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Long-lost Monet masterpiece stolen by Nazis restored to rightful heirs

A Monet pastel seized by Nazis in 1938 was returned to the descendants of its original owner after an 80-year search.

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German and Italian Presidents attend Marzabotto massacre anniversary

Hundreds of men, women and children were massacred by Nazi troops and local fascists for their support of Italian resistance fighters.

Culture news

What is a Stolperstein and what's behind the Dutch controversy?

In the Netherlands, a row about who should and shouldn’t get their stumbling stone has started...

Europe News

Dutch royals mark 80th anniversary of Netherlands' liberation

American troops from the 30th Infantry Division, known as Old Hickory, were among Allied forces that liberated parts of Belgium and the southern Netherlands from German Nazi occupation in September 1944.

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German court upholds conviction of former Nazi camp secretary, aged 99

Furchern was convicted after judges said they were convinced she knew and "deliberately supported" the fact that 10,505 prisoners were killed in gassings at the concentration camp near Danzig.

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WATCH: Steinmeier asks for forgiveness 80 years after Warsaw Uprising

During the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier sought forgiveness from Poles, attributing wartime atrocities to German nationalism, imperialism, and racism.

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Matisse masterpiece returned to Jewish family who fled Nazi Germany

German Jewish family hails 'symbolic justice' after investigation proves ownership of Matisse painting sold 83-years old by holocaust victim to fund escape from Nazi persecution.

Europe News

Spectre of European war stalks D-Day 80th anniversary

“There are things worth fighting for," said one World War II veteran. "Although I wish there was another way to do it than to try to kill each other.”

Poland

Remains found at former Nazi base 'too decayed to be identified'

Members of Hitler's chief of staff made an unsuccessful attempt on his life at the Wolf's Lair on July 20, 1944.

Germany

Prominent AfD figure stands trial for using Nazi slogan

Björn Höcke, 52, claims the banned phrase he used was simply an English translation of Donald Trump's 'America First' mantra.

Europe Decoded

No, Ursula von der Leyen’s grandfather was not an SS general

The Cube takes a look at claims the European Commission president's grandparents were Nazis and pictured shaking hands with Adolf Hitler.

Art

Three Rubens paintings to stay at Courtauld after restitution claims

The UK government has denied a claim for three Rubens paintings to be returned to the heirs of Franz Wilhelm Koenigs.

Germany

Increase in antisemitic vandalism at Holocaust sites in Germany

Anti-Nazi campaigners in Germany are monitoring rising antisemitic activity at Holocaust memorials.

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New Dutch museum chronicles the horrors of the Holocaust

A new Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam aims to tell the full story of the persecution of Dutch Jews during World War II.

France

Resistance hero Missak Manouchian will be laid to rest at the Panthéon

Armenian-born poet and communist activist Manouchian was considered a hero among the French Resistance movement, which rose up against the Nazi occupation of France.

Europe Decoded

Why is the Nazi flag flying in the French city of Nantes?

Iconic buildings in Nantes have been draped in Nazi banners over the past few days, which has caused a stir on social media. The Cube takes a look at why they're there.

Poland

Survivors remember the victims of the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz

About 20 survivors from various camps set up by Nazi Germany around Europe laid wreaths and flowers and lit candles at the Death Wall in Auschwitz.

Art

Madrid museum can keep Nazi-looted art, US appeals court rules

US judges ruled that Madrid’s Thyssen-Bornemisza museum is the rightful owner of a priceless Pissarro painting, which was stolen from a Jewish family during the Holocaust.

USA

Former president Trump banned from Colorado ballot amid ‘Nazi’ storm

The former president has been removed from the Colorado presidential primary ballot in a historic ruling by the state's Supreme Court over his role in the January 2021 Capitol attack.

Culture news

Author who compared Gaza to Nazi ghettos awarded German literary prize

Masha Gessen made controversial comments in an article published in the New Yorker, writing that Gaza is "like a Jewish ghetto in an Eastern European country occupied by Nazi Germany."