A Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Peter Somogyi
Join us as Historian Hannah Dailey talks with Peter Somogyi, a survivor of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
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The 30th Infantry Division’s Heroic Stand at Mortain, August 1944
The US 30th Infantry Division receives the Presidential Unit Citation in honor of its heroism at the Battle of Mortain, August 1944.
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The National WWII Museum to Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Full Slate of Events
NEW ORLEANS (April 24, 2025) — In recognition of its 25th anniversary and to highlight the continued importance of its mission, The Natio... -
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WWII Reads: D-Day
Rob Citino, Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian of the Museum, lists his favorite books on D-Day.
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Dame Vera Lynn, 1917-2020: A Tribute
Dame Vera Lynn, who died on June 18, 2020 at age 103, inspired millions of people in Great Britain and the United States through the darkest days of World War II.
Past Events
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"The S.S. Officer's Armchair: Uncovering the Hidden Life of a Nazi" with Daniel Lee, DPhil, and Jeremy Collins
09/23/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for a webinar discussion with Daniel Lee, a historian of the Second World War and a specialist in the history of Jews in France and North Africa during the Holocaust, and a lecturer in modern history at Queen Mary, University of London.
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"The Great Secret: The Classified World War II Disaster that Launched the War on Cancer" with Jennet Conant and Ed Lengel, PhD
09/17/2020 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us for a special evening program as Jennet Conant, the author of five books on World War II, shares her latest, which is the gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, the cover-up, and how one American Army doctor’s discovery led to the development of the first drug to combat cancer, known today as chemotherapy.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "Operation: Magic Carpet" by Collin Makamson
09/16/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for a digital Lunchbox Lecture about the last great troop movement of World War II—Operation: Magic Carpet.
