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Nazi Germany's Last Leader: Admiral Karl Dönitz
Hitler was the first dictator of Germany but he was not the last. His handpicked successor was a little known career naval officer named Karl Dönitz.
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X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II
Tune 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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The Reception: The Germans on D-Day
How the sheer raw power of the Allies overwhelmed the Germans.
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Press Release
The National WWII Museum Announces 10th International Conference on World War II
The National WWII Museum is proud to announce the 10th International Conference on World War II. Presented by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library and the Pritzker Military Foundation, the Conference takes place annually in New Orleans and features the world’s foremost WWII historians in discussions concerning battles, leaders and pivotal moments that shaped World War II. This year’s topics include: The Anglo-American Alliance, The Wehrmacht’s Last Stand, Dunkirk, MacArthur and Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich.
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The National WWII Museum Announces New Chairman of the Board, Officers and Trustees
The National WWII Museum today announced the election of Ted Weggeland as Chairman of its national Board of Trustees, as well as its slate of Board Officers and five new Trustees.
Past Events
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Meet the Author: Donald L. Miller, PhD
10/29/2019 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMJoin best-selling author and historian Donald L. Miller, PhD, at The Historic New Orleans Collection who will discuss his latest book Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign that Broke the Confederacy, which delves into the battle that defined control of the Mississippi River during the Civil War.
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Normandy & the Seine River: From the D-Day Beaches to the Liberation of Paris
10/13/2019 - 10/21/2019 | 12:00 AMFeaturing an exclusive lecture series by internationally recognized historians James Holland and John McManus, PhD, this land tour and ri... -
Easy Company Tour: England to the Eagle's Nest (September 28 - October 10, 2019 start)
09/28/2019 - 10/10/2019 | 12:00 AMThe National WWII Museum provides vivid insight into the war that changed the world. But nothing can tell the story of that war more dram...
