While the German World War I pilot known as the Red Baron might seem more like a legend than a man, he was in-fact a real person. His real name was Manfred von Richthofen, and despite his legacy he did not see the end of World War I and died at the age of 25Continue reading “Fun Fact: The Real Red Baron”
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Wolfenstein 3D (SNES version) Review
Before Doom, there was Wolfenstein 3D. It was a “Doom Clone” before there was a Doom to speak of. It’s bascially the same game as Doom, just replace Demons with Nazis. With all the controversy that surrounded Doom back in the day, why did no Congressmen or Senators ever speak of Wolfenstein 3D? Shooting demonsContinue reading “Wolfenstein 3D (SNES version) Review”
Fun Fact: The Soviet Female Sniper Who Terrified Germany
One of World War II’s most notable soldiers was the Soviet Union’s Roza Shanina. She personally took out 54 German soldiers, which earned her the nickname “the unseen terror of East Prussia”. She died in 1945 shortly before the end of of the war by shielding a wounded officer.
Fun Fact: The Power Success and Failure of East Germany
East Germany was founded after World War II, essentially becoming a puppet-state of the Soviet Union. Out of the whole Eastern Bloc of communist countries in Europe, East Germany’s economy was the strongest. However despite that, it couldn’t keep up with the economic growth of West Germany.
(Not So) Fun Fact: How Hitler Used Democracy To Cement His Power
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party competed for several years in Germany’s national elections. In the last years, using violence and voter intimidation to suppress the vote against them. Once his party and its allies gained enough seats in German Parliment, he ruled all other parties illegal.
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