RAF Leads Commemorations On 75th Anniversary Of Great Escape
The RAF took part in a flypast and formed a guard of honour alongside the Polish Air Force at the Stalag Luft III camp.
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News 'Forces Sweetheart' Dame Vera Lynn Turns 102
The singer, who began her music career aged 15, is celebrating her 102nd birthday...
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Veterans Blind WWII Veteran 'Living Again' After Going Home
Royal Navy veteran Douglas Meyers told a High Court judge he was unhappy at the care facility where he previously lived.
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Feature Virtual Reality: Visualising the daring Dambusters Raid
Have you ever wondered how it felt to be part of the iconic Dambusters squadron?
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Navy Navy Divers Detonate Wartime Bombs In Wales
It is part of a 60-year mission to clear the Welsh countryside of unexploded ordnance.
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Veterans Captain Jack: WWII Hero Celebrates 105th Birthday
Captain Jack Oldfield was the one who broke the news of Hitler’s death to 2,000 Nazi prisoners of war.
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WWII Royal Marines And WWII Veteran Dies Aged 101
Ernie Searling joined the military the day after the Second World War started.
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Aviation History WWII Plane To Be Restored To Glory After Arriving In The UK In 2006
Do you know which plane was the first to see action in the Second World War?
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WWII Veteran From 'Audacious' Great Escape Breakout Dies Aged 101
RAF veteran Jack Lyon was captured after crash-landing in Germany during the Second World War.
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WWII Campaigners Battle To Protect Resting Place Of Wartime Pilots
The port authorities want to dredge up three million tonnes of aggregate in an area of Goodwin Sands, to expand the harbour.
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Scotland 'End Of An Era For Craigiehall': Former Army Headquarters In Scotland Closes
A fond farewell has been said to the camp that once served as the headquarters of the Army in Scotland.
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WWII Forgotten People, Forgotten War - Love Letters, Operation Ariel And 'The Phoney War'
Writer Peter Ledger's look at the comparatively under-studied early period of WW2, through the eyes of an anti-aircraft gunner and his wife.
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WWII New D-Day Sculpture To Mark 75 Years Since 'Heroic Sacrifice'
The monument has been built in tribute to the 4,414 Allied servicemen who lost their lives in the first 24 hours of the Normandy landings.
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News Stranded Grey Seal Rescued From WWII Pillbox
It is believed the injured seal was stuck on the Second World War pillbox for more than a day.
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News Mi Amigo Flypast: US Governor Praises Pensioner's 'Profound Devotion'
Tony Foulds has spent decades tending a monument to honour 10 US airmen who died in Sheffield in 1944.
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Veterans 'Absolutely Overwhelmed': D-Day Veterans Awarded France's Highest Honour
Four ex-Royal Navy serviceman have been awarded the Légion d’Honneur for their role in the Normandy landings.