How Marks & Spencer Bought A Spitfire In The War
The story of how the 1941 workforce at M&S gave their own money to help defend the skies over Britain
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WWII Spitfire's final victory? Its legacy
What was it about the WWII fighter plane that ensured its status as an icon?
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Middle East British Personnel In UAE Remember WW2 RAF Airman
Sergeant William Donnelly is the only British serviceman to die during World War Two that is buried in the UAE.
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Army Exeter WWII Bomb: Buildings Damaged After Detonation
The controlled detonation of the Second World War bomb took place on Saturday evening.
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WWII Exeter Bomb: WWII Device To Be Detonated 'By This Evening'
Army and the Royal Navy specialists are on the scene to examine and detonate the device.
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LGBTQ Absolute Legends: The Gay Hero Of The Battle Of Britain
Gay men like Ian Gleed served with distinction on the front line, finding love and relationships while they served their King and country...
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History Channel Islands: Life On The Only British Territories Under German WWII Occupation
The Channel Islands were brought to the brink of starvation while occupied by German forces between 30 June 1940 and 9 May 1945.
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WWII The Deadly WW2 Parachute Mine: How 2,200lb German Bombs Devastated London In The Blitz
One of WW2's deadliest bombs - and its connection to TV sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart
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WWII HMS Echo Investigates Second World War Shipwrecks In The Baltic
The Devonport-based survey ship has been on operations in the region.
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WWII Gibraltar To Honour Second World War Naval Hero
Commodore Kenelm Creighton brought more than 13,000 evacuated civilians back to Gibraltar after they were stranded in French Morocco.
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WWII Captain Sir Tom Moore: His Service In WW2
The NHS fundraising hero spent part of World War Two in Burma as part of the 'Forgotten Army'.
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WWII PM Hears 'Powerful' Stories From Holocaust Survivor And WW2 Veteran
Second World War veteran Ian Forsyth wept during the video call as he recalled arriving in Bergen-Belsen in 1945 to liberate the survivors.
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Veterans Stanley Booker: RAF Veteran, 98, Awarded Legion D'Honneur
He was aged just 17 when he signed up for the RAF as an apprentice.
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Land vehicles Campaign Raises £5,000 To Repair WW2 Tank
Once repaired, the Churchill Mk3 will be the only operational tank of its kind.
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WWII Christmas In Captivity
How the festive period was marked by prisoners of war on all sides during World War Two
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WWII Lost Second World War Letter Reaches Family After 76 Years
The letter was found inside a second-hand book and thanks a schoolgirl for knitting items for British soldiers fighting overseas.