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Berlin's Tempelhof Airport is hiding some dark secrets
Eighty years on from the Berlin Airlift, Tempelhof Airport is still celebrated as a symbol of freedom. It’s time for that to change.
Jan 5, 2025
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Tempelhof: A bastion in Berlin’s bleakest winter
In 1945, a US pilot returned to Berlin's Tempelhof Airport to find the city he knew in ruins. Then, during a harsh winter, he launched a desperate…
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'We saw Berlin:' The West meets Russia at Tempelhof
A Western delegation brought the Nazi high command to Berlin to sign the official surrender agreement that ended WWII. The Soviets had a surprise…
Jan 5
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The last flight: A Jewish leader's top secret mission to Berlin
In the dying days of the Second World War, a representative of the World Jewish Council met with Heinrich Himmler in a bid to save thousands of lives.
Dec 19, 2025
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Bombing the bombers: Tempelhof as a target
During the war, Tempelhof Airport transformed into a production plant for the Luftwaffe’s much-feared aircraft. It wasn’t long before it, too, became a…
Dec 3, 2025
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What happened to the Jewish people forced to work at Tempelhof?
When is an airport not an airport? When it is an armaments factory run on enslaved labour.
Nov 21, 2025
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Plane talking: When Jack met Adolf
On the eve of war, American exchange student Jack O. Bennett somehow got his hands on Germany's top-secret fighter planes. Hitler wanted to know what he…
Nov 4, 2025
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The death of the ’Devil’s General’
Seeking power and fortune, celebrity flying ace Ernst Udet threw his lot in with the Nazis. They broke him.
Oct 21, 2025
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