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People watch the wreckage of a WWII German warship, emerged due to the drought, in front of Djerdap II, a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia, near Prahovo, Serbia, August 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
August 9, 2026, 3:41 am
Danube River’s water levels drop so low that sunken Nazi warships are emerging
Drought has caused Europe’s longest river to dry up, revealing Nazi Black Sea fleet, which was purposely sunk by Germans in 1944 amid Soviet advance
By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC
The "Miked" or “M” room, a secret World War II British intelligence listening facility, is pictured inside the new Trent Park Museum, after its recent opening in Enfield, north London, on July 29, 2026. (Henry NICHOLLS/AFP)
August 5, 2026, 10:29 am
New museum opens at UK mansion where captive Nazi officers were spied on to glean secrets
‘Listeners,’ mostly Jewish refugees, transcribed conversations of high-ranking POWs during World War II who were lulled by comforts to disclose intel that was used against Germany
By AFP
A Polish scout lights a candle in front of the monument of Treblinka World War II-era Nazi death camp on October 2, 2013 in Treblinka. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)
June 27, 2026, 9:06 am
New Treblinka research uncovers forgotten role of women in 1943 death camp revolt
Apart from two female survivors, all testimony about Treblinka came from male inmates. In a new book, historian Chad S.A. Gibbs restores Jewish women’s overlooked place in camp resistance
By Matt Lebovic
Krystyna and Pawel Chiger (courtesy: Doron Keren)
April 14, 2026, 3:58 pm
How the sewers under Nazi-occupied Ukraine gave rise to unexpected Holocaust heroes
Ignacy Chiger died half a century ago, but his newly published war memoir raises complicated questions of Judenrat’s Jewish communal responsibility versus allegations of complicity
By Matt Lebovic
Chris Edmonds (left) son of US Master Sergeant Roderick Edmonds, with US President Donald Trump, is presented the Medal of Honor on behalf of his father, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, March 2, 2026, in Washington, DC. (AP/Alex Brandon)
March 3, 2026, 6:26 am
WWII vet who shielded Jews at Nazi POW camp at gunpoint gets medal of honor
Highest US military distinction awarded posthumously to Roderick W. Edmonds, who refused to let Nazis separate Jewish prisoners of war in 1945
By AP and ToI Staff
Artem 'Alfred' Nakache (inset), a Jew who swam for France at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, is depicted in lane 4 in the animated short film 'Papillon.' (Wikimedia Commons; Sacrebleu Productions and XBO Films via JTA)
February 25, 2026, 9:48 am
The real Holocaust history behind Oscar-nominated short animation ‘Papillon’
Film is based on extraordinary life of Jewish star swimmer Alfred Nakache, who competed for France at 1936 Berlin Olympics, fought with the resistance and survived Auschwitz
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A man walks through a memorial site at the Kaisariani Shooting Range in the Kaisariani suburb of Athens, February 16, 2026, where 200 Greek communist political prisoners were executed by Nazi forces on May 1, 1944. (AP/Petros Giannakouris)
February 18, 2026, 8:30 pm
Greece to claim possession of Nazi atrocity photos found on eBay, minister says
Culture minister says an ‘entire collection’ of photos apparently taken by a Nazi serving in Greece has been declared a national monument ‘due to its particular historical value’
By AFP
The entire administrative headquarters of the Nazi party have been discovered in Munich, Germany. The bulk of the records, comprising forty tons of documents including twelve million membership and filing cards, were discovered in a paper mill on the outskirts of the town, whilst the remainder were found in the strong room of the Munich party headquarters, and stored in four different offices in the city. Major William D. Browne, Security Officer, and former detective who was instrumental in making the discovery of the Nazi Party master files, inspects the huge pile of cards in the Munich paper mills, on Oct. 28, 1945. (AP Photo)
February 18, 2026, 4:10 pm
Nazis restored old manuscripts to hunt down Jewish ancestry, researcher finds
University of Oxford expert uncovers role of paper restorers and bookbinders in deciphering church and civil records to compile ‘hitlist’ of Jews
By ToI Staff
A sign of the Credit Suisse which reads in German as 'part of the UBS group' and displayed on a branch of Swiss banking giant UBS in the resort of St. Moritz on December 20, 2024.(Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
February 3, 2026, 2:53 pm
Hundreds of Nazi-linked accounts discovered at Credit Suisse, US lawmaker says
Wartime accounts for the German Foreign Office, a German arms manufacturer and the German Red Cross discovered, as well as new details on scheme to help Nazis flee to Argentina
By Oliver Hirt and Ariane Luthi
The flags of Israel and Germany fly in front of the Arrow 3 missile defense system and a radar dome during an event of the German Air Force at the Holzdorf Air Base, eastern Germany, on December 3, 2025. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)
December 16, 2025, 11:55 pm
As Germany rearms, Holocaust-begotten ties with Israel take on increasing importance
Delivery of Jerusalem’s Arrow 3 missile defense system to Berlin marks historic reversal, reflecting growing relationship forged by guilt and anchored today in strategic necessity
By Stav Levaton
Illustrative: Barracks of the former Prisoner of War Camp Stalag X B are seen at the Sandbostel Camp Memorial near Sandbostel, Germany, on April 10, 2025. (FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP)
November 24, 2025, 9:39 pm
Germany probing 100-year-old suspected Nazi POW camp guard
Prosecutors allege suspect took part in executions between December 1943 and September 1944 at a camp that mostly held Soviet prisoners
By AFP
The digital film set of Auschwitz-Birkenau, called 'Picture from Auschwitz,' was created by ATM Virtual Studio and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum in 2025. (Courtesy)
November 22, 2025, 8:29 am
Auschwitz launches a virtual film set of its grounds, and sparks an ethical debate
‘Picture from Auschwitz,’ a brick-by-brick digital reproduction of the Nazi camp created by the memorial, earns praise despite fears of AI-fueled distortion of Holocaust content
By Matt Lebovic
An Enigma M4 rotor key machine used for encrypted communication during World War II, ahead of its auction exhibited at the Christie's auction house in Paris, France, on November 13, 2025. (BERTRAND GUAY / AFP)
November 19, 2025, 10:20 pm
Rare Nazi Enigma machine auctioned off for almost half a million euros
Machine’s code was famously decoded by Alan Turing and his team, contributing to allied war effort; German Admiral Karl Doenitz ordered sophisticated M4 model in 1941
By AFP
Henrik Lenkeit (courtesy)
November 15, 2025, 7:17 am
German pastor discovers his grandfather was Holocaust architect Heinrich Himmler
After recognizing his grandmother as the SS master’s lover in a photo, couples therapist Henrik Lenkeit’s research confirmed he is grandson of notorious SS leader
By Matt Lebovic
Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing, next to Cardinal Mario Grech (L) and Bishop Luis Marin de San Martin (R) after participating in the Synod Teams and Participatory Bodies in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on October 24, 2025. (Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
October 24, 2025, 11:01 pm
Pope beatifies 11 ‘martyr’ priests killed by Nazi Germany, Communist Czechoslovakia
Proclamation by Leo XIV honors 9 Polish Salesian priests killed at Dachau and Auschwitz during WWII, diocesan pair executed in sham 1951 trial
By AFP
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