Witness History: Archive 2012

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Omarska concentration camp

Witness History: Archive 2012

08/06/12 • 9 min

Omarska was the first concentration camp discovered in Europe since World War II.

One survivor, Satko Mujagic, tells of the torture and beatings inmates suffered during his ten weeks of incarceration.

(Image Survivors of Omarska. Credit AP)

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Mass Wedding in New York City

Witness History: Archive 2012

07/03/12 • 8 min

In 1982 4,000 people got married in a mass blessing carried out by Reverend Sun Myung Moon.

He founded the Unification Church in Korea and his followers believe he should choose their spouses.

Hear from an American bridegroom who married his Korean wife that day.

(Image: Philip Shanker and his Korean bride)

German refugees in post-war Europe

Witness History: Archive 2012

10/01/12 • 9 min

At the end of World War Two, many ethnic Germans in Central Europe were forced to leave their homes. No longer welcome outside Germany they ended up in internment camps, sometimes for years at a time. Hear from one woman who lived through that time. (Photo: Martha Kent and her siblings after their release from Potulice concentration camp)

Bomber Command

Witness History: Archive 2012

06/29/12 • 9 min

During World War II, Allied bombing raids brought death and destruction to German cities. A controversial memorial to the British aircrew who flew on bombing missions is being unveiled in London. Douglas Hudson is one of the airmen who took part - many of his fellow fighters were shot down. (Image: British Airforce AVRO Lancaster Bomber of the 50 Squadron in flight during World War II. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Anne Frank's Diary

Witness History: Archive 2012

06/25/12 • 8 min

In June 1947 the diary of Anne Frank was published for the very first time. Witness has been speaking to her first cousin and closest surviving relative, 87-year-old Buddy Elias. (Photo: Anne Frank/Press Association)

The M Room

Witness History: Archive 2012

12/17/12 • 8 min

How exiles from the Nazis helped British intelligence listen in on German prisoners-of-war. Ninety-three-year-old Fritz Lustig, a refugee from Nazi Germany, is one of the last surviving members of the secret "M Room". He helped glean vital information from German POWs about Hitler's war machine. Photo: Sgt Fritz Lustig, circa 1942 (courtesy of Lustig family)

The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Witness History: Archive 2012

07/02/12 • 8 min

In July 1937 the female flyer disappeared in her plane somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.

She was attempting to fly around the world following the Equator.

With her record breaking solo fights and her striking looks she had become an international celebrity by the time she died.

Photo:Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan shortly before their disappearance. Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

A Polish odyssey

Witness History: Archive 2012

09/17/12 • 9 min

One girl's story of exile and soldiering during World War II. Danuta Maczka was just 14 when her family was sent to Siberia in 1940. By the time she was 16 she had been recruited into a Polish army in the Middle East and was fighting the Nazis.

US Occupation of Japan

Witness History: Archive 2012

08/14/12 • 9 min

For six years following the end of World War II in August 1945, Japan was occupied by the US. Akira Iriye was ten years old at the time and vividly remembers the surrender of his country to the Allied forces and the arrival of the first American GIs in Tokyo. (Photo: US President Harry S Truman holds up the official Japanese document of surrender with Emperor Hirohito's signature - Sept 1945. Getty Images)

World War II concerts

Witness History: Archive 2012

03/13/12 • 8 min

Throughout World War II, Myra Hess organised concerts in London's National Gallery. The lunchtime performances were intended to raise morale in the capital. Many other concert venues had been shut because of the Blitz. Photo: Myra Hess at the piano in 1944.

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Witness History: Archive 2012 currently has 269 episodes available.

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The episode title 'Omarska concentration camp' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Witness History: Archive 2012 is 9 minutes.

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The first episode of Witness History: Archive 2012 was released on Jan 2, 2012.

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