George 'Johnny' Johnson, Britain's last surviving Dambuster, turns 101
The Second World War veteran celebrated his 101st birthday today
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History How a tankie got SAS go-ahead to advise on BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes
Ben Simmons, a veteran who now runs a film and TV military advisory company, talks about behind the scenes of TV dramatisation.
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History At-Risk War Memorials project under threat of closure
The volunteer-led initiative has rescued more than 50 monuments from vandalism and destruction.
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Veterans WW2 veteran who shared food with French girl in Normandy reunites with her 78 years later
Former soldier Reg Pye has been searching for Huguette Geoffroy since the war ended.
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History Elizabeth Cross: Award instituted by Her Majesty the Queen explained
The Elizabeth Cross is available to families of those who died in conflicts dating back to 1948.
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USA Six dead after WWII military aircraft collide at Dallas air show, officials say
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra crashed during the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas show.
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Remembrance UK paratroopers hold Remembrance service in Morocco 80 years on from Operation Torch
A Company Group, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment stood to remember the fallen in war, as well as the original 'Red Devils'.
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History SAS Rogue Heroes – how accurate is the new BBC dramatisation?
Author of SAS Brothers in Arms Damien Lewis told Forces News his thoughts about the TV portrayal of the origins of the service.
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D-Day D-Day veteran George Batts dies aged 97
He had led a campaign for a memorial near Gold Beach in Normandy, where he landed on 6 June 1944.
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LGBTQ MOD admits destroying records of gay veterans sacked from military
The Ministry of Defence says it deeply regrets LGBT+ members suffering injustice while serving in defence.
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Special forces Paddy Mayne and the SAS: The man behind the legend
Take a look at the career of one of the founding members of the SAS
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TV BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes had to be toned down as creator thought truth was too unbelievable
The man behind SAS Rogue Heroes says there are similarities between the new series and Peaky Blinders.
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WWI 'All Quiet on the Western Front': remake of classic film based on WWI book coming to Netflix on Friday
A military historian has explained why the movie will resonate with veterans and the public alike.
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Army Remembering decisive Second World War battle of El Alamein 80 years on
Britain used the victory in Egypt as a springboard to defeat the German and Italian threat to the Middle East.
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History Attritional warfare could be key in Ukraine as at El Alamein 80 years ago, historian says
Rupert Wieloch told Forces News that an initial mobile battle in Ukraine has become bogged down.
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Naval History Artefacts rescued from HMS Invincible shipwreck gifted to Royal Navy museum
Tim Cooper has been given exclusive behind the scenes access to see how the artefacts are being preserved.