'If we could all do that, there'd be no wars': D-Day veteran dies at the age of 101
Ken Hay served in 4th Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment and on Juno Beach days after the Allied invasion of Normandy
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WWII Arnhem: 82 years since Monty's ambitious operation that went a bridge too far
The objective was to secure several bridges - including that over the River Rhine - as part of a planned Allied invasion of Germany
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Feature Luftwaffe's image of invincibility during the Battle of Britain shattered from within
Germany had planned to clear the skies for invasion – but letters from the Luftwaffe's own aircrews show they doubted they could do it
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D-Day D-Day weather files unearthed: Documents reveal how forecasts helped secure Allied victory
As Pressure hits screens, historic documents reveal the weather forecasts that helped decide D-Day
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Operations Pressure and the wrath of nature: How the weather became the enemy in D‑Day planning
The film Pressure, out on 9 September, follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg and reveals a lesser-known story about D ...
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Veterans From victory in the Pacific to turning 103: Navy veteran honoured by First Sea Lord
A 103-year-old Royal Navy veteran who helped end WW2 has received a personal birthday tribute from the First Sea Lord
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WWII Forgotten no more: Search the stories of 12,500 Coastal Command heroes lost in WW2
A new online database reveals the stories of 12,500 Coastal Command personnel, known as the 'Cinderalla Service', lost during the Second ...
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WWII Sherman to Stryker: Vehicles old and new help commemorate liberation of Mons
The annual Tanks in Town event, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, marks 82 years since the Battle of the Mons pocket
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Special forces The saviour of the SAS: The man who once asked for an axe and four balloons
Lt Col Brian Franks helped shape the SAS during and after the Second World War and Tim Spicer is now shining a light on his story
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WWII From Buckingham butcher's to the Normandy beaches: D-Day veteran dies at 105
Don Howkins defended England's coastline before going over to Normandy in June 1944
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Navy Sad end for WW1 anti-submarine ship HMS President as historic vessel faces scrapyard
Campaigners are hoping for an 11th hour rescue for HMS President
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WWII You've heard of the solar eclipse – but what do you know about Operation Eclipse?
The contingency plan outlined how the Western Allies would handle the total political collapse or surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945
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Naval History Ghostly Nazi Germany fleet emerges from the Danube due to Europe's scorching heatwave
Months of heatwaves and drought have left the River Danube at critically low levels across Europe
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History Hell ship: PoWs' families get closure as wreck of Hōfuku Maru and its lost souls found
The notorious hell ship has been located off the Philippines, providing closure for families of PoWs lost during the Second World War
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WWII A shoreline of sacrifice: Normandy's D-Day beaches win UNESCO World Heritage honour
Many believe the D-Day landings on the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War
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History Young crews and deadly missions: How RAF Bomber Command took the air war to Nazi Germany
More than 55,500 young men died flying with Bomber Command during the Second World War, more than the number who serve in the entire RAF ...