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A new set of Manx stamps celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day has been launched, depicting the "joy and hope felt after years of hardship" during World War Two. The day commemorates the ...
It was the day that millions had hoped for, waited for, dreamed about... and sometimes feared might never come!
A Shropshire historian has detailed how a market town in the county celebrated the end of war in Europe, 80 years ago.
A military flyover rehearsal will be flying near Cambridgeshire to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The VE Day 80 Flypast ...
Communities in the Ribble Valley are being encouraged to take up the council’s offer of free road closures and £500 grants for VE Day street parties next month. May 8 marks the 80th anniversary of ...
The story of the Second World War in pictures, from the Blitz to Berlin. Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2 ...
Eisenhower National Historic Site in Pennsylvania will offer special ranger-guided tours of World War II burial sites in Gettysburg National Cemetery to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day and ...
Among them was 22-year-old printer's apprentice Henry Le Goupillot, who passed away on June 1, 1945, less than a month after the defeat of Nazi Germany ...
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The forgotten heroes of Belsen
April 15, 1945, Belsen was liberated. It was the first concentration camp to found by the British Army. The conditions were ...
In 1945, millions of war-weary families greeted ... health and safety grounds given half the chance. Can you imagine? "VE Day is an excuse to be happy. After all we went through I just want ...
Memories of war veterans from across North Wales have been recorded for a special project to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
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