The late, great Mike Sadler: Damien Lewis' tribute to a founding member of the SAS
Author and former war and conflict reporter Damien Lewis pens a tribute to the last original member of the SAS.
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Veterans RAF veteran turns 100 and remembers his Kittyhawk, captivity and 34 years of service
Derrick Grubb was shot down, made a prisoner of war and force-marched hundreds of miles - but all wanted to do next was carry on flying.
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Veterans Radar operator and WAAF veteran involved in D-Day landings dies aged 107
Rose Davies was also a recipient of the Legion d'Honneur – France's top military honour – for her radar surveillance work.
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WWII Great Escape prisoners of war remembered 80 years on in moving ceremony
The poignant service included RAF personnel slowly parading the portraits of the 50 men who were recaptured and executed.
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WWII International military service commemorates Great Escape on eve of 80th anniversary
Personnel from several nations pay respects in Poznan, Poland.
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WWII Recaptured Great Escape airmen 'betrayed' by English informants, unearthed document claims
Breakout survivor, Desmond Plunkett, made the accusation in a post-captivity questionnaire held for decades by the National Archives.
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WWII The Great Escape: 80th anniversary commemorations to get under way in Poland
Events held in Poznan and the site of Stalag Luft III mark the escape of 76 Allied PoWs – and the murder of 50 who were recaptured.
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RAF Last living recipient of Second World War VC awarded one more medal - 75 years late
Flying Officer John Cruickshank VC, who flew Catalinas in the RAF, has been awarded his Air Efficiency Award 75 years after he earned it
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Veterans An honourable, brave man: Tributes paid to Bomber Command legend John Bell
Wing Commander John Bell served as a bomb-aimer with 617 Squadron in Bomber Command during the Second World War.
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Navy Philippe de Gaulle: Man who fought with Royal Navy and son of military legend dies aged 102
Admiral de Gaulle was the son of wartime military leader and French president General Charles de Gaulle.
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Weapons and Kit Bergen v Bergan: What do you call your military backpack?
Which version of the spelling for the British Army's backpack do you believe is correct?
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Feature Tuskegee Airmen: The pioneering black pilots whose excellence helped desegregate the US military
The first black military pilots in American history paved the way for future generations of black aviators.
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Navy 500kg WWII bomb found in Plymouth garden safely detonated at sea by Royal Navy
The unexploded German bomb was towed out to sea behind a Royal Navy vessel and submerged to a safe depth where it was detonated.
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WWII Military personnel carry Plymouth WWII bomb out to sea for detonation
The evacuation of residents in Plymouth around where an unexploded bomb was found is one of the largest of its kind since the Second World ...
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WWII 100 personnel deployed in Plymouth as thousands evacuated due to WWII bomb
The MOD said military bomb disposal teams are at the scene to help make the device safe.
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Feature History in Focus: The Naafi assistant who helped bring an end to the U-boat menace
Three men raced on board a sinking U-boat to snatch crucial documents that would help decipher Shark, the upgraded version of Enigma.