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WWII 'We Shall Prevail': Military Recreates King George VI's 1939 Speech
Members of the Defence Stammering Network have recreated the speech delivered to the nation when Britain declared war on Nazi Germany.
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WWII New Archive Reveals BBC's Role In Secret Activities During WWII
The BBC's Alexandra Palace transmitters were used as part of an RAF operation to distort the navigating system of Luftwaffe bombers.
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History SS Athenia: The British Passenger Ship Sunk At The Outbreak Of World War Two
Aware of the US casualties, Nazi propaganda portrayed the incident as an act of British sabotage.
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Germany Memorial Marks The Spot WWII RAF Bomber Crew Was Shot Down
Surviving relatives and a former German anti-air battery operator have gathered 76 years on.
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WWII US Military Digs Up Essex Field To Search For WWII Airman's Remains
The airman died after the B-26 bomber he was travelling in crashed and exploded in Essex.
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WWII WWII Bletchley Park Veterans Reunite On 80th Anniversary Of Invasion Of Poland
Veterans reunited at Bletchley Park on the 80th anniversary of the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland, which triggered the Second World War.
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WWII On This Day: Nazi Germany Invades Poland
Eighty years ago, Adolf Hitler led German forces to attack Poland.
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WWII Churchill War Rooms Mark 80th Anniversary
The secret Second World War bunker that changed the course of history.
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WWII Paris Commemorates 75 Years Since Liberation From Nazi Occupation
The liberation of Paris was said to be both joyous and chaotic.
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WWII Veterans Share War Experiences With Soldiers At Wellington Barracks
William Earl is 104-years-old and Jeff Haward recently turned 100.
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Veterans Two D-Day Veterans Awarded Legion D'Honneur During Normandy Reunion
The former personnel attended a lunch on board a cruise ship.
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WWII British WWII Veteran Searching For Other Nazi PoW Camp Survivors
James Johnstone was captured by German troops in northern France after the battle for Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
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RAF Anniversary Of WWII Air Crash Involving Boris Johnson’s Grandfather Marked
Royal Marines Barracks Chivenor commemorated the 75th anniversary of the crash.
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Veterans WWII Veteran's Medals Stolen For Second Time
The 106-year-old veteran had his medals stolen once before, in 2014.
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WWII France Marks 75th Anniversary Of 'Second D-Day'
Two thousand ships and 450,000 soldiers took part in the amphibious assault on the beaches of the Mediterranean.