VJ Day 75 Commemorations
Details of WWII Commemorations Around the UK A series of events around the UK will mark the 75th anniversary of V-J Day, including the Red Arrows and the Battle of […]
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Details of WWII Commemorations Around the UK A series of events around the UK will mark the 75th anniversary of V-J Day, including the Red Arrows and the Battle of […]
» Read moreShortly after noon Japan Standard Time on 15 August 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration in a radio broadcast to the Japanese people, […]
» Read moreChurchil Orders “Reign of Terror”, 6 June 1940 The Fall of France and the desperate evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the beaches of Dunkirk sent shockwaves across the […]
» Read more1 Assault Group Renamed 47 Commando Raiding Group 1 Assault Group Royal Marines – the marines’ amphibious warfare experts – will now be known as 47 Commando Raiding Group, reinvigorating […]
» Read moreInformation on Commemorative Events in Normandy and Portsmouth for June 6 The Ministry of Defence has announced further details of the D-Day 75 commemorative events for June this year, including […]
» Read moreFrance’s Highest Honour Awarded to Second World War Veterans of the Normandy Landings Four British Royal Navy veterans have been awarded France’s highest honour, the Légion d’Honneur, for their service in […]
» Read moreThe First Single-Volume History of the British and Commonwealth Armies in the Second World War It was by a stroke of luck that Fighting the People’s War landed on my […]
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