World War 2
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Turnbull condemns flying of swastika flag by Australian troops Video
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has condemned the conduct of soldiers who raised a Nazi swastika flag in Afghanistan in 2007, saying it was "utterly unacceptable".
Topics: defence-forces, world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, australia
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Samuel Cutler and Eleanor Roosevelt image
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Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, mackay-4740
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Foye K Roberts image
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Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, death, world-politics, air-transport, air-force, air-and-space, mackay-4740
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Col Benson image
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Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, death, air-and-space, air-force, air-transport, mackay-4740
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Bakers Creek air crash memorial image
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Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, death, air-transport, air-force, air-and-space, mackay-4740
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B-17 Flying Fortress 40-2072 image
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Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, air-transport, air-force, air-and-space, mackay-4740
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Robert Cutler image
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Topics: air-force, air-and-space, air-transport, death, world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, mackay-4740
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US soldiers on R&R in Mackay image
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Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, air-and-space, air-force, death, air-transport, mackay-4740
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Bakers Creek crash site wide image
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Topics: death, world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, air-force, air-and-space, mackay-4740
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The Bakers Creek air disaster remained secret for years. Audio
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In 1943 40 US military personnel were killed in Bakers Creek south of Mackay when their US Air Forces converted bomber crashed.
Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, human-interest, death, army, air-transport, air-force, air-and-space, mackay-4740
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Bakers Creek crash site image
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Forty US personnel were killed when an Air Force bomber crashed in 1943 Video
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The Bakers Creek air crash remains Australia's worst aviation incident, with 40 people killed and one survivor.
Topics: air-force, air-and-space, air-transport, army, world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, death, human-interest, mackay-4740
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Topics: death, world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, air-force, air-and-space, mackay-4740
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Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, air-transport, air-force, air-and-space, death, mackay-4740
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How the cover-up of Australia's worst air disaster echoed for 60 years
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Seventy-five years ago, 40 US soldiers were killed in a tragedy few people have ever heard of — including some of the victims' relatives, who died never knowing the truth.
Topics: history, world-war-2, air-and-space, air-force, unrest-conflict-and-war, death, human-interest, mackay-4740, bakers-creek-4740, united-states, papua-new-guinea, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Turnbull says actions of diggers who flew Nazi flag over Army vehicle 'completely unacceptable'
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The ABC has obtained a photo of Australian soldiers flying a Nazi flag from an Army vehicle while on operations in Afghanistan. The ADF has called the incident "abhorrent" and the PM says it is "absolutely wrong".
Topics: world-war-2, world-war-1, unrest-conflict-and-war, veterans, defence-industry, defence-forces, defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, government-and-politics, army, afghanistan, australia
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Egyptian antiquities uncovered during Sydney house clean-up
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A large collection of Egyptian antiquities uncovered during a clean-up of a Sydney home is donated to a university archaeological museum.
Topics: archaeology, people, human-interest, library-museum-and-gallery, history, world-war-1, world-war-2, ancient-religions, sydney-2000, egypt
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How Britain's precious artworks ended up underground
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When things weren't looking good for allied forces in 1940, the English refused to ship treasures overseas for safekeeping and instead turned a disused mine into a safe haven for paintings.
Topics: art-history, world-war-2, united-kingdom
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The Lithuanian secret service officer whose 'double life' changed an Australian city
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How a migrant's escape from the Soviet war machine led to a detour through Nazi Germany and ended with the foundation of a major art gallery in NSW.
Topics: visual-art, immigration, regional, history, security-intelligence, world-war-2, wollongong-2500, cringila-2502, port-kembla-2505, albury-2640, lithuania, germany, russian-federation
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What we must learn from Holocaust survivors, before it's too late
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If we don't keep telling stories about the horrors of the Holocaust, we risk whole generations not learning from past mistakes, say survivors.
Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, judaism, 20th-century, death, people, sydney-2000
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Analysis of Hitler's teeth debunks death conspiracy theories, scientists say (photos)
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Conspiracy theories surrounding Adolf Hitler's death may have been put to rest, with French scientists saying they have conclusively proved he died in 1945.
Topics: world-war-2, history, community-and-society, medical-sciences, france, germany
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How an alleged Nazi war criminal was acquitted by an Australian court
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It has been 25 years since an Adelaide court found Ivan Polyukhovich not guilty of taking part in the mass murder of more than 800 people. He was the first, and remains the only, person to be tried under Australia's amended war crimes act.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, laws, world-war-2, murder-and-manslaughter, judges-and-legal-profession, history, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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Researchers uncover 'dirty jokes' and explanation of sex in Anne Frank's diary Video
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Researchers using digital editing techniques deciphered the writing on two pages of Anne Frank's diary that she had covered over with brown masking paper, discovering four risqué jokes and a candid explanation of sex, contraception and prostitution.
Topics: world-war-2, human-interest, history, 20th-century, netherlands
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Daring life of Dam Busters gunner 'Tammy' Simpson revealed in exhibition
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Gunner "Tammy" Simpson's family knew nothing of his heroic WWII endeavours with the famed Dam Busters squadron, but on the 75th anniversary of Operation Chastise, an art exhibition is revealing new connections.
Topics: history, world-war-2, contemporary-art, hobart-7000
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Where's your nearest public nuclear shelter? Sweden, probably
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Apparently, even the government in Canberra still lacks a nuclear shelter. So, how exactly does Australia fare in terms of nuclear preparedness?
Topics: world-war-2, world-war-1, unrest-conflict-and-war, nuclear-accident, sweden, united-kingdom, australia
