'Princess Auto Mechanic': The Queen's life during Second World War – childhood to the military
Then a princess, she faced difficulties like many of her generation and even served her country with the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
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Feature Bergen-Belsen: How British troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp
On 15 April 1945, the British Army found 60,000 prisoners who were in desperate need of help and medical attention
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WWII Army veteran recalls helping Belsen survivors emotionally – and with chocolate
Mervyn Kersh explains how he met survivors of the concentration camp following their liberation on 15 April 1945.
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Aircraft The Supermarine Spitfire: A British icon, a legend and an all-round exceptional design
Spitfire90 pilot Matt Jones explains the evolution of Britain's best-known warplane and what made it so great
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Veterans Fair winds and following seas: D-Day veteran Dougie Shelley dies at the age of 100
A Second World War veteran who got thousands of cards for his birthday has died
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Feature What makes an ace an ace? The origins of the most elite title in aviation
As RAF Regiment gunners in the Middle East become 'aces' for the first time in the unit's history, we take a look at the origins of the term
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WWII £15k auction bid fails to secure bouncing bomb inventor's marbles from Dambusters raid
Elisabeth Gaunt, 93, has displayed over the years and until now they have remained in her possession
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D-Day John Dennett, Royal Navy veteran of Operation Torch, Anzio and D-Day, dies aged 101
By the time he went ashore at Sword Beach on D-Day, the war had already taken him through some of the Allies' largest amphibious operations
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Feature New burial law proposals will 'level the playing field' and protect war graves
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission worked with the Law Commission to ensure war graves are protected
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WWII For sale: The fighter-frenzy era hideaway with 'Grand Designs' potential
A former Second World War RAF power station in Frogmore Woods, Warwickshire, is up for auction
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WWII On yer bike! How the Armed Forces' smallest motorcycle assisted spies as well as soldiers
The Second World War Welbike has the distinction of being the smallest motorcycle used by the Armed Forces - and it folds
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History IWM acquires wartime icon Dame Vera Lynn's complete Second World War archive
The collection includes Dame Vera's copy of her contract with the BBC for her radio show, Sincerely Yours, which linked troops with their ...
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Feature Four Immortal Chaplains: Legacy of courage and compassion in the face of tragedy
Lt Alexander Goode, Lt George Fox, Lt John Washington and Lt Clark Poling were seen praying together as USAT Dorchester sank
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History The horrors of the Holocaust and Auschwitz
In WW2, six million men, women and children were callously murdered by Nazis in one of the most infamous genocides of modern history.
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Navy Crew of carrier HMS Dasher recognised for Arctic Convoy duty 83 years after tragedy
The MOD confirmed that those who served on board are eligible for the Arctic Star medal in honour of their service and sacrifice
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Aviation History Avro Lancaster: Celebrating 85th anniversary of iconic heavy bomber's first flight
The aircraft was the backbone of RAF Bomber Command, first taking to the air of 9 January 1941 and entering service the following year