Underwater Archaeologists Find 3 Shipwrecks from World War II’s ‘Forgotten Battle’ Off Alaska’s Coast
Underwater archaeologists have successfully identified the wrecks of three military ships that played roles in the WWII conflict during Japan’s invasion of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands—a battle often overlooked and dubbed the “forgotten battle” by historians. The discoveries include two Japanese…
Bulgaria Celebrates 78th Anniversary since Rescue of Bulgarian Jews from Holocaust of Nazi Death Camps
Bulgaria marked on March 9-10, 2021, the 78th anniversary since the days its civil society and key government and church figures prevented the deportation of almost 50,000 Bulgarian Jews to Nazi death camps during World War II, and thus saved…
Nazi Uniforms Stolen from Museums across Netherlands, Denmark Causing Concern
Uniforms from Nazi Germany have been stolen from several museums in the Netherlands and Denmark over the past three months prompting question about what might be causing the heightened interest in Nazi paraphernalia behind the heists.
75 Years since the Battle of Okinawa: History that Bodes Horror for the Future
Prologue: The Emperor’s Gift
Austria Turns ‘Baby Hitler’s’ Birthplace into Police Station to Fend off Nazi Admirers
The building where Adolf Hitler was born, and “baby Hitler” spent the first few months of his life, in the small town of Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, is going to be turned into a police station by Austria’s government…
Europe Marks 50 Years since Prague Spring Was Suppressed by Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact in 1968
On August 21, 2018, Czechia, Slovakia, and all of Europe remember the 50th year since the Prague Spring, a push for greater freedom, reforms, and liberalization in the former Czechoslovakia, was violently suppressed by an armed invasion of the Soviet…
World War II Messerschmitt Fighter Jet Shot Down during Allied Bombing of Sofia Found in Swamp near Bulgaria’s Borovets Ski Resort
The remnants of German-made Messerschmitt fighter from the Bulgarian Air Force during World War II which was shot down by Allied aircraft during a bombing raid over Sofia has been discovered by chance in a swamp near the Borovets Ski…
Bulgaria Could Have Ended Up Divided like West and East Germany, North and South Korea at World War II’s End and Start of Cold War, Report Says
Bulgaria could have become the third nation to be divided between the West and the Soviet Union at the end of World War II and the start of the Cold War – not unlike the former West and East Germany…
Bulgaria Marks 135th Birthday of Renowned Archaeologist, Controversial Politician Bogdan Filov
On April 10, 2018, Bulgaria has marked the 135th anniversary since the birth of Bogdan Filov (1883 – 1945), one of the most renowned Bulgarian archaeologists from the first half of the 20th century, and a controversial politician who as Prime…
Bulgaria’s National Museum of History Publishes Volume 30 of Its ‘Proceedings’
Bulgaria’s National Museum of History in Sofia has released Volume 30 of its official “Proceedings” series. The Proceedings edition is bilingual, in Bulgarian and English, of approximately 400 pages, and features a total of 31 papers in archaeology, numismatics, sphragistics,…
The Rescue of Bulgaria’s Jews from the Nazi Holocaust during World War II
The Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust of the Nazi death camps during World War II is one of the most important events in the history of both Bulgaria and its Jewish community. After Bulgaria’s National Liberation from…
100th Anniversary of Bulgaria’s Submarine Force Celebrated with Special Exhibit in Naval History Museum in Black Sea City Varna
The 100th anniversary since the launched of the submarine force of the Bulgarian Navy has been celebrated with a special jubilee exhibition of the Naval Museum in the Black Sea city of Varna
Bulgaria Celebrates 73rd Anniversary since Rescue of Bulgarian Jews from Holocaust of Nazi Death Camps
Bulgaria has celebrated the 73rd anniversary since the day its civil society, some government and church figures prevented the deportation of almost 50,000 Bulgarian Jews to Nazi death camps, and thus saved them from perishing in the Holocaust.
Bulgaria’s Naval Museum in Black Sea City Varna Sees 10% More Visitors in 2015 after Reopening of Drazki Museum Ship
Bulgaria’s Naval Museum in the Black Sea city of Varna has seen a 10% increase in the number of its visitors in 2015, its director Mariana Krasteva has announced.
Treasure Hunters Looting Bulgaria’s Black Sea Underwater Archaeology Riches As Well, Diving Instructor Reveals
The rampant treasure hunting which affects pretty much every single known archaeological site in Bulgaria apparently also does damage to the country’s underwater archaeology potential in the Black Sea.
Bulgaria to Erect Monument of Polish King Vladislav (Wladyslaw) III Varnenchik Who Died Fighting the Ottomans in 1444 Battle of Varna
The Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna is going to erect a monument of Vladislav (Wladyslaw) III Jagello, also known as Varnenchik, King of Poland and Hungary, who staged two campaigns against the Ottoman Empire (a few decades after it…
Englishman Preserves Bulgaria’s Military History by Collecting Artifacts from World War I, World War II
Patrick John Brown, an Englishman living in the Bulgarian town of Avren near the Black Sea city of Varna, is helping preserve Bulgaria’s exciting military history from the first half of the 20th century, including the periods of World War…
Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Early Christian Saints’ Relics in Secret Museum Fund
Archaeologists from Bulgaria’s National Museum of History have come across relics of four early Christian saints while they were restoring a reliquary from a “secret fund” of artifacts held at the museum.
