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The author wrote that on October 18, 1941, with the first deportation train, the systematic displacement of Jewish women and men from Berlin by the National Socialists began. Tens of thousands of people were torn from their homes, deported to ghettos, as well as concentration and extermination camps, and murdered. https://t.co/i4CeDBeJzg #Geschichte #Holocaust #Erinnerung #DE (translated)

In June 1941, Jeanne Robert, a 26-year-old schoolteacher in the North, informed the Allies that the Gestapo was waiting for her at the school's exit. She had fled to Gers, where she resumed teaching while continuing the resistance, according to the account. In October 1943, once again pursued, she had to leave for London, where she gave birth. https://t.co/6heI1e3YP0 #Histoire #Résistance #SecondeGuerreMondiale (translated)

Right after leaving the interrogation at the investigative department of the Institute of National Remembrance, as emphasized by the prosecutor's office, Braun, in a live-streamed speech, denied the crimes of genocide committed by officials of the Third Reich from 1941 to 1944, including the mass murder of Polish citizens and citizens of other occupied European countries, mainly of Jewish nationality, using gas chambers. #GrzegorzBraun #immunitet #AuschwitzBirkenau (translated)

Cassiopeia wrote that her friends from the IPN published a graphic and description regarding Hans Frank's decree from October 15, 1941. According to the text she cited, the death penalty for Jews leaving the ghetto and for Poles providing them shelter was introduced in the General Government at that time. The decree was also supposed to cover matters such as feeding, transporting, and trading with Jews. Cassiopeia also mentioned an IPN material titled "Death for Good." The author compared this publication with a statement by Agnieszka Holland about Węgrów. Holland allegedly said that among those involved in rounding up Jews and leading them to trains heading to Treblinka were firefighters, police officers, and young Poles, and that at least several hundred people were killed on the spot by Poles. Cassiopeia also cited a description signed "The History Teacher," according to which on September 22, 1942, SS units and Ukrainians surrounded the ghetto in Węgrów, and Jews were led through the station in Sokołów Podlaski to Treblinka. This description also mentioned that Poles were prohibited from moving near the site of the action. Cassiopeia emphasized that over 50 Poles from the Węgrów district received the Medal of "The Righteous Among the Nations." She recalled the deaths of Poles on the guillotine, in burning barns, and in train cars, linking them to helping Jews, including giving them bread. She called for sharing the post, commenting, and expressing pride and honor, announcing that the action would last until midnight. https://t.co/uYX0ELCMFj #Historia #Pamięć #Polska (translated)

The conference Archaeology and Occupation. Greece 1941–1944 in Athens explores how the Italian, German, and Bulgarian occupiers sought to appropriate not only Greek land but also its cultural and archaeological heritage during World War II. #Archeologia #Occupazione #Grecia (translated)

Wilson Pickett (Prattville (Alabama), 18 maart 1941 – Reston, 19 januari 2006) was een Amerikaans soulzanger. Hij begon zijn carrière als lid van de groep The Falcons. Zijn grootste hit had hij in de Verenigde Staten in 1965 met In the midnight hour. Daarna had hij succes met nummers als Mustang Sally en Fire and Water, zijn laatste hit (in de Verenigde Staten) uit 1972. Na 1972 bleven Amerikaanse hits uit en raakte Pickett aan lager wal. In Europa scoorde hij minder hits. Pickett trad verschillende keren op in Nederland, onder andere in 1995, als onderdeel van het North Sea Jazz Festival in Den Haag. https://hvdommelen.nl/p/PickettW.html

Amalia wrote that if diplomacy had developed differently in late 1940 or early 1941, the Soviet Union could have attacked Greece while it was fighting Italy. She argued that the German-Soviet pact did not define spheres of influence in the Balkans and that Stalin was particularly interested in Bulgaria. According to her post, on November 25, 1940, Soviet diplomat Arkady Sobolev conveyed a proposal for an alliance in Sofia. Amalia stated that the USSR offered Bulgaria military support in case of threat, support for its territorial claims in Greek areas, non-interference in its internal politics, and free grain and oil. In return, she claimed, it sought to establish naval and air bases in Varna and Burgas, while Stalin asked Hitler to recognize Bulgaria as part of the Soviet sphere of influence. Amalia argued that the Comintern, in a message signed by Georgi Dimitrov, called on the Bulgarian Communist Party to mobilize politicians and the public in favor of the proposal. She estimated that Soviet support for Bulgarian claims would require an ultimatum to Greece and, in the event of refusal, an invasion by Soviet and Bulgarian troops. In the post, Hitler prevented the agreement, warning of a potential Sovietization of Bulgaria and promising the Bulgarians the same Greek territories without war. Amalia noted that King Boris rejected the Soviet proposal and that Bulgaria joined the Axis in March 1941. #Ιστορία #ΕλληνοϊταλικόςΠόλεμος #ΣοβιετικήΈνωση (translated)

Nikos Boyiopoulos linked the anniversary of the liberation of Athens on October 12, 1944, with a conference and archaeological exhibition scheduled for October 15-17. He wrote that EAM, ELAS, and EPON liberated Athens from Nazi occupation at that time. Boyiopoulos argued that the titles and themes of the presentations downplayed the German occupation. He also criticized the event's poster, stating that it depicted a large Wehrmacht flag over the Acropolis, where, as he noted, Manolis Glezos and Lakis Santas had lowered the Nazi flag. He specifically referred to a presentation by a German historian, whose title linked the desire to be present when the flag was raised at the Acropolis with the horizons of imagination and the reality of the German occupation in Greece from 1941-1944/45. Boyiopoulos interpreted the title as an insinuation that aspects of the Nazi atrocities could be a product of imagination and connected his criticism to revisionist approaches regarding the 200 from Kaisariani. He characterized the event as a disgrace and emphasized that it was held under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture. As he mentioned, the conference was organized by the German Archaeological Institute of Athens (DAI), the Italian School of Archaeology, and the Institute of Historical Research/National Hellenic Research Foundation. #ΓερμανικήΚατοχή #Αθήνα #Ιστορία (translated)

