Axis
On the eve of the second world war, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed a three-way pact to oppose their mutual enemies. These five goos repesent some of the best and worst people associated with the Axis side of the war.
Salvo D'Acquisto
publication date: Friday, November 1, 2013
category: 
Humanitarianism
clue: When his nation switched sides, this soldier made a saintly sacrifice to prevent Germans from executing 22 of his countrymen.
explanation: Italian soldier D'Acquisto confessed to a bombing that he did not commit so that Germans would execute him instead of 22 civilians that they suspected. He is on track to be beatified by the Catholic Church. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, and Mike Rothstein
Hiroo Onoda
publication date: Thursday, October 31, 2013
category: 
Records
clue: The last native Japanese soldier to give up the war now has a home in Brazil.
explanation: Onoda continued fighting the war alone on a Pacific Island for almost thirty years before discovered. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Elaine Beckland
Koko Kondo
publication date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
category: 
Activism
clue: Pearl Buck and Ralph Edwards have this hibakusha in common.
explanation: Kondo was an anti-war advocate who survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima (the term "hibakusha" describes these survivors). She lived with Buck in America, and appeared on Edwards's television program This is Your Life. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods
Otto Skorzeny
publication date: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
category: 
Military
clue: This scar-faced German gained fame for liberating another nation's leader from captivity.
explanation: Skorzeny led an operation that freed Benito Mussolini. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, and Elaine Beckland
Amon Goeth
publication date: Monday, October 28, 2013
category: 
Crime
clue: As many as twelve thousand prisoners died in his concentration camp at Plaszów, many shot by him personally from his balcony.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, and Elaine Beckland
trivia: The source photo is an action figure made in Goeth's likeness, though the resemblance is closer to Ralph Fiennes in character as Goeth in Schindler's List.
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Kiss Me, I'm Irish
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Fall 2013 Tournament
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