In October 1943, SS leader Heinrich Himmler gave two speeches, showing the full depravity of the exterminationist mindset.

The Diary of a Young Girl is one of the world’s most widely read books, which has made Anne Frank an international symbol and her story deeply embedded in the collective memory of the Holocaust. 

The Allies created the International Tracing Service (ITS), now referred to as the Arolsen Archives, to centralize postwar efforts to locate missing persons and help survivors discover the fate of family members in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.

Many historians have written about the famous “Buffalo Soldiers” of the all-Black 92nd Infantry Division, who fought with distinction during World War II.

When World War II ended, British and American leaders were unsure how to continue their nation’s grand alliance.