Category: WW2 Stories

‘Do not forget that war is a defeat, always. We were not born to kill, but to make people grow. Let us find a way for peace.’ Pope Francis, The People’s Pope Swiss TV and Radio, Operation Sunrise – Tessin, Switzerland During WW2 Centro Incontri Umani – History of the Houses and the…

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By Maya Hobart Throughout the war, Edmund Stinnes made his homes available for The Secret Surrender negotiations. Edmund’s homes overlooked a remote and sleepy fishing village on the shores of Lake Maggiore, while the estate on Monte Verità had terraces and vineyards. Monte Verità means Mountain of Truth in Italian. The…

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