Newly found German testimony from 60 years ago has cast fresh doubt on Nazi-era claims a Dutch communist was responsible for the 1933 fire that gutted the Reichstag building, German media reported on Friday. The Reichstag blaze remains a source of controversy in Germany because ...
German biscuit heiress apologizes for claim that Nazi forced laborers were treated 'well'
An heiress of the Bahlsen biscuit empire in Germany has apologized for claiming her company treated forced laborers "well" during World War II, and said she should learn more about her firm's history. Verena Bahlsen, who owns a quarter of the company, said she "deeply ...
Hitler paintings fail to sell at Nuremberg auction amid doubts about authenticity
Five paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler failed to find buyers at an auction Saturday held amid anger at the sale of Nazi memorabilia. High starting prices of between €19,000 and €45,000 ($21,000 and $50,000) and lingering suspicions about the authenticity of the artworks were thought ...
Library and Archives Canada announced Wednesday it had acquired a rare 1944 book that once belonged to Adolf Hitler. Written in German, "Statistics, Media, and Organizations of Jewry in the United States and Canada" is a 137-page report produced in 1944 by Heinz Kloss, a ...
Parents who named son after Hitler jailed in U.K. for being in banned far-right group
A couple who named their child after Adolf Hitler were convicted in Britain on Monday for being members of banned far-right group National Action. Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, were convicted along with Daniel Bogunovic, 27, of being members of the organization, after ...
Hitler runs for mayor despite threat from Lennin in Peruvian Andes
Hitler hopes to return to power in a small Peruvian town in the Andes, despite a threat from a detractor named Lennin. Campaign slogans reading, "Hitler returns" and "Hitler with the people" have appeared around the highland town of Yungar, where Hitler Alba is seeking ...
Germany suspends, probes two Bavaria policemen over Nazi salute
Police in Germany's southern state of Bavaria are investigating two officers suspected of performing the illegal Hitler salute. The German constitution makes it a crime to exhibit Nazi symbols and the incident is likely to feed into a heated debate about racism and the rise ...
Appeasement — is it still a dirty word?
A new book casts British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy in a new light, and the lessons can be applied to the North Korea crisis.
Aso backpedals on Hitler remark after 'misstatement' draws outrage
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday retracted a remark to lawmakers of his faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that could be interpreted as a defense of Adolf Hitler's motive for genocide during World War Two. Tuesday's comment by Aso, who also serves ...
Accused Charlottesville rampage driver had record of beating disabled mom, said to worship Hitler
The driver charged with killing a woman at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville was previously accused of beating his mother and threatening her with a knife, according to police records released Monday. Authorities say 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. rammed his car into a ...
BOJ issues rare apology over board member's remark about Hitler's economic policies
The Bank of Japan has issued a rare apology over a board member's praise for Adolf Hitler's economic policies. Yutaka Harada, a member of the central bank's Policy Board, told a seminar on Thursday that Hitler's economic policies had been "appropriate" and "wonderful" but had ...
Bank of Japan policymaker Yutaka Harada praises Hitler's economic policies
A Bank of Japan policymaker praised Adolf Hitler's economic policies on Thursday, but said they enabled the Nazi dictator to do "horrible" things to the world. Yutaka Harada, a member of the board of Japan's central bank, said Western policymakers helped bring Hitler to power ...
