Vignettes from the WWII, Holocaust, and Post-War Era

Platinum/white gold was a war resource and scarce in post-war Europe. Gold was available, and by adding copper, jewelry appeared pink. Rose gold was more durable than softer yellow gold. Watches, rings, bracelets, and brooches were sculpted from this metal. Americans used 50-cent pieces to melt down and mount small jewels because it was pure silver. Find your own, Diana Mission Statement : I must write about the Holocaust to teach human beings, so never again will people in our towns and villages fear for their lives. My WWII & Holocaust books are historical fiction mysteries which engage readers. My newsletter Vignettes of the WWII, Holocaust, & Post-War Era is available at diana@dianadissetteauthor.com . A Reader Resource Guide (35 pages, no wiki) is available on the newsletter. The Nuremberg series, Lexile Measure 840L, helps students to read between the lines in history while using critical thinking skills. Montana Cat Tales for Life-Long Learners, LLC publishes childre...

Hitler decreed for every German soldier killed 10 citizens would die. The Italian Resistance bombed an SS Police Regiment, and a total of 42 Nazis died. The Nazis rounded up 335 men and made them prisoners. Most of the prisoners were civilians, political dissidents, and Jews. The youngest was 15, the oldest was 70. The SS took them to the outskirts of Rome, forced them into the caves, and shot them in the back of the head. Then, the caves were laced with dynamite to hide their atrocities. When the Allies liberated Rome on June 4, 1944, witness reports led Italian forensic experts to the caves. One of the witnesses, Hungarian Priest Szenik, overheard a German officer making a call about the massacre. The priest led his community to the caves. In July 1944, the bodies were exhumed. The caves were small so new victims were made to kneel on the bodies of the dead as they were executed. After the war, Herbert Kappler and Erich Priebke were tried and convicted. Priebke escaped to Argentina, ...