D-Day Veteran Who Was Given Standing Ovation From Queen And Donald Trump Turns 100
John Jenkins served as a Platoon Sergeant with the Pioneer Corps during World War Two.
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Wales WWII US Fighter Crash Site Gets Protected Status
The Welsh Government has designated the plane and its crash site as a scheduled monument for its historic and archaeological interest.
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Royal Marines Royal Marines Assault Group Renamed
The renaming coincides with the 75th anniversary of one of the group's greatest battles.
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UK War Memorial To Black And Ethnic Minority Personnel Unveiled
A plaque has been unveiled at the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff.
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WWII Dambuster Pilot's 'Lucky' Teddy Bear Mascot To Go Under The Hammer
'Pinnie The Wooh' is expected to fetch up to £10,000 when on sale later this month.
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WWII Revealed: Former Secret Sites Used To Intercept Wartime Messages
GCHQ has identified five sites, including a farm house in Kent where Nazi communications were decoded.
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Naval History HMS Urge: WWII Submarine's Wreck Found On Mediterranean Seabed
Marine archaeologists located the remains off the coast of Malta, ending a 77-year mystery over its whereabouts.
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Stories Inside Britain’s Haunted Military Prison: Firing Squads And Hangings At The Glasshouse
Visitors can take ghost tours around Shepton Mallet jail which was once feared by Armed Forces’ prisoners
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Veterans WWII Veteran Becomes 6,000th Legion D'Honneur Recipient
Former MI6 agent Geoffrey Pidgeon was given France's highest civil and military honour.
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WWII Church Of Scotland Minister Who Helped Thousands Flee Nazis Honoured In France
A memorial plaque marking the work of Reverend Dr Donald Caskie has been unveiled near the French city of Nice.
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Germany Former Nazi Guard On Trial Over Thousands Of WWII Concentration Camp Deaths
Ninety-three-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard Bruno Dey is accused of 5,230 counts of accessory to murder.
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Veterans Oswald Dixon: Hundreds Attend 100-Year-Old RAF Veteran's Funeral
Former RAF serviceman Oswald Dixon passed away in September.
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History Hidden London: How Churchill And A City Took Refuge Underground
The exhibition shows how disused stations were turned into top-secret bunkers during the Second World War.
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Veterans Appeal For Mourners After 100-Year-Old RAF Veteran Dies Without Family
A care home is asking for people to pay their respects at Oswald Dixon's funeral.
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USA Seven Killed As US Wartime Bomber Crashes
The Second World War-era bomber was carrying 10 passengers and three crew members.
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Navy Navy Bomb Disposal Team Detonates WWII Device
The 987kg German Second World War explosive was found in the wreck of a 17th-century warship.