WW2
Photo Story: Russia marks Nazi Germany attack on the Soviet Union
Patriarch Kirill (L) of Moscow and All Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) lay flowers at the sculptural composition 'Mothers of…
Photo Story: Historic flypast over London and Paris
Photos made available by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) show the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, and the Patrouille…
Photo Story: French President Macron marks General de Gaulle WW2 speech anniversary
The Patrouille de France performs the traditional annual ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle's appeal to the French people…
WWII British singer Dame Vera Lynn dies aged 103
Singer Dame Vera Lynn has died at the age of 103, her family have said. Lynn was considered a national institution in…
Prince Charles to host Macron to mark de Gaulle wartime broadcast
Britain’s Prince Charles will host French President Emmanuel Macron for a special celebration marking the 80th anniversary of Gen. Charles de Gaulle’s…
Few to mourn the D-Day dead in Normandy
This year’s 76th anniversary since that fateful June 6 on France’s Normandy beaches, when allied troops in 1944 turned the course of…
Photo Story: Air parade over Moscow for Victory Day celebration
Aircraft flew above the Kremlin and the rest of Moscow during the Victory Day parade in the Russian capital on Saturday. The…
Ex-Soviet Union celebrates victory over Nazi Germany
World War II veteran Asek Urmanbetov with his grandson at his home in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Asek Urmanbetov was a lieutenant in the…
Photo Story: Victory over Nazi Germany commemorated in Poland
Polish veterans lay flowers at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier at the Lithuanian Square marking the 75th anniversary of the Victory…
Photo Story: France remembers VE Day
French President Emmanuel Macron (C-L), lays a wreath of flowers at the statue of General Charles de Gaulle during VE Day ceremonies…
Photo Story: VE Day celebrations in Britain
A handout photo made available by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows a piper from the 1st Battalion Scots Guards playing whilst…
75th anniversary of end of WWII in Europe
Several nations will today mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Commemorations that this year will be held among various coronavirus pandemic…