#nazigermany

[carlosthepolarbear]

“For peace,freedom

and democracy

never again fascism

millions of dead warn us.”

[tubbsmccracken]

Tonight's fillum was an eye-opener, Resistance (2020) starring Jesse Eisenberg in the true story of Marcel Marceau (yes, the mime) in the French Resistance.Marcel and his older brother, Alain, adopted the last name "Marceau" during the German occupation of France; the name was chosen as a reference to François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, a general of the French Revolution. The two brothers joined the French Resistance in Limoges. They rescued numerous children from the race laws and concentration camps in the framework of the Jewish Resistance in France, and, after the liberation of Paris, joined the French army. 

Owing to Marceau's fluency in English, French, and German, he worked as a liaison officer with General George Patton's Third ArmyFilm epilogue: "For his contribution to the French resistance, Marcel Marceau made 'Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur' and was awarded the National Order of Merit in France. He is recognized as the most important Mime of all time. Marcelle's father, Charles Mangel, was deported to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, where he was killed in 1945. 

After the war, Nazi hunters Beate and Serge Klarsfeld found Klaus Barbie hiding in Bolivia. He was extradited to France, where he was convicted of crimes against humanity. He died in prison in 1991. The Jewish Resistance groups of France saved ten thousand children during World War II. The Nazis advocated killing children of 'dangerous groups' as part of their plan to 'purify the Aryan race.' They killed 1.5 million children, including tens of thousands of Romani children, children with physical and mental disabilities...and over a million Jewish children. This film is dedicated to them. We will never forget."

[the-fact-site]

The first jet aircraft was invented in Nazi Germany. Development started in 1936, but the first takeoff occurred in 1939. #FACT

[omniatlas]

Asia Pacific 83 years ago today: Battle of Tai'erzhuang (7 April 1938) https://buff.ly/3rX3bcH Despite the outcry over the fall of Shanghai and the Rape of Nanking, the Western powers were not prepared to intervene against Japan. However there was some hope for the Chinese - in April their troops managed their first major victory, defeating the Japanese at Tai'erzhuang and temporarily preventing the connection of the two Japanese armies. #1930s #1938 #20thcentury #april #april7 #asiapacific #atlas #axisallies #cartografia #chinesecivilwar #chiangkaishek #chinesehistory #nazigermany #historyclass #historygeek #historymajor #historymaker #historymatters #historymuseum #empireofjapan #japanesehistory #mapa #maps #sinojapanesewar #japaneseempire #ww2 #wwii #todayinhistory #historytoday #thisdayinhistory (at Taierzhuang Battle Memorial Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNWzRCAAHXN/?igshid=ewxgrdq8ky2z

[glorifiedsnickersbar]

Farthest North

//.I felt inspired so have another chapter!.\\

Chapter 4 - Imported Friendship, Exported Trust

Word count: 1269

     Canada paced. America was found freezing on the floor of his house by Quebec, not something you want your kid seeing in the morning. The red and white clad country was originally going to chew his older brother out until he saw the flag in his arms. He recognized it as Alaska's by the single yellow star separated from the other seven. Several times he had offered to take the State as his own... then he realized after this entire fiasco starting that he wanted the land... not Alaska as a daughter. She had some of the best natural oil reserves, land like no other, pure and green, filled with lush trees and animals enough to feed an army for years! Russia wanted her back because of these things. Not to mention Alaska provided pristine military support. 

         "She signed the final paper last night," his eyes were closed, sunglasses crumpled into the flag, water dripping down onto the carpeted floor.

         "Well, what do you want me to do about it?" the younger Country asked, a little peeved, not only with America but with himself, "Okay, I'll admit, thinking long and hard I would have neglected her too, USSR did and Russia would do the exact same thing. No one is innocent in this America! So what could I do?"

Both were silent, the sound of the water on carpet going sh-plip, sh-plip, sh-plip. 

         "Either you fix this yourself," Canada told him, "or you let her become a Country. She's not going to be the little Alaska we all knew, though," he warned, "Never."

America cried, and Canada left him to be in his own room. 

~.~

     Alaska laughed, enjoying her time with Japan as she showed her a few other memes.

         "I can't believe you know Japanese(!)!" she giggled putting away her phone, "I don't trade with you, how do you know?"

To this the woman frowned, but quickly put the smile back on.

         "You had some of my people back in the day," she told the Country, "When they returned they came with a few... knowledges."

         "Oh, it must have been a tour!" she giggled, and the grown State only chuckled, knowing full well... It was far from a tour.

     The two enjoyed walking under the snow covered trees. Japan wouldn't stop admiring how they looked, and that they looked even better when the frosty pink blossoms came out to grace the air with their sweet scent. She was so different from her father. That power hungry Country had been defeated, and the pain caused, forgotten, so it looks like. Japan got the power she wanted anyway, sneakily, and rather enjoyably at the look on her face, but it was no longer about ruling the world, she just ruled everyone's escape from it. 

