Tag: Virginia Irwin
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The Malmedy Massacre: News that hardened a nation
On Dec. 17, 1944, German troops gunned down more than 80 unarmed U.S. prisoners near Malmedy, Belgium. News of the atrocity was on front pages worldwide within a day.
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Virginia Irwin’s dash to Berlin
As Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s troops plowed into Germany in the spring of 1945, the supreme commander made it clear that Berlin was not an objective for the Western Allies. The prize of capturing the seat of Nazi power would go to the Russians, symbolism and public relations value be damned. While U.S. and British…
World War II on Deadline 