WW2
Royal Navy commemorates 75th anniversary of the end of World War II
An undated handout photo made available by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) of the crew made up of Royal Fleet Auxiliary…
Photo Story: General rehearsal of the Victory Day air parade in Moscow
Aircrafts fly above Spaskaya rower of the Moscow Kremlin during the general rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, 04…
75th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp commemorated
Bavaria's state premier Markus Soeder attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Nazi concentration camp memorial site in Dachau near Munich, Bavaria,…
Queen to lead VE Day anniversary events for the 75th anniversary
The Queen will commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day with a televised address to the nation. The message will form part…
Royal Mail marks 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II with special stamps
Photos made available by the Royal Mail shows set of stamps issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the…
Poland commemorates the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
A yellow a daffodil is displayed on the facade of the Presidential Palace to mark the 77th anniversary of the outbreak of…
75 years since liberation of the Buchenwald death camp
In the wake of the coronavirus lock down, authorities in the state of Thuringia cancelled commemoration events marking the the 75th anniversary…
UK unveils plans to mark 75 years since VE Day, early May Bank Holiday to be moved to Friday 8 May
On 8 May a day-long series of events will take place across the UK to commemorate the Allied Victory in Europe and…
British Government to provide £1 million funding to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
A £1 million donation to help preserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and ensure the lessons of Auschwitz live on for generations to…
Poland and Russia bicker over WW2
Poland’s president has accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of spreading a “historical lie” about his country in the run-up to events marking the…
Re-enactment in Belgium on the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne
Actors wearing German and US WWII uniforms take part in a historical re-enactment of the Battle of the Ardennes for the 75th…
Wreck of WWI German battlecruiser SMS Scharnhorst found near Falkland Islands
The wreck of a German battlecruiser that was sunk by the British during the First World War has been found off the…