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WW2DB's Ninth Anniversary
29 Dec 2013

Marking WW2DB's 9th anniversary

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Wreck of I-400 discovered off Hawaii
3 Dec 2013

Japanese submarine aircraft carrier I-400, scuttled by the Americans at the onset of the Cold War, was found on the ocean floor off Hawaii.

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93-year-old former Auschwitz guard charged
26 Sep 2013

Hans Lipschis, former Auschwitz Concentration Camp SS guard, had been charged with being an accessory to murder by a German court.

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Discovered naval mine detonated off New Jersey
28 Jun 2013

US Navy personnal detonated a WW2-era naval mine in the morning of 26 Jun 2013 off New Jersey, United States.

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Pages of Alfred Rosenberg's Diary Found
12 Jun 2013

Preliminary information was released on 9 Jun 2013 on the discovery of 400 pages of Nazi official Alfred Rosenberg's diary.

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British team to search for buried Spitfires in Myanmar
8 Jan 2013

The British team arrived in Myanmar to dig for crates of Spitfire fighters buried after the end of WW2.

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Japanese Prime Minister to send envoys to South Korea
2 Jan 2013

In addition to disputed territory, legacies of occupation were also to be discussed.

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