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The Portuguese cod fish lugger Maria da Glória was sunk on June 5, 1942 by the German submarine U-94. It is about this attack and the death of 36 of the 44 crew members that we are going to talk … Read more

    Quartermaster on the ship City of New York (USA) Birth place – Murça Birth date – 1903 Death date – 29/03/1942  Father /pai – Mother /mãe – Armando Augusto Ferreira died when the City of New York, the American … Read more

    Civilian living in Belgium Birth place – Margão, Portuguese India Birth date – 1905 Death date –   Father – Bernardo Camilo Costa Mother –Maria Helena Costa Constâncio Roque da Costa was arrested on September 22, 1944 by the Belgian authorities, … Read more

    Civilian living in Belgium Birth place – Quintas de S. Bartolomeu, Sabugal Birth date – 28/07/1906 Death date –   Father –Joaquim Pires Mother –Isabel Maria Cândido Pires was arrested by the Belgian authorities on March 13, 1945, accused … Read more

Maria Amélia (Portugal) Captain: Vitorino Miranda Type: Merchant Steamer Tonnage: 1765 tn Owner: Sociedade Geral, Indústria e Transportes  Homeport: Lisbon Built: Neptun A.G., Rostock, Alemanha (1913) Mirandella (Portugal) Captain: Henrique de Oliveira Type: Mercnaht Steamer Tonnage: 5179 tn Owner: Sociedade Geral de Comércio, Indústria … Read more

Michael Tanner, son of a British RAF crew member who had to make an emergency landing in Portugal, recounts the story of what happened to his father and the other companions who arrived in that country in February 1941. The … Read more

Sérgio Luís e Carvalho will introduce us to the Portuguese Germanophiles and guide us through their favorite places in Lisbon during World War II. In addition to visit the cafes, hotels or night clubs they usually used, we will also … Read more

    Civilian living in Belgium Birth place –  Birth date –  Death date  –   Father – Mother – Maria da Conceição Barbosa Araújo, Abbess of the Servite Order of Mary, was arrested by the Germans on June 6, 1944, … Read more

With the policy of neutrality decided by the government of António Oliveira Salazar, Portugal was officially left out of the second major world conflict. However, this did not prevent the presence of Portuguese in combat scenarios or civilians interned in … Read more

    Ship: Nankin (England) Birth place – Goa Birth date – 15 /08 /1895 Death date –  Father – Mother – Domingo Fernandes was a crew member of the British ship Nankin when it was boarded by the german auxiliary cruiser … Read more