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Jun 10, 2011

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When Italy joined World War II in June 1940, British-Italian men were rounded up and interned.

Joe Pieri was just 21 years old and living in Glasgow when he was arrested and sent to a prison camp in Canada.

Photo: Joe Pieri today.

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Jun 10, 2011

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More than 50 first-hand accounts of significant moments in WW2. Looking back at almost six years of global conflict, from Hiroshima to the Holocaust.

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Kindertransport - Oliver's story: The story of a boy who escaped Nazi Germany on a kindertransport train heading for Britain by Witness History: World War Two
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World War II concerts: Throughout World War II, Myra Hess organised concerts in London's National Gallery. by Witness History: World War Two
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Japanese internment: In February 1942 all Japanese Americans were ordered to internment camps. by Witness History: World War Two
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Victory in Europe Day: On May 8 1945, Winston Churchill announced the end of the war in Europe. by Witness History: World War Two
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Pearl Harbour: The Japanese attack on American ships in Pearl Harbour forced the US into World War II. by Witness History: World War Two
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German refugees in post-war Europe: At the end of WW2, many ethnic Germans in Central Europe were forced to leave their homes. by Witness History: World War Two
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The siege of Leningrad: Hundreds of thousands of civilians died of starvation during the siege of Leningrad. by Witness History: World War Two
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The rise of Hitler: On 25 January 1933 the last legal communist march was held in Berlin. by Witness History: World War Two
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US Occupation of Japan: For six years following the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the US. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Wannsee conference: It is 70 years since senior Nazi officials met to plan the killing of European Jews. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Krakow Ghetto: In March 1941 the Nazi authorities in Krakow moved the city's Jews into a ghetto by Witness History: World War Two
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Kindertransports: In December 1938 the Kindertransports began, carrying Jewish children to safety in Britain by Witness History: World War Two
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The M Room: How exiles from the Nazis helped British intelligence listen in on German prisoners-of-war by Witness History: World War Two
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France under Nazi occupation: A Frenchwoman remembers life under Nazi occupation during the Second World War. by Witness History: World War Two
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Bomber Command: During World War II, Allied bombing raids brought death and destruction to German cities. by Witness History: World War Two
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The fall of Berlin: The Red Army took control of the German capital Berlin, in May 1945 by Witness History: World War Two
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Edgar Feuchtwanger: Adolf Hitler's Neighbour by Witness History: World War Two
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Translator at Nuremberg: The trials of senior Nazis began in the autumn of 1945. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Death of Jean Moulin: The day the leader of the French Resistance was killed by German forces on July 08, 1943 by Witness History: World War Two
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Babi Yar: On 29 September 1941, the organised massacre of Ukrainian Jews began. by Witness History: World War Two
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Appeasement: In September 1938, Neville Chamberlain tried to negotiate with Hitler over Czechoslovakia. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Psychiatrist and Rudolf Hess: How a British psychiatrist examined the deputy Nazi leader after his flight to Scotland. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Hunger Winter: How millions of Dutch faced starvation at the end of World War Two by Witness History: World War Two
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The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis: In July 1945 hundreds of US sailors were left adrift for days in shark infested waters by Witness History: World War Two
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Battle of Britain: A Battle of Britain pilot reflects on being shot down and almost drowning in the sea by Witness History: World War Two
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A Polish odyssey: One girl's story of exile and soldiering during World War II. by Witness History: World War Two
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Retreat from Dunkirk: One soldier's frank account of his chaotic World War Two retreat from Dunkirk by Witness History: World War Two
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The sinking of the Scharnhorst: She was one of Germany's greatest battleships during World War II. by Witness History: World War Two
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The 'comfort women' of World War Two: Hundreds of thousands of Asian women were forced into sex slavery in the 1930s and 1940s by Witness History: World War Two
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The last eruption of Mount Vesuvius: Vesuvius is famous for burying Pompeii but it last erupted in 1944, during World War Two by Witness History: World War Two
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French child evacuees of World War Two: In World War Two, tens of thousands of children left Paris to escape the threat of bombs by Witness History: World War Two
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The WW2 escape line that fooled the Nazis: In 1940 a rescue operation helped Allied servicemen escape from Nazi-occupied France by Witness History: World War Two
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Wang Jingwei: China’s traitor or protector?: The national hero was branded a traitor for collaborating with Japan during World War Two by Witness History: World War Two
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Axis Sally: World War II traitor who broadcast for the Nazis: Mildred Gillars became the first woman in American history to be convicted of treason by Witness History: World War Two
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Vidkun Quisling: Norway’s traitor: In 1939, Vidkun Quisling asked Hitler to invade Norway by Witness History: World War Two
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Japan surrenders in China: A first-hand account of the Japanese surrender ceremony in Beijing in 1945 by Witness History: World War Two
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Lee Miller in Hitler's bath: In 1945 the war correspondent Lee Miller was photographed in Adolf Hitler's bath by Witness History: World War Two
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Last communist march before Hitler: On 25 January 1933 the last legal communist march was held in Berlin by Witness History: World War Two
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The Dambusters: Eighty years ago a daring raid destroyed dams in Germany's Ruhr Valley by Witness History: World War Two
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German child evacuees of World War Two: Thousands of German children during World War Two were sent to camps in the countryside by Witness History: World War Two
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World War II victory in North Africa: It is 80 years since the Allies in World War II declared victory in North Africa by Witness History: World War Two
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Warsaw Ghetto uprising: In May 1943, the uprising in the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw in Poland came to an end by Witness History: World War Two
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Pink Triangles: Gay men in Nazi concentration camps: In 2009, Rudolf Brazda returned to the former concentration camp he was in for being gay by Witness History: World War Two
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Families interned in WW2 China: A first-hand account of being sent to a Japanese internment camp in Shanghai as a child by Witness History: World War Two
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The child evacuees of World War Two: The thousands of children moved out of UK cities away from the risk of German bombs by Witness History: World War Two
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Shanghai at War: A first-hand account of living through the Japanese occupation in the 1930s and 40s by Witness History: World War Two
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Britain's secret propaganda war: How sex, jazz and 'fake news' were used to undermine the Nazis in World War Two by Witness History: World War Two
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Broadcasting D-Day: How the BBC reported the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, 6 June 1944 by Witness History: World War Two
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D-Day: Eyewitness accounts of the Allied landings in Normandy during WW2 on 6 June 1944. by Witness History: World War Two
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China and Japan at War: Japanese troops reached the Chinese city of Nanjing in December 1937. by Witness History: World War Two
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Berlin's Rubble Women: At the end of WW2 much of Germany's capital had been destroyed. Women helped clear it up. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Arnhem Parachute Drop: In 'Operation Market Garden' thousands of Allied troops parachuted into Nazi-held Holland by Witness History: World War Two
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The Climbers of Leningrad: Mountaineers risked their lives to camouflage landmarks in the Russian city during WW2. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Fake IDs That Saved Jewish Lives: How tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews escaped the Nazis by using false papers. by Witness History: World War Two
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Saving Italy's Art During WW2: Italy's great works of art were threatened by bombing and looting during World War Two. by Witness History: World War Two
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Britain's Land Girls: Thousands of women and girls worked on farms throughout WW2 to produce much needed food. by Witness History: World War Two
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The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials: A German court put Nazi war criminals on trial 20 years after the end of World War Two by Witness History: World War Two
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The Sinking of the Lancastria: We hear from one of the last survivors of a forgotten World War Two disaster by Witness History: World War Two
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