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World War II

ART
Paintings by Hitler to be auctioned in UK
Thirteen paintings by Adolf Hitler, forgotten by their owner in his garage until around a month ago, will be put up for sale in April by an auction house in Shropshire, in western England.
GERMANY
Arrest warrant issued for Nazi 'Ivan the Terrible'
Germany has issued an arrest warrant for an 88-year-old Nazi death camp guard nicknamed "Ivan the Terrible" who is suspected of killing thousands of Jews as part of Germany's "final solution" during World War II.
VICHY - JEWS
Top court recognises France's role in deporting Jews
France's Conseil d'Etat recognised on Monday the country's complicity in the deportation of some 76,000 Jews under the Vichy regime during World War II. It did not announce any new reparations for the families of victims.
JUSTICE
Daughter of Holocaust victim denied reparations
The French State Council has turned down a request for compensation from a 75-year-old Jewish woman whose father was deported to Auschwitz in 1941, arguing that the French state has already done enough to address such claims.
DEFENCE
France to host German troops in a post-WWII first
In a historic move, France has agreed to let a German battalion be stationed in eastern France. According to German media, this new post-war cooperation involves 500 soldiers who will be based in Alsace-Lorraine.
DEFENCE
German troops to serve in France in a post-WWII first
In a historic move, France has agreed to let a German battalion be stationed in eastern France. According to German media, this new post-war cooperation involves 500 soldiers who will be based in Alsace-Lorraine.
PRESS - GERMANY
Nazi-era papers back in print
A new weekly has caused something of a stir in Germany. Zeitungszeugen was designed to explore the darkest period in the country's history through contemporary newspapers, including Nazi ones. The first issue focuses on Hitler's rise to power.
11/11/2008 - FACE-OFF

History: a selective memory?

As European leaders gather on the battlefield of Verdun to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, we take pause to debate how different countries choose to celebrate past events. Is selective memory at play?
21/10/2008 - REPORT

Republican war-handling upsets New Mexico veterans

Many US war veterans have settled in the country's southwest. But their endorsement of Vietnam pilot John McCain's candidacy is far from guaranteed because of the way they view Republicans as having conducted the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
FRANCE - WWII
France remembers Maille
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has attended a ceremony in the town of Maille, honouring the victims of a 1944 massacre by retreating Nazi German troops.
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