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Hitler-themed Valentine causes outrage at Michigan college

The College Republicans, who distributed Valentine’s bags where the card was found, were immediately blamed but they said they did not know about the card.

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Headed to auction: Hitler’s ‘mobile device of destruction’

The phone was "arguably the most destructive 'weapon' of all time, which sent millions to their deaths around the world,” the auction house notes.

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Americans’ lack of WWII knowledge is downright sad (VIDEO)

Oh yeah, World War II. That was the one with George Bush and Saddam whatever his name is, right? Nope, not even close.

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Auschwitz survivor embraces former Nazi prison guard during trial

The first time Eva Kor tried to approach the man, he turned pale and fainted while holding onto her, nearly bringing them both to the ground, but the second encounter was much different.

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Personal belongings of holocaust victims discovered in rooftop, given to only surviving family

“It means a lot to us,” said Eva Wittenburg. “And it would have made my father very happy to know that the world has been told that there once was a good man named Samuel Gottschall who lived with his family in Presov and was killed during the war.”

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Gun believed to be Hitler’s sells for $150,000

The shotgun features elaborate engravings of woodlands with deer and stag, and most interestingly the initials "AH" at the bottom of the trigger guard.

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Artwork by Adolf Hitler fetches more than $160K at auction

The painting was believed to be one of some 2,000 created by Adolf Hitler in the years he spent as a struggling artist 20 years before his rise to power in Nazi Germany.

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Inside look at New York’s secret basement that Hitler wanted destroyed (VIDEO)

A basement buried 10 stories beneath New York’s Grand Central Terminal housed something so important that Hitler tried having it destroyed. In 1913, after tunneling through nearly 100 feet of rock, engineers blasted out a 22,000 square foot chamber and installed nine rotary converters. The massive 15-ton transformers provided DC power to the extensive North […]

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Walther PPK: Carried by James Bond… and Hitler

The question has been asked, what weapon did Adolf Hitler use to commit suicide? Well, as it turned out, it was the Walther PPK, chambered in the 7.65mm.

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