10 Incredible Stories From World War II
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Jiří Klůc is a young Czech historian with a passionate interest in WWII. He has travelled around the world to find the last survivors and record the stories of unsung heroes - soldiers, prisoners of war, and ordinary people caught up in the conflict. Each of these stories is a testimony of humanity and courage in difficult times, and brings fresh insight into the past.
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Incredible Stories from WWII
The survival story of Sidney Sevek Finkel: A boy’s journey through hunger, typhus and war
Sidney Sevek Finkel survived the Holocaust as a child, enduring ghettoization, forced labor camps and starvation. Here is his story.
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Incredible Stories from WWII
Yankele ‘Alex’ Gross: The story of an unknown Czechoslovak Holocaust survivor
In July 2025, Yankele Gross (later known as Alex), an unknown Czechoslovak Holocaust survivor and Korean War veteran, died in the United States. This is his story.
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The Czech aboard Enola Gay, the Hiroshima bombing flight 80 years ago
Czech-American Joseph Stiborik was a crew member of the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima 80 years ago, on August 6, 1945.
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Incredible Stories from WWII
Ronald Waterman: one of the last living Dutch Jews who passed through Terezín
Ronald Waterman is one of the last living Dutch Jews who passed through the Terezín Ghetto during World War II.
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A Belgian POW’s journey through Nazi camps, the Prague uprising, and liberation in Plzeň
We bring you another part of our series focusing on World War II war veterans, a story of a Belgian POW who found himself in Czechoslovakia in May 1945.
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Incredible Stories from WWII
The liberators of Plzeň and southwest Bohemia: stories of surviving US veterans
For the first time in years, American veterans are once again taking part in commemorative events marking the end of World War II. What are their stories?
