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Street in Italy named after Tassie farmer for kindness shown to Italian POW
Thousands of Italian prisoners of war were put to work in Australia during World War II. The descendants of one POW say a ...
Italy score, Australia assist: How expats from Down Under returned to their roots and fuelled cricket’s revival in the football-obsessed nation
Banned during World War 2 by the fascist regime, Italian expats, mainly from Down Under, kept the cricketing flame burning ...
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Minnesota farm kid. World War II POW. A hero in one of the city's great tragedies
Set 100 miles southeast of Berlin in Poland, the 900 guards of Stalag Luft III oversaw 10,000 or so prisoners, all Allied ...
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Ancient Erotic Mosaic Stolen From Pompeii During World War II Finally Returns Home
A Nazi captain gave artwork, which depicts an intimate Roman romance, to a civilian. When he died, his heirs decided to ...
Stolen Roman mosaic returns to Pompeii
An intricate mosaic panel looted from Italy during World War II has been repatriated to Pompeii after some 80 years, Italian authorities and archaeologists ...
Erotic mosaic, stolen by German officer in World War II, returned to Pompeii
An erotic mosaic stolen from Pompeii by a Nazi captain during World War II was finally returned to the ancient site on ...
Roman-era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii
An mosaic panel on travertine slabs from the Roman era has been returned to Pompeii after being stolen by a Nazi German ...
Okinawa marks 80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle
Okinawa on Monday pledged to preserve and pass on the lessons of history at a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end o ...