Code Name: Lise - New Book Tells The Story Of WW2's Most Decorated Spy
Odette Sansom was the first woman to be awarded the George Cross and was decorated with France's highest honour.
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WWII VE Day Marked With Events Across Europe
Commemorations have been held to remember the end of the Second World War in 1945.
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Veterans 'Great Escape' Veteran Dies At The Age Of 95
Air Commodore Charles Clarke was captured by the Nazis when his aircraft was shot down in early 1944.
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Germany Telling The Story Of British Forces In Westphalia
After nearly 75 years in Germany, most British forces will leave the country this summer.
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WWII New Coin Commemorates 75th Anniversary Of D-Day Landings
The coin's design takes inspiration from military maps to depict the strategy taken by the Allies to land on the Normandy beaches.
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D-Day Rare WWII Anti-Submarine Boat Restored For D-Day
MASB-27 has been saved by a charity and will now participate in D-Day commemorations in France.
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D-Day Exercise Tiger: Bootprints mark US troops killed during secret D-Day rehearsal
A set of bootprints for each of the GIs that died have been laid out on Slapton Sands, in Devon.
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WWII Can You Help Trace This Missing WWII Soldier's Family?
If a positive identification can be made, the soldier will be given a full military burial in Italy with a named headstone.
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D-Day 'I Was One Of The Lucky Ones': D-Day Veterans Talk Openly About Historic Beach Landings
D-Day veterans have spoken of their efforts during the Normandy beach landings.
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D-Day 'People Are Dying There': D-Day Switchboard Operator Remembers Normandy Landings
92-year-old Marie Scott was among 19 Royal Navy veterans who has visited the once forward HQ of Operation Overlord.
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Veterans Blind Second World War Veterans Find Love Aged 97
Peter Van Zeller and Nancy Bowstead celebrated with a ceremony in Ovingdean, near Brighton.
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WWII Wartime Graffiti On Eroding D-Day Wall To Be Digitally Preserved
Troops etched their names on a wall in Southampton on their way to fight on the beaches of Normandy.
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WWII New Exhibition Highlights Bletchley Park's Vital Role During D-Day
Organisers hope to emphasise how Bletchley Park's decoding and other intelligence helped shape D-Day.
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WWII Normandy D-Day Memorial To Go Ahead Despite Residents' Complaints
Residents near Gold Beach had complained the monument would spoil their view.
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Army History Battle Of Kohima 75th Anniversary: UK Leads Commemorations
Nearly 4,000 British and Indian soldiers lost their lives during the battle.
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Army WWII Poster Designer Would Not Be 'Very Impressed' With Army Recruitment Campaign
The daughter of the man behind the UK's wartime posters says she doubts he "would be very impressed" with the 2019 campaign.