Son Receives Father's War Medals... 75 Years After German POW Camp Escape
The son of an Irish Second World War hero has been given the medals his father never received.
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WWII Canadian Navy's Wartime Heroism Saluted On HMS Belfast
Eighty Canadians served on HMS Belfast during the Battle of the North Cape.
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Germany Germany To Compensate WWII Kindertransport Refugees
Refugees who fled Nazi Germany will receive €2,500 (£2,250) compensation from the German government.
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Diversity Wartime Secret Agent And Crimean War Nurse Among New £50 Note Suggestions
World War Two radio operator Noor Inayat Khan and Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole are among names put forward to appear on the bank note.
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WWII Roald Dahl's WWII Medals Reunited With Family
The children's author and former fighter pilot never collected them because of a “bureaucratic mix-up”, according to his grandson.
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WWI Dunkirk Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday With WWI Tribute
The event at Catterick Garrison was a celebration of two centenaries: the 1918 Armistice and David Evans' birth.
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Special forces Medals Of 007 Inspiration Sold for over £38,000
Sergeant Major Tom Winter captured Ian Fleming's attention by escaping a Prisoner of War camp in disguise.
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Technology Frontline Tech: Will Quantum Radar Change The History Of Air Warfare?
Quantum Radar could "a decisive advantage to the defenders," according to technology expert David Hambling.
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WWII Victory In Europe Day Remembered
To mark what would have been Winston Churchill’s 144th birthday we remember his announcement that WWII had ended in Europe
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WWII Halifax Crash Sites Discovered In Germany
Investigators searching for the remains of a Second World War aircraft have identified at least 22 sites.
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Veterans WWII Veteran And Rights Activist Harry Leslie Smith Dies At 95
He championed human rights and was well-known for his speech about life before the NHS.
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News Bletchley Park Codebreaker Lady Trumpington Dies
Baroness Trumpington, a former Land Girl turned Lady, has died at the age of 96.
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News Great Escape’s 75th Anniversary To Be Marked With Special Film Screening
Attendees will include 95-year-old Air Commodore Charles Clarke, who also spent time at Stalag Luft III as a Prisoner of War.
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WWII Hawker Typhoon: WWII's Forgotten Aircraft?
The aircraft saw flight in the D-Day invasion but was scrapped after just four years of service...
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WWII Rare Spitfire Lost In Norwegian Mountains To Fly Again
"To dig up and return the remains of a historically important Spitfire is the stuff of comic book 'Boys’ Own' dreams."
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News Unexploded WWII Bomb Leads To Hyde Park Closure
Police have cordoned off the north and south bank of the Serpentine Lake.