VJ Day: Military Museums To Hold Virtual Commemorations
The coronavirus pandemic has meant many traditional events are unable to go ahead.
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VJ Day Burma Campaign Veterans Say Goodbye To Star Association
The Burma Star Association's youngest members are now in their late 90s and its doors will close on VJ Day's 75th anniversary on 15 August.
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WWII VJ Day: The Story Behind The Iconic Kiss Photograph
How was the famous kiss image captured? And who are the people in it?
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VJ Day Sunk, captured, tortured and starved: Surviving life as a Japanese POW
A heartbreaking tale of survival during the Second World War
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WWII Lives that mattered – the black experience of WW2
A new book examines the black lives involved in Britain’s Second World War effort
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VJ Day VJ Day: The POW
Families of former Far East POWs are calling for greater recognition
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VJ Day VJ Day: Remembering the war in Asia and how Britain and its allies fought back
How did Japan became involved in World War Two?
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VJ Day VJ Day: The India Veteran
The haunting memories of a veteran from the "Forgotten Army"
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VJ Day VJ Day: The Hell Ship Survivor
The horror of living in conditions so cramped you could barely lie down
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VJ Day VJ Day: Veteran talks of his experience of fighting with the British Pacific Fleet
The lasting impact of VJ Day on Second World War veterans
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VJ Day VJ Day: Veterans' Voices
Hear from veterans of the 'Far East' conflict
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VJ Day VJ Day: Working On The Death Railway
The horrors POWs faced working on the infamous 'Death Railway' in Burma
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VJ Day VJ Day: Liberating Hong Kong
We hear from a veteran who helped free Hong Kong from the Japanese
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VJ Day VJ Day: Working The Mines
August 15, 2020, marks 75 years since the end of World War II
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VJ Day VJ Day: The Burma Veteran
This week marks 75 years since Japan surrendered and ended World War II
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VJ Day VJ Day: 70 Years On
How did we remember VJ Day five years ago?