World War II

Veterans Day: Always remember how freedom is preserved

Paula Stuart-Warren  Civil War, fold3.com, Military, Veterans, War of 1812, World War II  Leave a comment

Veterans Day. Armistice Day. Day of Remembrance. Whatever you call it, it’s a day to honor those who have served in the military to help protect freedoms around the world. I have many relatives who served the U.S. citizens. Among them, my Dad, Bill Stuart, served in WWII, Great Great Grandfather William Slaker was in […]

WWII babies fathered by German soldiers in occupied Europe

Paula Stuart-Warren  Germanic Research, Research, World War II  Leave a comment

Today’s Washington Post carries a sobering story about a search for identity by children whose fathers have turned out to be German soldiers. As the Post says “Historians estimate that more than 800,000 children were born to German soldiers enforcing the four-year Nazi occupation of Europe, about 200,000 in France alone.” For one of the […]