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Troop of World War 2 Churchill Tanks being restored in time for 70th...
A partner at a prestigious London law firm with a passion for tanks has written a revealing account of the fighting history of the Churchill tank, as well as the painstaking restoration process...
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Zeppelins: the beginning of modern warfare
While the Blitz and the Battle of Britain are well documented and constantly appraised, people rarely talk about the ‘First Blitz’, the Zeppelin bombardment in World War One. But Dr Hugh Hunt, a...
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Fighter Command is airborne again at Bentley Priory
As was customary for the man nicknamed “Stuffy”, Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding arrived early for his first day as commander-in-chief of Bentley Priory. It was 9am sharp on June 14 1936, and he...
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Inside the RAF bunker that helped win the Battle of Britain
The station is best known as the headquarters of No. 11 Group RAF, which was responsible for the aerial defence of London and the south-east of England during the Battle of Britain. Hillingdon House...
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BBC Radio 4: The Italian Freedom Trail, Episode 1 “50,000 Allied prisoners...
On September 8th 1943 around 50,000 Allied prisoners broke out of their POW camps in Italy. On the 70th anniversary Edward Stourton presents The Italian Freedom Trails, the incredible story of the...
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The First V2 Attack On London – September 8th 1944
leesaunders.co.uk reports: After the V1 threat had arrived on 13th June 1944 to terrorise the populace of London, measures were taken to limit the ‘flying bombs’ impact, and to defend London and other...
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Poland honours World War 2 resistance heroes
WARSAW – Poland has unveiled a new monument honoring the hundreds of Polish resistance fighters who parachuted into their Nazi-occupied country to fight German forces during World War II. The black...
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Wounded Canadian airman stands next to his damaged fighter “Spitfire”
Wounded Canadian airman stands next to his damaged fighter “Spitfire” after the departure of air cover for the raid on Dieppe. Related articles Australian flying ace Clive Caldwell against his fighter...
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British police have coffins with the bodies of German pilots A. Schleicher...
British police have coffins with the bodies of the crew of German pilots bomber Ju-88 Augusta Schleicher (August Schleicher, 1917-1939) and Kurt Zeudelya (Kurt Seydel, 1913-1939), shot down October 16,...
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Information about the photo Time taken: 1941 British vehicles inspectedM2 Light Tank, who came under the Lend-Lease Act of the United States. Filed under: photo Tagged: Barack Obama, Battle of...
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British soldiers and civilians were treated fuselage shot down a German...
British soldiers and civilians were treated fuselage shot down a German fighter Messerschmitt Bf.110D-0 / B lieutenant Habisha Alfred (Alfred Habisch) from the 2nd Squadron 210th Test team...
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Dunkirk evacuees
A member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) serves tea and sandwiches to evacuated troops aboard a train at Addison Road station, London, 31 May 1940. One of the soldiers is wearing a captured...
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Residents of central London out of the bomb shelter after an air raid
Residents of central London out of the bomb shelter after an air raid. Information about the photo Location: London, UK Time taken: 1940 Filed under: photo Tagged: Bomb shelter, England, London, Music...
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View of the street in Berlin after the battle for the city
View of the street in Berlin after the battle for the city. Information about the photo Location: Berlin, Germany Time taken: May 1945 Filed under: photo Tagged: Berlin, Berlin Wall, Business and...
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Two British soldiers inspect a German tank exploded Pz.Kpfw.IV in the desert...
Two British soldiers inspect a German tank exploded Pz.Kpfw.IV in the desert of North Africa. So was bombed by British bombers because of the impossibility of his escape. Information about the photo...
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Berlin resident to clean up the streets after the battle for the city
Berlin resident to clean up the streets after the battle for the city. Information about the photo Location: Berlin, Germany Time taken: 1945 Filed under: photo Tagged: Berlin, Business and...
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London policeman Frederick Godwin gives a cup of tea left homeless
A police officer Frederick Godwin (Frederick Godwin) from the site of Gipsy Hill (south London) gives the man a cup of tea, left homeless after losing his home German V-1 Information about the photo...
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