Holocaust survivor who served in British Army awarded medals on 100th birthday
Henny Franks fled Nazi persecution in Cologne, western Germany, before volunteering for the women's branch of the British Army.
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Feature Gloster Meteor: How Britain's first jet fighter is still playing a vital role today
The Gloster Meteor was the inception of jet aviation.
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WWII Unknown soldier killed on the Somme buried more than 100 years after his death
Research by the MOD War Detectives to identify the remains showed he was most likely with 20th (Light) Divisional Artillery.
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WWII Man convicted of conspiracy to burgle 98-year-old WW2 veteran
Nicolae Ion, 31, admitted to plotting to burgle the home of retired telephone engineer Peter Gouldstone who served in Italy.
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Sea vessels Wreck of British WW2 submarine found after decades-long search
The Royal Navy's HMS Triumph has been discovered in the Aegean Sea after going missing in 1942.
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Feature Jet legends: The Gloster Meteor, Britain's first-ever jet fighter
The aircraft still plays a vital role today as it is used to carry out live ejection tests on all new production seats.
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D-Day Enemy weapons: This WW2 film showed US troops how to fire captured German guns on D-Day
The US War Department wanted all American troops to know how to handle German infantry small arms during the Normandy Landings.
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Aviation History Avro Lancaster: The iconic British WW2 bomber that took the fight straight into the heart of Nazi Germany
The aircraft was the backbone of RAF Bomber Command's strategy.
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WWII One of the last surviving original SAS members dies aged 98
Alexander 'Alec' Campbell Borrie served in the SAS and was nicknamed 'Boy' by legendary SAS commander Lieutenant Colonel Paddy Mayne.
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WWII Battle of the Atlantic veteran shares delight after shaking hands with 'lovely' Princess Royal
Frank Cooper, 97, was a sailor involved in the battle, the longest continuous military operation during WW2.
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Navy Princess Anne unveils new memorial marking Battle of the Atlantic 80th anniversary
The new national memorial is to honour those who fought – and won – Britain's longest battle at sea.
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WWII Hundreds attend funeral of RAF WW2 airman Flight Sergeant Peter Brown
The service took place at St Clement Danes Church, the Central Church of the RAF.
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WWII Military bomb disposal experts called in after discovery of WW2 bomb on HS2 rail line
The German bomb is thought to be the largest munition found during construction of High Speed 2.
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WWII HMS Defender to lead commemorations in Liverpool marking 80th anniversary of Battle of the Atlantic
The Royal Navy destroyer will be joined by other vessels to mark the anniversary of the longest, hardest naval battle in British history.
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WWII 101-year-old WWII Army veteran awarded Dutch medal for escaping prisoner of war camps
Lieutenant Colonel John Humphreys OBE escaped prisoner of war camps in Italy and Germany during the Second World War.
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WWII 'I'm 98 really but I'm 101 in the Army', says WW2 veteran, who lied about his age to join up
Fifteen-year-old Robert Piper told the recruitment officer was 18 so he could join the Royal Volunteer Corps.