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April 23, 1941

#OTD World War II: The Greek battleship Kilkis and barracks ship Lemnos were bombed and sunk in Salamis Naval Base by the Luftwaffe.

Pictured: Greek battleship Kilkis (Top) and Lemnos (Bottom).

On This Day in History - April 23, 1941

The West Wall Medal (German: Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen) was a decoration of Germany. It was instituted on 2 August 1939 and was given to those who designed and built the fortifications on Germany's western borders, known as the Westwall or, in English, the Siegfried Line, between 15 June 1938 to 31 March 1939. On 13 November 1939 eligibility was extended to include servicemen of the Wehrmacht who served on the Westwall for at least ten weeks. In all 622,064 medals were awarded until 31 January 1941, when awards of the medal ceased.

In 1944, after the allied invasion, the medal was re-instituted and awarded to those who renovated and strengthened the fortifications on the western borders. This version of the medal was commonly known as the "Defence Wall Honor Award", to distinguish the decoration from its 1939 counterpart.

It was awarded to over 800,000 men in total by the end of the war.

German Medal

April 23, 1945

#OTD World War II: AH appoints General Helmuth Weidling as commander of the Berlin Defense Area, replacing Colonel (Oberst) Ernst Kaether.

Pictured: General Helmuth Weidling.

On This Day in History - April 23, 1945

April 23, 1945

#OTD World War II: Battle of Berlin 

The Soviet 1st Belorussian Front and 1st Ukrainian Front continued to tighten the encirclement, severing the last link between the German IX Army and the city. Elements of the 1st Ukrainian Front continued to move westward and started to engage the German XII Army moving towards Berlin.

Pictured: Soviet soldiers running on a street in Berlin.

April 23, 1945

#OTD World War II: After sundown, Albert Speer (Pictured) bid his final farewell to AH. He admitted to AH that he had sabotaged his scorched earth policies, and AH forgave him for disobeying the order. Speer toured the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany for the last time before leaving for Hamburg, Germany.

April 23, 1945

#OTD World War II: Adolf Galland (Pictured) announced to the pilots of German Jagdverband 44 at München (Munich), Germany that the war was effectively lost, and he would only accept volunteers to continue fighting from now on. All of his men stepped forward as volunteers.

I think we should be really afraid of the fact that history is always written by the winners. It's a deep concept to comprehend and when you do comprehend it, it gives you the jeeby jeebies.... sometimes I wish I was dumb so that I wouldn't think this much

Scary thought

April 23, 1945

#OTD World War II: In Berlin, Germany, AH noted that, when Germany would have lost the war, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Pictured) would be the better person to negotiate peace terms. Göring, who was in Berchtesgaden in southern Germany, was made aware of this fact. After consulting Hans Lammers and other senior government officials, Göring carefully noted that, according to AH's decree of 29 June 1941, Göring would take power over Germany if AH could not respond by midnight. This message would be distorted by Martin Bormann as a sign of Göring's thirst for power. AH originally ordered Göring to surrender all of his positions, but Bormann would convince AH to issue an arrest order.

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Chichen Itza pretty dang big

I can’t see the problem here 😌

How do you judge someone in a relationship? , if he is sincere and good ??

ask??

America wasn’t “discovered.”
 America was invaded.

 Who here agrees?

I don't even care if this is fake...

The history of crime is long and complex, reflecting changing customs, political ideals, and economic conditions ¹. Here are some points to consider ² ³:

- Criminal behavior is defined by the laws of particular jurisdictions, and there are sometimes vast differences between and even within countries regarding what types of behavior are prohibited.
- Conduct that is lawful in one country or jurisdiction may be criminal in another, and activity that amounts to a trivial infraction in one jurisdiction may constitute a serious crime elsewhere.
- Changing times and social attitudes may lead to changes in criminal law, so that behavior that was once criminal may become lawful.
- Criminal-law reform was one of the interests of the U.S. states in the period following the American Revolution.
- In the early 1820s, a comprehensive draft code was prepared for Louisiana, though it was never enacted.
- Criminology is an amalgamation of different disciplines seeking to identify the causes of crime and criminal behavior.
- The primary focus of criminologists lies on the identification of the patterns, behavior, and sociological aspects of crime.

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Medical history anomaly museum in Philly for our 12 yr anniversary! There are still two people alive today using an iron lung. For those who don't know. These were used to help polio patient's manually breathe! Thank god for vaccines.

Went to the Mutter Museum!

Garmo Stave Church, Lillehammer, Norway

Time travel question: If you could give one item from our time to an ancient culture, what would it be?

We had no need for prisons or police.
 There were no homeless or hungry.
 We didn’t pay taxes. 
The women selected our chiefs and deposed the ones who displeased them. 
It was a beautiful egalitarian, matrilineal hunter/warrior society. 
So, 
why did they insist on calling us savages?

A M40 Stahlhelm I also own that was dug out of the ground in Europe somewhere. I've had this helmet for quite awhile now.

M40 Stahlhelm

Still probably my most prized possession I own from World War II a German M35 Stahlhelm still has its original decals on it.

Prized Possession

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Found a M39  jacket with  markings of the Swedish Home Guard and stamped with "1943" on the inside.

An interesting find.

What was a pivotal moment that could have changed the out come and why?

WW2 theory crafting

Many people may be just passers-by in your life and will never stop.

Time flies, how are you doing 6 years later?

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The best way to know the future? Read history...I mean,if at all,you can find a clean version somewhere...

Just some castles throughout the centuries

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#sumerian statue discovered in 1933 at Abu Temple, Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar in Iraq), dated to 2700 BCE

Felt cute, might delete

Oh wow 😮

I had nothing to do today, so I opened the photo album on my phone and found this old photo. I feel like time flies by so fast. Five years passed in the blink of an eye.

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On This Day in History - April 23, 1941

German Medal

On This Day in History - April 23, 1945

On This Day in History - April 23, 1945

On This Day in History - April 23, 1945

On This Day in History - April 23, 1945

The truth shall save you your precious time

Damage from F5 tornado that struck Joplin, MO. 2011.

Outstanding indeed

Who was the greatest knight in european history guys?

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