WWII

Howard Weistling created his comic book A Western out of cigarette wrappers and flattened soup cans while he was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II.

'Like Getting My Father Back': WWII POW's Art Returned To His Family

9:25am November 10, 2019

by Laurel Morales

Howard Weistling dreamed of becoming a great comic strip artist, but he felt compelled to enlist in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He eventually created a comic while a prisoner of war in Germany.

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Smoke fills the sky after a World War II-era plane crashed Wednesday at Bradley International Airport north of Hartford, Conn.

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7 Killed In Crash Of WWII Aircraft At Connecticut Airport

7:05pm October 02, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Officials said 13 people were on board the plane. The FAA says the B-17 was trying to land after reporting trouble and returning to the airport.

D-Day veteran C-47 Placid Lassie sits on the flight line at England's Imperial War Museum Duxford.

'Ready! Go!': I Jumped Out Of A Vintage WWII Plane For D-Day

4:50pm June 06, 2019

by Luke Sharrett

Photographer Luke Sharrett marked the invasion's 75th anniversary by parachuting out of a plane in Normandy. This was his way of honoring World War II veterans.

A Woman Of No Importance, by Sonia Purnell

Virginia Hall, The Subject Of 'A Woman Of No Importance,' Was Anything But

6:01am April 11, 2019

by Genevieve Valentine

A very smooth read about a rocky life, Sonia Purnell's biography of the masterful WWII spy is a reminder of what can be done with a few brave people — and a little resistance.

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'Japan Times' Newspaper Redefines 'Comfort Women' And 'Forced Labor'

8:31pm November 30, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

An editor's note explained the changes are intended to provide clarity but they have been met with anger and the paper is accused of trying whitewash the country's wartime atrocities.

Eighty-two-year-old Zosia Radzikowska, from Krakow, survived the Holocaust by pretending to be Christian. A retired criminal law professor, Radzikowska is an active member of Krakow's small but flourishing Jewish community.

Auschwitz Remembrance Is Tinged With Tension Over Poland's Holocaust Speech Law

6:31am April 15, 2018

by Esme Nicholson

Survivors and victims' descendants traveled from around the world to the Nazi death camp, at a time when Polish politicians are pushing controversial Holocaust legislation.

A Look Back At Pioneering Sports Writer Mary Garber

5:00am March 01, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

This month WFDD will be taking a look at the stories of pioneering leaders in our series, "Her Voice: Revolutionary North Carolina Women."

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Kachka: The Word That Saved A Family During WWII And Inspired A Chef

12:18pm November 18, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

It took until adulthood for Bonnie Morales, the daughter of immigrant Russian Jews, to appreciate the food of her childhood. Now she owns a popular Oregon restaurant and has released a new cookbook.

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Former Auschwitz guard Reinhold Hanning on the last day of his trial for being an accessory to the murder of 170,000 people at the camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. The 94-year-old was found guilty.

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94-Year-Old Former Auschwitz Guard Found Guilty Of Complicity In 170,000 Murders

4:48pm June 17, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Reinhold Hanning, a former death camp guard, told victims in the courtroom, "I am sorry." He said he has been silent all his life about his role as part of the Nazi killing machine from 1942 to 1944.