On Feb. 18, 1943, during the height of World War II, two German college students at the University of Munich entered one of the main campus …
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The Inspiring, Tragic Story of Sophie Scholl, the Student Who Defied Hitler
At just 21, she fought a murderous regime — not with guns and grenades, but with ideas and ideals. Plus, read other inspiring, powerful and heartbreaking stories from WWII.
Other Inspiring & Powerful Stories from WWII
In 1940, less than a year into what would become the deadliest war ever waged, a lifelong Portuguese diplomat named Aristides de Sousa Mendes, …
Seventy-five years after penning the final entry in her acclaimed war-time diary, Anne Frank has earned her place as a literary icon. Her story of …
Editor's note: Magda Herzberger passed away April 23, 2021, at the age of 95. She spent more than a year in three Nazi German concentration camps as …
In 1995, now-retired Air Force Col. Martha McSally became the first female U.S. pilot to fly a combat mission, when she patrolled Iraqi airspace as …
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