapped out gravesites around the world to share thousands of fallen soldiers' stories. Their app allows users to scan tombstones or explore cemeteries in multiple countries.