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Nairn quarry is tested for radioactive material from WWII planes: It is believed that the former quarry, known as Kingsteps Quarry, in Nairn, contains some...
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Humans weren't the only victims that perished by the hands of the German Nazis. Nearly 750,00 British pets were systematically killed. This is not
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Controversy has arisen regarding the comments of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in concerns to the Second World War.
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Best known for his role as the clumsy Lt. Elroy Carpenter in the 1960s TV sitcom McHale's Navy, actor and real WWII vet Bob Hastings - born Robert Francis
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While an engineering marvel during the First and Second World Wars, flying boats fell out of favor following the conflicts.
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Throughout history, war and disease have been connected. Wars disrupt populations, which increases and magnifies the severity and spread of disease.
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The largely forgotten story of New Zealand's contribution to the liberation of Italy between 1943 and 1945 is being told in a free podcast series called
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The Guadalcanal campaign was one of the most dramatic military actions in US history. The Marines, in particular, made their name there at the start of
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The death of the former WWII Warship USS Booth
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Footage of the Tiger Tank
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Explore the stories and locations of eight U.S. battleship museums, from the iconic USS Missouri in Hawaii to the historic USS Texas in Galveston. Discover...
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A Devon man recently received a package he has been waiting for since 1946. It contains the life details of the man whom he most held dear and was ripped
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A mysterious WWII love letter which remained unopened for the past seven decades was finally unlocked Thursday, March 3, and revealed the the love of
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Not everyone was happy when the First World War ended, and it was not just the Germans, who were severely punished for their role in instigating the
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Why were some country houses taken over by the government in WWII? All Creatures Great and Small's official production historian explains.
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With commemorations of the world wars, a surge in World War Two memories and memorabilia has emerged.
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Divers working off the coast of Thailand have discovered the wreckage of a submarine they believe to be the USS Grenadier which was lost in 1943 during
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Gleich, a now 88 years old WWII former amtracker has lived to tell the story of over 2,000 rescued prisoners from a Japanese camp, marking a day of history and...
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At 91 years old and suffering from terminal liver cancer, Gene Hadden accepted to share his life story on his final days.
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The Battle of Peleliu began on 16 September 1944 and lasted until 27 November of that same year. United States Marines of the First Marine Division landed
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Historian Mary Louise Roberts' new book explores the interactions between soldiers and French women after the U.S. liberated France. She found that American...
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As leader of Germany, Hitler transformed the officer corps. It brought fresh blood into the army. It also created problems, some of which eventually led
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As Hitler bombed London, its citizens set up makeshift beds in rail cars, on escalators and even in tunnels to get a ...
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During WWII, Steinway & Sons was commissioned by the War Production Board to manufacture pianos for troops on the frontlines.
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The Revolutionary and the Civil War tore North America apart, but the World Wars and most subsequent conflicts have been largely fought beyond its borders
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Armored trains are a relic of the past by today's standards but in the late 19th and early 20th century, these big steel-plated locomotives besieged
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In the cold, desolate Arctic near Alaska in 1942, Japanese troops quietly invaded and took over two of the Aleutian Islands, considered to be North
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During the Second World War, German leadership changed the name of the cruiser Deutschland for a clever reason.
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The B-24 Liberator was, together with the B-17, the workhorse of the United States Army Airforces who used it in every theater of operations. It was also
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Around 1,000 Greek villages were destroyed, thousands of Greeks died of starvation,and tens of thousands were killed by German forces. On April 17th, the
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The Guadalcanal campaign was one of the most dramatic military actions in US history. The Marines, in particular, made their name there at the start of
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There is not one singular, conclusive reason for the decisiveness of the role of the USSR in the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany - more so an amalgamation
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US Military Has A Long History In Greenland, From Mining During WWII To A Nuclear-Powered Army Base Built Into The Ice. President Donald Trump's insistence...
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World War Two Spitfire remains are being retrieved from a Cambridgeshire peat bog 75 years after it crashed.
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The Titanic was one of the greatest maritime tragedies and the sinking of the Lusitania was a wartime catastrophe. Both events, while disastrous, lost far
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William "Doc" Long turned 89 years old in May and he still works at the truck company he and his brother founded in 1945 with his brother, James. You can
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eBay has removed from its selling list Adolf Hitler plastic toy men made by LEGO. The small toy men, made from official LEGO bodies complete with painted
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Castro's worshiper weaves a twisted tale of America's immoral and minor role in the Second World War.
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More than 75 years after WWII, workers at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Manufacturing Plant in Germany do not expect to have sudden reminders of the event -
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This thought provoking visualization will show you what the human cost was during World War Two. The documentary covers not just the military deaths but
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There has been an interesting discussion with regards to the Nazi Gold Train, which was possibly discovered. If the gold train does exist, it could be the
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Louis Graziano was awarded the French Legion of Honor at a ceremony in Thomson, GA. He's believed to be the last living witness of German surrender.
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Learn more about World War II history through WWII scholarship from The National WWII Museum.
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Featured photo: L-R: Season Nye, Glenn Perkins, Ayla Amon with the Greensboro History Museum, pose with a yosegaki hinomaru they found in their archives in...
