British personnel mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the USS Arizona Memorial
This year marks the 82nd anniversary of the Imperial Japanese Navy's surprise attack on the base in Hawaii that brought the US into WWII
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History Gas masks: How they evolved from the trenches to the Iranian Embassy siege and beyond
The gas mask was developed during the First World War after Germany launched the first chemical attack of the conflict in April 1915
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WWII A day of infamy: Why Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941
The Japanese attack that brought the US into the Second World War was a long time coming and had world-altering consequences.
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Aircraft Immortal: The history of 809 Naval Air Squadron, a unit being reborn again
809 Naval Air Squadron has been engaged in several conflicts since 1941, and is being resurrected once again to fly the F-35B
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Aircraft First Royal Navy squadron to operate advanced F-35 jets to be stood up on Friday
809 Naval Air Squadron has been reformed, making it the first Royal Navy formation to fly the new Lightning
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Feature HMS Belfast, the Town-class London landmark that fired some of the first shots on D-Day
Take a look at the extraordinary career of HMS Belfast - the light cruiser that was saved from the scrapyard and sent to the River Thames
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WWII Hitler's 1,350 tonne super gun intended to destroy France in WW2
Nazi Germany's Schwerer Gustav was the largest artillery piece in history to ever open fire in anger
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King Charles British Army battles the elements to fire gun salutes for King Charles III's 75th birthday
Ceremonial gun salutes are marking the monarch's birthday, including a 41-gun salute that was fired at midday from Green Park in London
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Remembrance Engraver of microscopic Remembrance poem says it symbolises unseen sacrifices
Graham Short inscribed 405 characters onto a piece of metal from his Grandfather's First World War cap badge
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Remembrance Symbols of Remembrance: What do the different colour poppies mean?
Would you wear a poppy that is not red?
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Remembrance Armistice Day: Police guard Cenotaph in London amid pro-Palestine demonstration
An exclusion zone will be put in place using metal barriers covering Whitehall, Horse Guards Parade, the Westminster Abbey Field of ...
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King Charles King appointed as first patron of Commonwealth War Graves Commission
His Majesty The King has been appointed as the first patron of Commonwealth War Graves Commission while The Princess Royal has also been ...
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Feature Find out how the US honours its fallen with the mesmerising Changing of the Guard
We take a look at the year-round ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia
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WWII Chance for closure as RAF Lancaster and crew finally recovered after 80 years
RAF personnel have been working with the Dutch armed forces to recover the downed heavy bomber and the remains of its crew
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Feature The Last Post and the vital role it plays during Remembrance
Have you ever stopped to think about the importance of The Last Post in Remembrance?
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Royal Marines King recalls taking on the testing Royal Marines' sheep dip obstacle
The King was speaking in Mombasa, where members of the Royal Marines and USMC have been training a Kenyan marine commando force