By May 1944, all was in place for Operation Overlord – the invasion of Nazi-occupied France. General Montgomery had trained the troops.

By May 1944, all was in place for Operation Overlord – the invasion of Nazi-occupied France. General Montgomery had trained the troops. Show more ...

As France fell to the German armies in May 1940, 400,000 Allied troops were trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk. Their annihilation seemed certain—a disaster that could have led to Britain’s ...

When Hitler ordered the halt at Dunkirk, one man disobeyed. Sepp Dietrich and his Leibstandarte defied the Führer and crossed the canal anyway, chasing a victory they believed was slipping away ...

A 98-year-old hero of Dunkirk has revealed how they later became a woman and is now one of the oldest transgender women in all of Britain. Brave Louise Jennings was 26 years old when she fought in … ...