A total of 667 prisoners tried to escape from the worst Nazi concentration camp in the world, Auschwitz, where more than a million people died during World War II, but not even half of them were lucky enough to survive. Among the lucky few, but also the most famous, were Czechoslovakians Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, who were among the first to give written testimony about what happened at Auschwitz after they returned home. It was their report that convinced the Allies to take seriously the rumors of killings in Nazi concentration camps.

On April 12, 1798, the Directory signed a decree on the formation of the Eastern Army, which was to be commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte. After the defeats of the French fleet at sea, the only chance to defeat Britain was to strike at its eastern colonies - so believed the triumphant Italian campaign.

This curious photograph, which you are now seeing, shows the moment of the capture of Jakob Nacken, the tallest Wehrmacht soldier at 2 meters 21 centimeters, by Canadian Corporal Bob Roberts, who was 1 meter 60 centimeters tall. The situation looked quite funny: a huge, bewildered Wehrmacht Ober-Efreier and a small Canadian corporal searching him.

Betrayal is an integral part of our life, it is always terrible and very difficult to survive, especially on the scale of an entire country. Throughout the history of the USSR there were many brave and courageous people who were not afraid to give their lives for the common cause, but there is no escape from traitors. In this article you will learn about the five main traitors in the history of the USSR, in my opinion, you can leave the names of your ‘heroes’ in the comments.