The author recalled the massacre at Babyn Yar 85 years ago. In 1941, German SS and police units murdered 33,771 Jews near Kyiv. He also wrote that the Bundestag reaffirms Germany's historical responsibility and its support for Ukraine. https://t.co/uAIMXCc3bV https://t.co/PiYgZzqpME #BabynJar #Holocaust #Ukraine #DE #UA (translated)

Cracovia announced that its third set of uniforms commemorated St. John Paul II, whom the club described as a special supporter of the Pasy. The light blue color was meant to reference the waters of Zakrzówek, where Karol Wojtyła worked in a quarry between 1940 and 1941. On the back of the shirts, there was an inscription that read "Holy Father, your Cracovia remembers you," and the number 1 on the personalization was meant to symbolize the Pope's reserved number. The club stated that the players were to wear these uniforms during the match against Legia Warsaw, the day after the celebration of October 16, Pope John Paul II Day, which commemorates the anniversary of Karol Wojtyła's election as pope. Cracovia emphasized that it would only wear jerseys dedicated to John Paul II on this occasion. https://t.co/HnwKNitomA #Cracovia #śwJanPawełII #kibice (translated)

The words of the Liberation Fighters described Gontran Labrégère as a worker from Angoulême who was outraged by the Occupation and had decided to take action despite his destitution. The account noted that he was executed by firing squad on October 12, 1941, for the arson of a straw depot, at the age of 19. In a letter to his mother, he had written that he did not wish to leave too bad a memory. https://t.co/kmZa259Bhg #Histoire #Mémoire #Résistance (translated)

Harry Nilsson (Brooklyn (New York), 15 juni 1941 – Agoura Hills (Californië), 15 januari 1994) was een Amerikaans componist, pianist, zanger en gitarist. Bijna al zijn werk werd onder de naam Nilsson uitgegeven. Aan het eind van de jaren zestig vertolkte hij met succes het liedje "Everybody's Talkin'" en in 1971 brak hij door met het album Nilsson Schmilsson. In de avonduren werkte hij bij een bank en overdag schreef Nilsson liedjes voor muziekuitgevers. Het lukte hem aanvankelijk niet om als artiest bekend te raken. Zijn composities werden echter wel opgenomen door bekende muziekgroepen en artiesten, onder wie The Monkees, The Yardbirds, Lulu en Blood, Sweat & Tears. Hij schreef tevens drie liedjes voor Phil Spector, die gespeeld werden door The Ronettes en het Modern Folk Quartet. In 1966 kwam een compilatie van zijn eerste werk uit met als titel Spotlight on Nilsson. https://hvdommelen.nl/n/Nilsson.html

The account "Faces of War" wrote that the brothers Johann, Ludwig, Karl, and Josef Schwaiger came from a farm in Neutiefenweg, which today belongs to Aholming in the Isar Valley. All four fell at the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1944. Johann died at the age of 20, Ludwig was 28, and Josef was 22 years old. Karl Schwaiger died on October 11, 1941, at the age of 29. #NieWiederKrieg #WirVergessenNicht #Geschichte #Erinnerung #Frieden (translated)

The author called for the removal of the Duško Naumovski monument in Prilep, saying North Macedonia should confront the full history of 11 October 1941 instead of glorifying a political killing. The author also said that Petar Kolev, a local Bulgarian guard, was killed during the attack on Prilep and should not be left out of the account. https://t.co/50SzrqnLE6 #История #Прилеп #Македонија #MK #BG

The Auschwitz Memorial reported that Polish Army officer Józef Śliwiński was born in Chrzanowice on 9 October 1895. It said he was imprisoned in Auschwitz from 30 July 1941 under prisoner number 19130 and died there on 25 October 1941. https://t.co/wU9jlRseLs #Historia #Polska #IIwojnaświatowa (translated)

Alpo Rusi wrote that Finland fought alongside Germany as a co-combatant in its own cause from 1941 to 1944 and also mentioned our country's Jews. According to him, it would have been brave for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to arrange a similar lighting for the Naval Barracks building. #Suomi #historia #toivo (translated)

The author of the contribution stated that people remembered nearly five thousand falconers who, according to him, sacrificed their lives in the anti-Nazi resistance, fought in legions for the creation of Czechoslovakia, or later resisted communist totalitarianism. He also wrote that the Gestapo arrested approximately 1,500 people during the "Falcon Action" on the night of October 7 to 8, 1941. https://t.co/0AwXNcYtSN #historie #Československo #odboj #CZ (translated)

The author of the contribution stated that the picture featured Máša (Maria Borisovna) Bruskinová, a seventeen-year-old Jewish girl from Minsk. He wrote that she was publicly hanged in October 1941 along with other members of the resistance against the German occupation, and that her murder was carried out by Lithuanian allies of the Germans. He described the execution as one of the first public executions following the German invasion. https://t.co/bWlggKLtay #historie #Holocaust #Minsko #BY #LT #de (translated)