World War II
Black US soldiers fought Nazis and liberated concentration camps—only to be treated like second class citizens back home

The US Army’s all-Black unit has gone down in history for heroism and are referred to by some as the “original Black Panthers”

Brothers of Italy youth stage protest whitewashing fascist crimes in WWII

Youth members of the far-right Brothers of Italy forced their way into Bologna’s city hall while others claimed Italian ownership over Slovenian and Croatian territories

European leaders rewrite WWII history on Auschwitz liberation anniversary

As European leaders gathered at Auschwitz to commemorate 80 years since its liberation, they upheld a revisionist narrative that downplays the role of the Red Army in defeating Nazism

Zagreb’s anti-fascist flame: a decade of liberation celebrations and resistance

Zagreb marked a decade of revived liberation celebrations this weekend, as citizens gathered to reignite bonfires commemorating the end of Nazi and Ustaša occupation

An anniversary the West would rather forget

The anniversary of an epochal event from the annals of modern history, the Siege of Leningrad, is coming up in another 10 days. While it remains a living memory for the Russian people, it is an occasion that the US and many of its European allies would rather not remember

South Korea’s top court upholds compensation for victims of Japan’s forced wartime labor

South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld lower court orders to two Japanese companies to compensate 11 forced wartime labor victims

Nazi SS Veteran receives standing ovation in Canadian parliament

Polish education minister claims he is “taking steps” for the Canadian-Ukrainian Nazi’s extradition

Germany arms supply to Ukraine Germany creates equity in western Ukraine

Germany is playing the long game. It is creating equity in western Ukraine where it is not Russia but Poland that is its contender as it is entirely conceivable that the ongoing war will radically change the territorial boundaries of Ukraine in the east and south

9-05 Victory Day - Europe Communists across Europe mark 78th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany

Soviet red flags were raised in Victory Day celebrations across Europe, despite a ban on the display of Soviet and Russian flags in several countries including Germany

23-03 Khatyn Massacre - Belarus Belarusians pay tribute to victims of Khatyn massacre on its 80th anniversary

During World War II, on March 22, 1943, Nazi troops and collaborators burned down Khatyn village near Minsk and killed its 149 inhabitants

Anti-fascist Protest - Hungary Anti-fascists protest annual neo-Nazi gathering in Budapest 

Progressives slammed the Hungarian government as well as the police authorities, accusing them of covertly supporting neo-Nazi events that glorify Nazi war criminals and their collaborators

Stalingrad Victory Communists celebrate 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazis at Stalingrad 

In the historic five-month-long battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 to February 1943), the Soviet Red Army and partisans defeated the invading Nazi forces, marking the beginning of the Nazi retreat and defeat in World War II