A Chinese Woman in Ravensbrueck Concentration Camp
- By Peter Harmsen
- 9 October, 2013
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When emaciated female prisoners from the German concentration camp Ravensbrueck arrived in the Swedish harbor of Malmoe on April 28, 1945, just days before the German surrender, two of the … Continue Reading →
The Chinese ‘Fritz’
- By Peter Harmsen
- 8 October, 2013
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One of the most conspicuous features of the elite units of the Chinese army that went to war with Japan in 1937 was their widespread use of German equipment, and, … Continue Reading →
Re-enacting the Sino-Japanese War
- By Peter Harmsen
- 7 October, 2013
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History can be studied in many ways. One of the most direct routes to a visceral feel for what happened to earlier generations is to join the growing ranks of … Continue Reading →