Stalin’s army invaded a Nazi airfield towards the end of World War II, killing a number of German soldiers and now archaeologist have found their final resting place. A mass grave unearthed in Poland contains skeletal remains of 18 paratroopers who met their demise in 1945. The pit also revealed weapons etched, tools etched with … Read more
Crews begin to excavate wreck of gunboat that JFK commanded under fire in his final WWII service before it sunk in the Harlem River 30 years later JFK commanded the boat on his last WWII mission between 1943 and 1944 He rescued a group of marines from Japanese soldiers in the Solomon Islands Boat’s next … Read more
Eighty years ago this past week, the British and French armies were in the midst of the most calamitous defeat in their combined history. Churchill and Lord Halifax are pictured above Eighty years ago this past week, the British and French armies were in the midst of the most calamitous defeat in their combined history. … Read more
The wreckage of an RAF fighter plane that tumbled from 500ft with engine failure during the Second World War has been discovered on the British beach where it crash-landed 76 years ago. Dog walkers at Cleethorpes, Grimsby, were stunned to stumble across the seaweed-matted remains of the Bristol Beaufighter, which was dredged up by moving … Read more
Polish WWII fighter pilot, 97, who flew 100 missions with the British Royal Air Force after the Nazis invaded his country dies of coronavirus in New York City Jerzy Glowczewski, 97, died of complications from COVID-19 on April 13 in New York City Glowczewski fled his home in Warsaw, Poland, after Nazi soldiers attacked his … Read more
A ‘fiercely independent’ 102-year-old woman who once worked with Winston Churchill was given just two hours to live after contracting Covid-19 – but was sitting up in bed with a bowl of Weetabix days later. Catherine Grace had a secretive government role on London‘s South Bank but has never divulged the nature of her work … Read more
We did it! Huge crowds celebrate VE Day as we now must win the peace – unlike in 1918: How the last days of WWII in Europe were reported in May 1945 The Daily Mail has taken a look back at the headlines from 75 years ago, when Victory in Europe was declared Wild street … Read more
We will not be able to dance a conga or enjoy a street party — let alone flock to Buckingham Palace, as millions did back on May 8, 1945. Tomorrow, 75 years on, it is going to be an unavoidably subdued anniversary of the day that the UK finally celebrated Victory in Europe. Nonetheless, we … Read more
We will not be able to dance a conga or enjoy a street party — let alone flock to Buckingham Palace, as millions did back on May 8, 1945. Tomorrow, 75 years on, it is going to be an unavoidably subdued anniversary of the day that the UK finally celebrated Victory in Europe. Nonetheless, we … Read more
WHEN WILL VICTORY BELLS RING OUT? British tanks storming into Denmark, 500,000 German PoWs taken in Hamburg and Cabinet ministers told to stay in London – how the last days of WWII in Europe were reported in May 1945 On Friday, May 4 1945, British troops were rolling into Denmark, crossing German border into Jutland … Read more