D-Day 75: What Events Are Marking The Anniversary Of The Normandy Landings?
A series of commemorations are taking place in June in the UK and France.
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D-Day D-Day 75: A Veteran’s Graphic Account Of Seeing His Comrades Die In Mortar Fire
“This is about the four men who died. They did not come back – they are still there.”
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D-Day D-Day: Female Pilot Joy Lofthouse On ‘A Dreadful Day That Had To Be Done’
D-Day wartime generation: Their backbone, their stoical attitude, their hope.
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D-Day Why Our War Graves Honour The Collective Sacrifice Of The Fallen
How the Imperial War Graves Commission pushed for national commemoration
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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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RAF How Are The Names Of RAF Aircraft Chosen?
Have you ever wondered how RAF aircraft are named and which conventions they use?
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Army History Inniskillings Museum: 50 Years Of Documenting One Of Ireland's Oldest Regiments
The museum, in Enniskillen Castle in Northern Ireland, attracts thousands of visitors each year.
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Football Who Are The Only Military Team To Win The FA Cup?
The Army boasted one of the top club sides during the Victorian era, winning the world's oldest football competition.
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WWI Soldiers' Graves Identified More Than 100 Years After Their Deaths
Captains Cecil Thomas Tuff and Eric Wilson Edwards lost their lives during the First World War.
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UK Your Chance To Own The UK's Second Largest Military Costume Collection
The collection, which is up for sale, includes more than 10,000 costumes.
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Radio 'Allo 'Allo: Temple At War Brings Military History To Life In Essex
Herr Flick and Helga from 'Allo 'Allo entertained the crowds
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Navy Did You Serve On HMS Beagle? This Is What She Looks Like Now She’s A Superyacht
HMS Beagle has been given a makeover and turned into a stunning luxury superyacht for well-heeled travellers
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D-Day D-Day: Chelsea Pensioners Share Memories 75 Years After Normandy Landings
The 75th anniversary of D-Day will be marked with commemorations in June.
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USA 'Candy Bomber' Pilot Given Hero's Welcome in Berlin
In the late 1940s, 98-year-old Gail Halvorsen airdropped sweets to starving children during the Berlin Airlift.
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D-Day 'The Most Important Place In Europe': D-Day HQ Opens To Military Veterans
The walls of Southwick House in Hampshire still show the map of Normandy from 75 years ago.
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Women 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.
