Tag Archives: Greg Bradsher

Major League Baseball, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and World War II, 1941-1942

Posted on February 23, 2016 by

Today’s post is written by Dr. Greg Bradsher and Dr. Sylvia Naylor, Archivists at the National Archives at College Park. During the summer of 1940, as German military forces overran France, many Americans began to support the need for compulsory … Continue reading →

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The Search for Hitler’s Political Testament, Personal Will, and Marriage Certificate Part III

Posted on January 19, 2016 by

Today’s post was written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. This is the final part in a three part series. General Truscott announced on December 29 that Third U.S. Army intelligence officers, after a … Continue reading →

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The Search for Hitler’s Political Testament, Personal Will, and Marriage Certificate, Part II

Posted on January 12, 2016 by

Today’s post is written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. This is the second post of a multi-part series. Hugh Trevor-Roper set out for the American Zone, probably on or about December 21, 1945.[1] … Continue reading →

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The Search for Hitler’s Political Testament, Personal Will, and Marriage Certificate, Part I

Posted on January 5, 2016 by

Today’s post is written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. This is the first post of a multi-part series. The three couriers Heinz Lorenz, Wilhelm Zander, and Willi Johannmeier, carrying copies of Adolf Hitler’s political testament, personal … Continue reading →

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The [Transplanted] 28th Rose Bowl, Oregon State vs. Duke – January 1, 1942

Posted on December 31, 2015 by

Today’s post was written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. The Oregon State College (now Oregon State University) Beavers football team, under Coach Lon Stiner, started the 1941 season winning two games and losing … Continue reading →

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Hunting Hitler Part VIII: The Search Ends, September-November 1945

Posted on December 23, 2015 by

Today’s post was written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. This concludes the 8-part series on Hunting Hitler. The person Brigadier Dick White, head of counter-intelligence in the British Zone, would turn to in … Continue reading →

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Hunting Hitler Part VII: The Search Continues, June-September 1945

Posted on December 17, 2015 by

Today’s post is written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. This post is part of a multi-part series. At the end of May 1945, Allied military and diplomatic officials went to Berlin to discuss the … Continue reading →

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The Harrison Report, President Truman, and General Eisenhower

Posted on December 15, 2015 by

Today’s post was written by Dr. Greg Bradsher and Dr. Sylvia Naylor, Archivists at the National Archives at College Park. The Jewish community in the United States expressed many complaints during April and May 1945 about how displaced persons, particularly … Continue reading →

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Hunting Hitler Part VI: The Search Begins, May 1945

Posted on December 10, 2015 by

Today’s post is written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. This is the sixth post in a multi-part series. With Adolf Hitler’s death just before 4pm on April 30, 1945, Hitler’s right-hand man Martin … Continue reading →

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Hunting Hitler Part V: The Garden (Evening, April 30)

Posted on December 3, 2015 by

Today’s post is written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. This is the fifth post in a multi-part series. It was now shortly after 4pm, April 30, 1945. Both Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun were … Continue reading →

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