D-Day: The veteran who disobeyed his captain to save a comrade's life
"If you don't do what I tell you I'll shoot you"
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D-Day More Than Half Of Brits Wish They Had Asked Their Grandparents More About The War
New research reveals that 46% of Brits are concerned that D-Day is at risk of being forgotten when the last veterans pass away.
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Remembrance Why The Fallen Of All Ranks Lie Side By Side In War Graves
A comradeship of arms: How the despair of national mourning inspired the collective memorial
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WWII D-Day Piper: Meet The Soldier Honouring The Legend Of 'Mad Bill'
Meet the Piper Major who will be stepping into Mad Bill's shoes as he plays the bagpipes on the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
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WWII More Than Half Of Public Do Not Know What D-Day Is, Survey Shows
When asked who the Allied Forces fighting on D-Day were, only 57% of people correctly chose Germany from a list of suggested enemies.
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D-Day: Tour Company Offers Chance To Walk In Heroes' Footsteps On The Battlefields
Visit, Understand, Never Forget - tours to take you from the pages of history to the places where the battles took place
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D-Day Former Spitfire Crews Reunited With D-Day Aircraft
The MJ772 has only recently been restored and is set to play a key role in June's D-Day 75 commemorations.
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D-Day 'Hobart's Funnies': Eccentric Officer's Improvised D-Day Weapons Shown In New Exhibition
Major General Percy Hobart commanded the 11th Armoured Division and later the 79th Armoured Division.
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News 'The Dam Busters' Among Film Posters Up For Auction
The poster for 1955 film is expected to fetch £8,000 in the sale.
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WWII Air Power: From Dunkirk to D-Day
What role did air power play during the Second World War?
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Aircraft Ride The Tiger Moth: What It's Like To Fly In The 1930s Aircraft
Members of the public can now take a flight in a 1930s British biplane.
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WWII Homes Evacuated After Suspected WWII Bomb Found In Kingston Upon Thames
A cordon remains in place after the device was discovered on Thursday.
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Northern Ireland Gibraltar: How Northern Ireland Took In Evacuees From The Rock In World War Two
World War Two evacuation camps: Some evacuees married in them. Some children were born in them.
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D-Day 'Shores Of Normandy': D-Day Veteran Releases Charity Single For 75th Anniversary
Jim Radford was 15 years old when he served with the Merchant Navy on D-Day.
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D-Day Defence Minister Meets D-Day Veterans At Chelsea Flower Show
Tobias Ellwood was shown around the D-Day 75 Garden by a group of Normandy veterans.
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D-Day 'That's All Brother': Spearhead Of US D-Day Invasion Rescued From Scrapyard
The C-47 aircraft led sky transporter squadrons dropping paratroopers across Normandy 75 years ago.
