Airman Richard Churchill was one of 76 men who escaped Nazi prisoner of war camp, Stalag Luft III, by digging and crawling through tiny tunnels in 1944
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The Sunday afternoon in the 'Arnhem weekend' a commemoration is held at the memorial in Wolfheze. It is usually well attended by the veterans of the Glider Pilot Regiment. This year four Glider Pilots and a veteran of the 7th KOSB joined this service.
One of the events on the Saturday of the 'Arnhem weekend' is the Race to the Bridge. A long column of historic vehicles driving from the former Landing Zones at the Telefoonweg in Renkum to the Arnhem Bridge.
To commemorate the 75th anniversary in 2019– 2020 of the liberation of Europe and the end of WWII, Rough Guides and Liberation Route Europe Foundation are cooperating to produce a new inspirational companion guide to the locations, destinations and points of interest that link the advance of the Western Allied Forces from 1943 to the end of the war. This guide provides an evocative and engaging account of the liberation of Europe through the locations that shaped it, in 9 countries: the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany.
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
UK Chief Rabbi warns of rising anti-Semitism as the remains of six Auschwitz victims were buried.
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
Harry Leslie Smith saw active service in Second World War with Britain's Royal Air Force
More than 100,000 Jews, 70% of the Dutch Jewish community, did not survive the war.
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Brave veterans of the Second World War paid a visit to a nursery to speak to youngsters about their service.
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New on Youtube, from the makers and creators of Youtube channel 'The Great War', the Second World War week by week, 6 years long.
A Victorian street has been rediscovered by unsuspecting builders after being demolished during the Second World War.
Troops re-enacted a 1941 event organised by Stalin in defiance of Nazi forces which were around the capital.
A decorated Second World War veteran, 98, is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a "brutal and senseless" attack in his own home.
Due to its closing on February 1st, 2019, the website American-Divisions.com has been fully migrated to the TracesOfWar.com website. You can find it under 'more information' > 'documents'. The website deals with the history of the American Divisions during World War II. Apart from general information on the American Divisions, this website will be supplemented by After Action Reports (AAR’s) and other official documents.
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