WW2
Photo Story: Scenes from the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain commemoration
A series of photos made available by the British Ministry of Defence from the Battle of Britain Service that was held Sunday…
Photo Story: Wreckage of sunken German warship ‘Karlsruhe’ found in Norway
Photos made available by Statnett, the Norwegian state owned enterprise responsible for owning, operating and constructing the stem power grid in Norway,…
Britain commemorates 75 years since VJ Day
A handout photo made available by the RAF of Piccadilly Circus screens displaying VJ Day 75 Imagery, in London, Britain, 15 August…
Australia commemorates end of WW2 with message of unity
In socially distanced ceremonies across Australia that echoed a message of unity, politicians, veterans and ordinary people commemorated on Saturday the 75th…
Japan marks 75 years since end of WWII
Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed “deep remorse” over the country’s wartime past and prayed for world peace on Saturday, the 75th anniversary of…
Photo Story: Nagasaki marks 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing in 1945
Doves fly over the Peace Statue at Nagasaki Peace Park during the memorial ceremony in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, 09 August 2020, marking…
Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony
Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the…
Photo Story: Japan prepares for 75th anniversary of Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombing
A man walks past the Atomic Bomb Dome at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, 05 August 2020. On 06 August 2020…
Prince Philip and royals to lead UK’s VJ Day commemorations
Queen Elizabeth’s 99-year-old husband Prince Philip and other senior royals will lead British commemorations for the 75th anniversary of VJ Day which…
Poland commemorates the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising
Polish authorities attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the plaque commemorating the signing of the order to start the Warsaw Uprising, at Filtrowa…
German court convicts 93-year old man for Nazi crimes
A German court convicted a 93-year old German man of helping to murder 5,232 prisoners, many Jewish, at a Nazi concentration camp…
Russia holds World War Two victory parade
Russia is celebrating its biggest public holiday, Victory Day, with a military parade in Moscow that was meant to be held on…