King marks Dambusters' 80th anniversary and pays tribute to RAF veterans
His Majesty visited the home of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in Lincolnshire.
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History HMS Tamar crew refurbish and rededicate memorial to British WWII prisoners of war
80 years ago, 517 Royal Artillery gunners were captured during the fall of Singapore, and taken to the tiny Island of Ballalae.
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WWII Oppenheimer: Who is the 'father of the atomic bomb'?
He became politically active in the 1930s and agreed with Albert Einstein that the Nazis could develop a nuclear weapon.
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History Alan Turing's statue should be placed in Trafalgar Square, Ben Wallace says
The famous World War Two code-breaker was instrumental in cracking the German Enigma Code.
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History 'Richest grave this year' uncovered by veterans and archaeologists during final dig at Saxon cemetery
The dig is part of a programme called Operation Nightingale which supports the health and well-being of military veterans
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History New era for the Tower of London with new Chief Yeoman Warder and Yeoman Gaoler appointed
Rob Fuller, 65, is now the first former Royal Navy serviceman to be a Chief Yeoman Warder in a role which dates back to the 1500s.
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WWII The super heavy Panzer VIII Maus, Hitler's secret monster tank that never saw combat
During the Second World War, the Nazi war machine attempted to create the heaviest super tank in the world.
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Royals In pictures: Armed Forces' role in presentation of the Honours of Scotland to the King and Queen
Military personnel led a procession along Edinburgh's Royal Mile featuring 100 members of the public representing all aspects of Scottish ...
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History RAF Scampton Dambusters' dog grave move plans to be debated
The dog died on the eve of the raid and was buried on the grounds of the Grade II-listed Hangar 2 at the base.
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WWI Veterans minister pays tribute to 'bravery' of Battle of the Somme footballers
The footballers were part of the 1350-strong McCrae's Battalion, led by Sir George McCrae.
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Naval History University experts back Navy officer's theory on whereabouts of lost WWI submarine
Ground penetrating radar was used to help locate the missing submarine E52, buried beneath a public park in Dartmouth.
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History From a 119-day siege to an annual competition, the long-standing tradition of the field gun
The competition involves pulling historic replicas of antique guns weighing 1,300kg by teams of up to 18 people.
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Feature Gloster Meteor: How Britain's first jet fighter is still playing a vital role today
The Gloster Meteor was the inception of jet aviation.
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Falklands Falkland Islanders honour British personnel killed in 1982 conflict by naming locations after them
The names of 255 military personnel and three civilians will forever be remembered on the islands
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WWI WW1 soldier laid to rest after ID mystery solved by 'war detectives'
The MOD War Detectives have been trying to establish the man's identity for five years.
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WWII Unknown soldier killed on the Somme buried more than 100 years after his death
Research by the MOD War Detectives to identify the remains showed he was most likely with 20th (Light) Divisional Artillery.