Germany's Volkswagen crisis: an ode to nostalgia
Germany's car manufacturer and long-time economic powerhouse Volkswagen has shaped the lives and memories of generations of ...
Volkswagen May Close German Plants for First Time in Its History
The auto maker’s top employee representative told workers that management planned to shutter three German factories to cut ...
At the end of WWII, Milwaukee was home to a prisoner of war camp
During World War II, hundreds of prisoner of war camps were set up in the United States. Among them: one established at ...
Retro Indy: Camp Atterbury housed WWII-era POW camp for Italian and German soldiers
During World War II, the Italian prisoners of war built their own chapel at Camp Atterbury. The structure still stands today.
Why is Volkswagen so important for Germany?
The crisis around Volkswagen hits at the very heart of German engineering excellence. It's hard to be more German than ...
The History Behind Steve McQueen’s World War II Drama Blitz
The Blitz ended when the Germans turned their focus toward the Soviet Union. World War II ended in Europe with Nazi Germany’s ...
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A war story: Son of longtime MPD officer Harold “Hap” Houlihan reflects on his father’s WWII service, bombing mission led by James Stewart
Francis Houlihan, small town Iowa grocery man, only five years removed from his high school graduation, found himself 85 ...
Germany’s Coalition Collapses, Leaving the Government Teetering
After months of disputes, Chancellor Olaf Scholz ousted one of his governing partners, adding to the challenges for Europe ...
VW Plans to Close German Plants for the First Time amid Financial Woes
In its 87-year history, Volkswagen has never closed a factory in Germany, not even during the outbreak of WWII. While VW is ...
As bombs fall in ‘Blitz,’ a look at WWII history in London through new eyes
Elliott Heffernan makes a stunning debut as the son of a factory worker played by Saoirse Ronan in director Steve McQueen’s ...
Review: WWII drama ‘Blitz’ more unconventional than it appears
Ultimately, that there is a war on in “Blitz” may not be its defining feature. The London under siege in McQueen’s film is as ...
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At the end of WWII, Milwaukee was home to a prisoner of war camp
Why were there POW camps in the United States during World War II? Concerned that the flood of German and Japanese ... Signal Battery Co., which had a factory at 4574 N. Port Washington Road ...