Chris William

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Take a look at North Carolina Superintendent awardees and NC Teaching Fellows

3 weeks ago | us9.campaign-archive.com | Ben S. Humphries |Chris William |Liz Bell |Jennifer Fernandez

North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association announces 2025 Dr. Samuel Houston Jr. leadership award recipients by Staff The North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association (NCSSA), in partnership with the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD), is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Dr. Samuel Houston Jr. Leadership Award: Dr. Chris Blanton, Assistant Superintendent, Watauga… Continue reading → NC Teaching Fellows program announces 530 award...
Perspective | An interview with Sara Fawcett, Brenda Berg, and Eric Davis

4 weeks ago | ednc.org | Chris William

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Finishing the job and ending the Third Reich

2 months ago | militarytrader.com | Chris William

Paul Eisenmann was born in the small town of Mishicot, Wis., on Feb. 22, 1922. At age 19, his work at a local furniture manufacturer was interrupted when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Following that catastrophic event, he sought a way to join in America’s call to arms. For the next few months he worked at the nearby Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, helping to construct U.S. Navy submarines, before enlisting in the U.S. Army on Nov. 24, 1942.
Fascist Blades

Jan 28, 2025 | militarytrader.com | Chris William

When Benito Mussolini, “IL Duce” (the Leader) of the Italian “Partito Nazionale Fascista” (National Fascist Party – PNF) came to power in 1922, he governed Italy as a charismatic, but ruthless dictator, ruling over a demoralized people who yearned for a return of their former pride and peace. Before this, the country had been a nation in chaos, with numerous strikes, political divisions and struggles between factions in the government and the Papacy.
The M95: Workhorse revolver of the Russian Army

Jan 7, 2025 | militarytrader.com | Chris William

The last quarter of the 19th century saw European nations competing to find new weapons as conflicts broke out between neighbors, and revolutions brewed within some countries’ own borders. Modernized rifles and sidearms became high on the priority lists of general staffs with a variety of different styles, calibers and systems being produced by companies vying for the funds of any countries in the market.
Dark Diamonds of the Third Reich

Dec 12, 2024 | militarytrader.com | Chris William

When Nazi Germany went to war in 1939, thousands of zealous members of Adolf Hitler’s elite “Waffen Schutzstaffel” (Armed SS) threw themselves into the fight, fueled by years of propaganda which proclaimed that they were the chosen few who could wipe out the Bolshevik threat in the East and clear the way for the expansion of the Aryan race. As with other branches of the German armed forces at the time, members of the Waffen SS wore specialty diamonds on their uniform jackets.
Why do we collect the Third Reich?

Nov 25, 2024 | militarytrader.com | Chris William

One of the most significant periods of history in the last 100 years encompassed the world-altering events leading up to, and culminating in the destruction caused during World War II. Conflicts intensified as innocent countries were attacked, and in Europe, a self-serving, power-hungry, man-of-his-time politician led the “Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei” (National Socialist German Workers’ Party - NSDAP – Nazi Party) towards his ultimate goal of world domination.
Being There: The military life of WWII soldier Ted Weber part III

Nov 20, 2024 | militarytrader.com | Chris William

AUTHOR’S NOTE: One of the articles from Ted Weber’s estate following his death was a large steel trunk containing a virtual time capsule from his 3 1/2 years in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. Included in the cache were his uniforms, a few captured enemy souvenirs, over 600 personally taken photos, another 500 or so commercially sold pictures, and letters of correspondence with his friends and family.
Being There: The military life of WWII soldier Ted Weber part II

Sep 17, 2024 | militarytrader.com | Chris William

AUTHOR’S NOTE: One of the articles from Ted Weber’s estate following his death was a large steel trunk containing a virtual time capsule from his 3 1/2 years in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. Included in the cache were his uniforms, a few captured enemy souvenirs, over 600 personally taken photos, another 500 or so commercially sold pictures, and letters of correspondence with his friends and family.
A nation that balanced on two wheels: Two-wheeled transportation of the Third Reich

Aug 13, 2024 | militarytrader.com | Chris William

When German inventor, Karl von Drais, invented the “Swiftwalker”, a pedal-less wooden-framed two wheeled device in 1817, wealthy members in the community quickly took notice and vied for like machines of their own. In 1853, Philipp Moritz Fischer upgraded the Swiftwalker design by developing the first pedal driven model, enhancing the speed and effort needed to go down city streets and country lanes.