The Bagpipes of Belsen: How the Scottish instrument signalled the sound of liberation
Bill 'The Mad Piper' Millin marched into the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp playing the bagpipes as it was being liberated by the British.
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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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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 Fake news is just another name for propaganda, warns Bergen-Belsen survivor
Alfred Garwood, 82, speaks of his childhood memories of life in the Nazi concentration camp and its liberation by the British Army in 1945.
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Feature They Were There: The WW2 project by the maverick pilot who flew under Tower Bridge
Flt Lt Alan Pollock is known around the world for flying his Hawker Hunter through Tower Bridge in 1968.
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Royal Marines Scottish First Minister pays tribute to VC war hero uncle Thomas Peck Hunter
John Swinney was joined by members of 43 Commando and Royal Marine veterans as he laid a wreath at a ceremony in Edinburgh.
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Aviation History Last Battle of Britain pilot honoured as name added to Hawker Hurricane
A lasting tribute has been unveiled for Group Captain John 'Paddy' Hemingway, the final surviving pilot from the battle.
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Veterans Betty Webb, Bletchley Park codebreaker and tireless advocate, dies aged 101
The Légion d'Honneur recipient was one of the last surviving members of the top-secret effort that helped bring an end to the war.
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Feature How the Battle of Iwo Jima was a defining moment in US Marine Corps history
US Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz said that during the battle, "uncommon valour was a common virtue".
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WWII Iconic WW2 steam train built by women takes to the tracks again after restoration
The SR Merchant Navy class locomotive No. 35005 Canadian Pacific has been lovingly restored.
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Veterans Royals lead tributes as last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies at the age of 105
The Prince and Princess of Wales lead tributes to Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway, who was the last of The Few.
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Navy WW2 George Cross awarded for defusing German mine with hammer and chisel sells for £100k
Lieutenant Commander Mick Gidden of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve became known as the man who saved Charing Cross for his fearless act.
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Women Women think around corners, men see in straight lines: WW2 veteran's comments go viral
A WW2 veteran has become an online sensation, with thousands praising her powerful words on war and the role of women in a leadership role.
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Feature The Flying Sikh: One man's determination to serve his country during First World War
Flight Lieutenant Hardit Singh Malik was the only Sikh airman to fly with the RFC and RAF during the First World War.
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Women Battle of Britain plotter recalls seeing Churchill looking on - wreathed in cigar smoke
Kay Thomas, who was based at RAF Uxbridge in 1940, is one of the last remaining women to have served during the Battle of Britain.
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Women Inspirational veterans mark 80 years of vital work on International Women's Day
The event organised by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans honoured the huge contribution women made during the Second World War.