World War II Biography Project: Spitz/Woelke

Hitler Youth: General

• Joining the Hitler Youth
• The History Place: Hitler Youth
• The History Behind Jojo Rabbit and What It Was Really Like to Be in the Hitler Youth

Hitler Youth: Armin Lehmann

• Eyewitness to History
• A member of the Hitler Youth recounts the last days in the bunker when he was the Nazi leader’s courier

Hitler Youth: Alfons Heck

• A Child in the Hitler Youth
• Betraying the Youth
• Alfons Heck and Hitler Youth Indoctrination

White Rose: Hans Scholl

• White Rose
• Hans Scholl
• Holocaust Resistance: The White Rose – A Lesson in Dissent

Japanese Soldier: Hiroo Onoda

• Meet Hiroo Onoda, The Soldier Who Kept Fighting World War II For 29 Years After It Ended
• Hiroo Onoda, Soldier Who Hid in Jungle for Decades, Dies at 91
• The WWII Japanese Soldier Who Didn’t Surrender Until 1974

Holocaust Survivor: Eva Mozes Kor

• I Survived the Holocaust Twin Experiments
• The Forgiveness Project: Eva Kor

Holocaust Survivor: Naftali Furst

• N. Fürst: The man who survived three concentration camps and a death march
• ‘I think it can happen again’ — Holocaust survivor meets Merkel ahead of Auschwitz liberation anniversary

American Woman: Naomi Parker Fraley

• Naomi Parker Fraley: The Improbable Icon of Feminism
• The Unsung Inspiration Behind the “Real” Rosie the Riveter

American (sort of) Woman: Hedy Lamarr

• Thank This World War II-Era Film Star for Your Wi-Fi
• The story of Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood beauty whose invention helped enable Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth

American Woman: Jacqueline Cochran

• National Aviation Hall of Fame: Jacqueline Cochran
• Wings Across America Bio: Jacqueline Cochran

German Soldiers: Reserve Police Battalion 101

• Reserve Police Battalion 101
• The Men Who Pulled the Triggers
• Reserve Police Battalion 101: How Did Ordinary Citizens Become Killers Under the Third Reich?

American Soldier: Sadeo Munemori

• Sadeo Munemori
• The Congressional Medal of Honor: Sadao Munemori

American Soldier: Edward A. Carter

• Edward A. Carter: The Heroic Soldier Who Was Denied A Medal Of Honor Because Of His Race
• Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter

American Soldier: Mark W. Clark

• Mark W. Clark
• GEN. MARK CLARK DIES AT 87; LAST OF WORLD WAR II CHIEFS Conqueror of Rome

Upstanders: Le Chambon, France

• Le Chambon: A Village Takes a Stand
• Le Chambon-Sur-Lignon

Upstander: Suzanne Spaak

• Suzanne Spaak
• Something Must Be Done

Upstanders: Lois Gunden

• Lois Gunden
• Lois Gunden: A Righteous Gentile

Upstanders: Oskar Schindler

• Oskar Schindler: His List of Life
• Oskar Schindler

Allied Political Leaders: Joseph Stalin

• Joseph Stalin Biography
• Joseph Stalin Biography

Allied Political Leaders: Winston Churchill

• HOW CHURCHILL LED BRITAIN TO VICTORY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
• Winston Churchill

Allied Political Leaders: Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• FDR and World War II

Axis Political Leaders: Adolf Hitler

• Adolf Hitler Biography
• Adolf Hitler

Axis Political Leaders: Hirohito

• Hirohito
• Emperor Hirohito

Axis Political Leaders: Benito Mussolini

• Benito Mussolini Biography
• Benito Mussolini