         "So, if you do become a Country you'll need to know my stipulations on trade," the Jap' told her new friend, unknowing of the small grudge still aimed towards her, but Alaska kept that at bay, simply smiling as she nodded. This was a different Japan then from before... the blue and gold starred woman expected her to be taller too... come to think of it she was taller than the countries she had met so far, "but first I need to know what you will be wanting," she continued sweetly.

         "It's a simple list really," Alaska admitted, sitting with her on a snow covered bench, "I've taken care of most things technology wise, but there are of course the dilemmas of communication and travel."

A long silence.

         "That's it?"

         "Well... the human children do enjoy a good video game or two," she chuckled, making Japan squeal.

         "My-my~"

Alaska shot to her feet, glaring at the failed Country.

         "One of America's little birds wants to leave the nest! How enjoyable!"

         "How did you get here, Third?" Japan slowly stood, wary of the toothed smile the Nazi menace wore.

         "You all seem to forget that every Country gets one of these," he chuckled, and held up his ring, the swastika permanently etched into its red metal, "Simply think, and you're there."

         "Get out of my land, Third Reich," Japan growled, and Alaska saw what was left of her father's influence, "you are trespassing, and this will not reflect well on Germany. He should have hidden that thing from you ages ago."

         "Relax," his smile was meant to be comforting, "I'm not here to fight. Alaska is just... so inviting."

He stepped up to the two, not even having to look down to stare into Alaska's angered eyes, Japan taking several steps back, without falling back on the bench, luckily.

         "And you're repulsive," she stated hardly, "leave Japan's land or else you will find yourself between a rock and six thousand armed military troops. That is one of three, of my largest bases."

         "My how I already enjoy your bad side," he chuckled, and threw his ring to the side, a worm hole appearing to his left, "I can't wait to see what makes you tick, schatz*~"

Alaska huffed as she dragged Japan away.

         "Verlassen, monstrum."** she snarled, making Third Reich take one more look at the grown State, proud of her fluency in his native tongue (!).

         "So-uh..." Japan coughed after they had stopped by another bench, "You know German... too?"

     Alaska sighed as she straightened her parka, pulling the hood up as a breeze flitted by, making Japan shiver since she forgot a winter hat herself. The State chuckled as she brought out a fur hat from beneath the fluffy folds of cloth, leather and fur, similar to Russia's Ushanka, but with spotted fur on the outside, and fluffy fuzz on the inside.

         "I told you it was going to get colder today."

Japan's eyes widened as she placed it on her head, the outside fur shimmering silver.

         "What kind of fur is this?" she noted the little tufts of fur on strings, connected to the ear flaps.

         "The inside is SnowShoe Hare," Alaska explained, "the outside is Spotted Seal."

         "Did Russia give it to you?" she asked curiously, to which the blue and gold colored woman chuckled, shaking her head.

         "I made it myself. USSR, when he was the Russian Empire, was kind enough during my time as his daughter to at least let me use a few of his ideas. I made a few of them my own after he let me free."

Japan nodded, showing a smile, though on the inside, she was repeatedly apologizing for what her father had done, for what USSR had done, for what America did too. Alaska was so enjoyable, how could they miss it? She was reasonable, fun to have around, knows when to be serious, when to be playful and when to be dangerous. She heard one third of her fire power, but Japan doubted that was all she had. Simply stating she had 18,000 men at the ready wasn't a threat, it was a warning of what might come if she was crossed... or if anyone crossed a friend, an ally. Japan didn't feel threatened by her actions, she felt safe, knowing that someone had her back, even if both knew this little island didn't need it.

         "Speaking of being free," the smaller Country started, "how are you going to pay for these exports?"

Alaska laughed.

She would make a wonderful Country.

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*Schatz - treasure  (German)

**Verlassen, monstrum - Leave, monster (German) 

(!) - Japanese is not a native language in Alaska, though some citizens and many tourists speak it.

(!) - German is not a native language in Alaska though there are citizens who speak it littered throughout the State.

[blu3b3rrycupcak3]

Wie es weitergehen könnte // How it could go on

Gereon wird von den Nazis indoktriniert und wird zu Willhelm Winter (auch gespielt von Volker Bruch), dem Wehrmachtssoldaten aus dem Film "Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter". // Gereon gets indoctrinated by the fascist and becomes Wilhelm Winter (also played by Volker Bruch), who is a soldier for the Wehrmacht in the movie "Generation war: Our mothers, our fathers".

[kaiserkayyn]

Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class "𝔓𝔞𝔫𝔷𝔢𝔯𝔰𝔠𝔥𝔦𝔣𝔣" (armored ship) served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. Comissioned January 1936, sank on 17 December 1939 by the British cruisers. It was medium sized “pocket” battleship.

[soulbeam95]

Its the Powerpuff Bois