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I. 28 June 1919- Treaty of Versailles The peace treaty of Versailles was a humiliation for Germany. There are those who believe that the peace treaty was
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Harvey Nelson Sweetman, a WWII Squadron Leader who served with the Royal Air Force's 486 Squadron during the said conflict, passed away Thursday,
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Pat Pattle was a heroic South African pilot back in WWII, with little prominence in history. Quite surprising really, when you learn that he had the
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At the start of the Second World War, most artillery was not independently mobile. It had to be dragged into battle by transport vehicles or horses. But
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To the victors belong the spoils of war, and after Nazi Germany was defeated there were plenty of spoils that the Allies were after. 1. Guided Weapons One
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Chiune Sugihara, better known as Sempo, was a Japanese diplomat who came to prominence during WWII. Sugihara was responsible for saving the lives of
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The United States' decision to use the atomic bomb was made after great debate, but still led to a massive loss of hu...
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When discussing World War II, the campaigns most often mentioned include Operation Barbarossa, Operation Drumbeat, Operation Overlord, etc. Rarely does
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GEORGE H.W. BUSH VOLUNTEERED AT 18 AND WAS THE YOUNGEST PILOT IN THE NAVY... HE WAS RESCUED AFTER HE WAS SHOT DOWN ...IN A PLANE CALLED THE AVENGER.
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36 men ignored the overpowering stench of human waste, dropped through a toilet into a latrine and walked through the 150-foot-long tunnel to freedom from
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A fallen crew of WWII airmen is memorialized in two different nations, but with differing dates.
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The Commemorative Air Force, a museum that preserves military history in Dallas, Texas, recently came into possession of two large metal drums. They were
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Man has always strived to reach the sky. From the mythical age of Daedalus and Icarus to the birth of modern aircraft in the early 20th century, this
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In the cold, desolate Arctic near Alaska in 1942, Japanese troops quietly invaded and took over two of the Aleutian Islands, considered to be North
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Steve Stevens married his wife Maureen after he fell in love with her voice over the airwaves during WWII. The two vets celebrated their 70th wedding...
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Looking beyond traditional nursing or clerical roles, some women served as snipers, bomber pilots and more.
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Asked to choose between a history book with pictures and a real size plane in a museum filled with dozens other planes, the answer might not get the chance to...
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33 former PoWs, almost all who are 90 years old, are getting ready to travel back to the Far East for Remembrance week. The PoWs are making the pilgramage
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On January 13, 2014, ABC News in Cleveland, Ohio reported a story of the Liberty Aviation Museum that is located in Port Clinton. The museum is actually
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After his first battle in North Africa exposed U.S. weaknesses, Eisenhower regrouped, hired Gen. Patton and led major...
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USS Enterprise (CV-6) was an Aircraft Carrier which was kKnown to the troops as the "Big E". Enterprise was a Yorktown-class carrier, was launched in 1936
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The states of Virginia and Maryland were used for the holding of numerous WWII POWs captured from German forces.
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The remains of a WWII soldier were found, revealing more about the man to the son who never knew him.
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The Battle of the Atlantic was a vital arena of the Second World War. A protracted campaign that lasted for most of the war, German vessels tried to sink
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Diver takes stunning pictures of a WWII plane which once transported Turkish paratroopers and is now a home to tropical sea creatures under the sea. The
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George Evans, a WWII veteran, was fired from his job of reading a traditional poem at the Remembrance Day parade for going off-script and endorsing forgiveness...
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The Poles have been removing memorials thanking the Soviet Union for liberating Poland from the Nazis, which were erected around the country after World
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In September 1944, the USS Finback submarine surfaced a few miles off the coast of Chichi Jima, an island some 700 miles South of Tokyo. It's periscope
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It has been 76 years since Belgium, The Netherlands, and France were invaded by the German armies. A color video tells the story of the German Blitzkrieg
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Explore arguments for and against the atomic bomb with these DBQ questions. Analyze historical documents and understand the impact of WWII.
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Frankfurt, Germany's rail travel was disturbed for two hours last October 19 when a WWII vintage bomb was discovered near one of the rail lines of the
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WWII was fought by civilian resistance in occupied countries as well as by armed forces. On many occasions, those groups worked together. France The work
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Tom Cathcart, the Director of Aircraft Collections and Restoration for the Museum of Flight, helped to remove a F2G-1 Super Corsair from the museum in
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In the fall of 1943, following the failure of an offensive in Russia, Hitler complained to his commanders about the quality of their troops. What had
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Being in a war gives one license to get creative and here are the proofs --- ten vehicular oddballs birthed during the Second World War . Ten Vehicular
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The M1 Carbine was a small, lightweight weapon that found itself in the hands of many Allied soldiers during WWII. Its relatively small cartridge led to a
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The D-Day military invasion that helped to end World War II was one the most ambitious and consequential military cam...
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Trillions of dollars worth of jewelry, gold, and fine art were reported missing or stolen after World War II ended. Is some of the loot buried in a secret
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The party began after Japan officially surrendered, and included a very iconic kiss.
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