A woman whose family were captured by the Soviet Army just 24 hours after VE Day has written a book about their escape. Ute ...

Pilsen in the Czech Republic was liberated on the 6th May 1945 by elements of General George Patton’s 3rd Army. Now each year the Czech people remember these events and put on a huge display of armour ...

This year's final Grand Parade at the Suffolk Show included a special event to mark the 80th anniversary of the Second World ...

Widely seen as a turning point in World War II, the June 6, 1944, invasion of Normandy, often referred to as D-Day, has long ...

Well, eighty years since VE day! In 1945 the bombings had ceased, the last bullets spent, the flames extinguished. The ...

The Avro Lancaster was the star of the recent VE Day celebrations, leading the ceremonial flypast over London.

Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembers the rough seas and the treacherous landing troops ...

The best catcher in Dodgers history comes down to two names, Roy Campanella and Mike Piazza. Who did the readers pick?

The double of the French wartime leader Charles de Gaulle will be part of Armed Forces Day celebrations in Ellesmere - the ...

A famous WWII aircraft has returned home to her "birthplace", now Airbus’ wing building factory in Broughton 80 years on. The ...

VE Day, which signifies the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany on May 8, 1945, is recognized as a powerful symbol of hope, unity, and resilience against tyranny. In a public statement ...