Tag Archives: Poland

Tourist arrested after taking Auschwitz ‘souvenir’

Posted on August 14, 2012 by 14fuhrer88

A 66-year-old Italian was held at Poland’s Krakow airport after being found with barbed wire from the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz, where his father had reportedly died, police said Sunday. “The man was arrested on Saturday. He told the … Continue reading →

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Skin-Heads, Rage, and Euro 2012 Soccer

Posted on June 10, 2012 by 14fuhrer88

Soccer is often referred to as the beautiful game. But the furor over racism at the Euro 2012, which kicks off on Friday in Poland and Ukraine, is as ugly as it gets. Images of skin-headed extremists are being used … Continue reading →

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Dutch allegedly target of racial abuse

Posted on June 8, 2012 by 14fuhrer88

Holland’s black players were allegedly subjected to monkey chants while training, with Mark van Bommel branding the abuse “a real disgrace.” The incident is said to have occurred during an open training session in Krakow, Poland, on Thursday night, right on the … Continue reading →

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Controversy after German Soccer Team Visits Auschwitz

Posted on June 5, 2012 by 14fuhrer88

A prominent leader in Germany’s Jewish community has criticized a visit by members of the German national soccer team to the site of the former Auschwitz concentration camp. Dieter Graumann, the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, … Continue reading →

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The President’s Polish Gaffe: Refers To Nazi Camp As ‘Polish Death Camp’

Posted on June 4, 2012 by 14fuhrer88

Poles and Polish-Americans expressed outrage today at President Obama’s reference earlier to “a Polish death camp” — as opposed to a Nazi death camp in German-occupied Poland.   “The White House will apologize for this outrageous error,” Foreign Minister Radek … Continue reading →

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Obama to Poland: Sorry About Gaffe

Posted on June 1, 2012 by 14fuhrer88

President Obama has apologized to Poland for the “Polish death camp” gaffe he made earlier this week, the AP reports. “In referring to ‘a Polish death camp’ rather than ‘a Nazi death camp in German-occupied Poland,’ I inadvertently used a phrase that has caused … Continue reading →

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BBC Reveals Nazi Salutes and Abuse in Euro Host Nations

Posted on June 1, 2012 by 14fuhrer88

Jewish sports organisations and politicians this week insisted they had long been warning about racist and violent behaviour in Poland and Ukraine, co-hosts of next month’s Euro 2012 football tournament, after it was exposed by the BBC¹s Panorama. The programme, … Continue reading →

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Obama ‘misspoke’ over Nazi death camp says White House

Posted on May 31, 2012 by 14fuhrer88

The White House tried to head off a diplomatic spat with Poland after President Barack Obama mistakenly called a Nazi facility used to process Jews for execution as a “Polish death camp.” The linguistic faux pas overshadowed Obama’s posthumous award of America‘s highest civilian honor, … Continue reading →

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STROOP, JURGEN

Posted on May 8, 2012 by 14fuhrer88

(1895-1951) SS major general responsible for the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, who later that year, as Higher SS and Police Leader in Greece, supervised the deportation of thousands of Jews from Salonika. Sentenced to death and executed … Continue reading →

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HÖSS (HOESS), RUDOLF

Posted on May 3, 2012 by 14fuhrer88

(1900-1947) Born in Baden-Baden, he served at age 15 in German army at the Turkish front during World War I. After joining Nazi party in 1922, Hoess served a prison sentence from 1923 to 1928 for a political murder. He … Continue reading →

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