Poignant Commemorations Mark Holocaust Memorial Day
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WWII Dig For Victory: Do You Have Photos Or Memories Of The Wartime Campaign?
The Royal Horticultural Society is planning a commemorative exhibition of the campaign.
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WWII Holocaust Memorial Day 2019 Remembers Those 'Torn From Home'
The annual event looks to raise awareness not only of the atrocities of Nazi Germany but genocides that have followed.
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Veterans One Of The Last Survivors Of The Dambusters Raid Dies
Fred Sutherland was an air gunner on a Lancaster bomber which attacked German dams in 1943.
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WWII Clean-Up Underway On Vandalised RAF Memorial
The Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park was among a number in London splashed in white paint.
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WWII Dream Come True: Pensioner's Wish For Flypast Tribute Is Honoured
The campaign to fulfil the wish of the 82-year-old went viral on Twitter.
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WWII German Wartime Parachute Mine Caught By Fishing Boat
The Navy was among those called after the weapon was found off the south Devon coast.
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Veterans Hundreds Attend Dambusters Couple's Funeral After RAF Appeal
The couple had no children or surviving family so RAF Cosford put out a public appeal for mourners.
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RAF 'Utterly Tragic': Central London War Memorials Vandalised
A number of monuments in the city have been vandalised with white paint.
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WWII Remains Of Six Holocaust Victims Laid To Rest After Decades In Museum Archive
The ashes and bones of the six unknown victims were sent from Auschwitz to the Imperial War Museum in London in 1997.
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WWII D-Day Veterans Invited To 75th Anniversary Commemorations
The Defence Secretary has written an open letter inviting all veterans of the landings to take part in commemorations in June.
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WWII 'Really Big Moment': D-Day Veteran Receives Highest French Honour
Ray Mellors was awarded the Legion d'honneur for his service during the Second World War.
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WWII Author Appeals For Wartime Heroines To Tell Their Stories
Author Tracey-Ann Knight wants to make sure the women who helped Britain win the Second World War are not forgotten.
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News Call For Stories From Malta During The World Wars
During the Second World War, Malta became the most bombed place on Earth.
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Veterans Special Birthday Treat For Record-Breaking Veteran Pilot
95-year-old William 'Harry' Hands shared his wartime experience during a surprise tour of RNAS Yeovilton.
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WWII Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday With Replacement Medals
Former Sergeant Glyn Gurner lost his wartime service medals in the 1950s.