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Lunchbox Lecture: Resisting Repatriation: Redefining National Belonging in Ukrainian Displaced Persons Camps, 1945-1951
Learn MoreThis presentation will examine the ways in which Ukrainian DPs resisted involuntary and voluntary repatriation and will explore how the process challenged postwar resettlement policies, altered international definitions of citizenship and refugeedom, and redefined Ukrainian national belonging.
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Reel History: Serving for Justice
Learn MoreJoin filmmakers Dr. Jeffrey Sammons and Rob Child as they discuss their documentary, Serving for Justice, as a part of The National WWII Museum’s Reel History Film Series.
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Tables Turned on Them: Jews Guarding Nazi POWs Held in the United States
Learn MoreTune in for a discussion of the little known group of Jewish soldiers in the US Army who were tasked with guarding German POWs and also with the process of reeducating them before they were returned to a defeated and peaceful Germany, the last of whom were sent 75 years ago.
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Lunchbox Lecture: Weird War II
Learn MoreJoin Rusty Nix, Communications Manager of the former Virginia WWI and WWII Commemoration Commission, as he dives into the weirder and wilder side of the war you THOUGHT you knew and discusses some of the most incredible and bizarre stories of World War II.
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The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware
Learn MoreA unique program brought to you by the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy comparing and contrasting WWII History with the American Revolution, based on Patrick O’Donnell’s latest book.
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Stalin's War: A New History of World War II
Learn MoreTwo prize-winning historians discuss one’s new work that reveals how Stalin—not Hitler—was the animating force of World War II in this major new history.
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Virtual Innovation Studio: The Science of Communication
Learn MoreJoin Museum Educators and learn how to communicate using signal flags and semaphore signals as well as how to make your own secret decoder to send messages that only YOU will be able to crack.
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2021 American Spirit Awards
Learn MoreThe American Spirit Awards is an awards gala celebrating individuals and organizations whose work reflects the values and spirit of those who served our country during the World War II years.
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X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II
Learn MoreTune in for a conversation about the men of X Troop, who were the real Inglorious Basterds: a secret commando unit of young Jewish refugees who were trained in counterintelligence and advanced combat to deliver decisive blows against the Nazis.
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Dr. Hal Baumgarten D-Day Commemoration Ceremony
Learn MoreThe National WWII Museum marked the 77th anniversary of D-Day and 21st birthday of the Museum on Sunday, June 6, 2021, highlighted by the on-campus Dr. Hal Baumgarten D-Day Commemoration Ceremony in US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center.
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Museum Mourns the Passing of Friend and Author Jim Hornfischer
Learn MoreThe Museum is saddened by the passing of author, historian and friend Jim Hornfischer, yesterday, June 2nd at the young age of 55.
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The Aftermath of "Liberation"--Jewish Displaced Persons in the American Zone of Occupation, 1945-1947
Learn MoreTune in for an enlightening conversation about the trials and tribulations that tens of millions of Europeans faced in the years following Victory in Europe in 1945.
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