Absolute Legends: The Gay Hero Of The Battle Of Britain
Gay men like Ian Gleed served with distinction on the front line, finding love and relationships while they served their King and country...
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Navy Royal Navy Divers Pay Tribute To Sailors Lost In Battleship Sinking
Eight hundred and thirty-four crew died after HMS Royal Oak was torpedoed on 14 October 1939.
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Black History Month Black History Month: Remembering The Personnel Of Both World Wars
Many black soldiers were recruited from the West Indies and Africa during the First and Second World Wars.
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WWII WWII Halifax Crew Laid To Rest 75 Years After Deaths
Communication with the aircraft was lost after seven crew members embarked on a supply mission from Italy.
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WWII Flush Money: Here's Your Chance To Buy WWII Toilet Paper
Bizarrely, the rolls were found alongside a gas mask...
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Black History Month Contribution Of West Indians During Second World War 'Overlooked'
RAF and Royal Navy veteran Allan Wilmot describes his wartime service for Black History Month.
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Stories How My Grandmother Guided Our Boys To Battle The Nazis
This incredible story follows one the hidden women of World War II...
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Germany Veteran Visits Site Where His Lancaster Bomber Crashed In Germany During WWII
It was the first time Air Commodore Charles Clarke had been there in 74 years.
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RAF Historic Spitfire Commemorated In Print
Special prints commemorating the first Spitfire to shoot down a German plane over Britain’s skies during WWII have been released.
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News IN PICTURES: Sunken WWII Tanks Found Off Dorset Coast
During practices for D-Day, a total of seven tanks sank off the Dorset coast, and six men drowned with them...
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Stories Tidworth Garrison Honours World War II Brides
Tidworth Garrison marked an important period in the town’s military history as they accepted a commemorative plaque to mark the thousands of ...
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News D-Day Veteran Awarded France's Highest Military Medal
A 93-year-old British veteran has been awarded the Legion d'Honneur for his role in the D-Day landings.
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News Rare Dakota Aircraft Rededicated To Honour WW2 RAF Crew
The aircraft has been renovated on the interior and exterior and resprayed to represent the Dakota flown by Victoria Cross winner, Flight ...
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News WW2 Bombing Shock Waves 'Reached Edge Of Space'
New research says explosions from huge Second War World bombs disturbed the upper atmosphere.
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News Churchill's Post-El Alamein Speech Among Rare Documents In New WWII Book
'The War on Paper' explores the Second World War through 20 rare documents which changed the course of the conflict.
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News Veterans Unveil Battle Of Arnhem Memorial
Two veterans of the Battle of Arnhem have unveiled a memorial at Renkum in the Netherlands.