World War Two

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Masts to be removed from bomb-laden shipwreck
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Kent
Posted
14 July
Bomb disposal experts may face 'busiest year ever'
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Devon
Posted
13 July
Dear Gilbert, Dear Gordon. Audio, 29 minutes
Olly Alexander reads from letters about the experience of gay men in wartime Britain.
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BBC Radio 4
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Polish PM pledges memorial to victims of WW2 'genocide by Ukrainian nationalists'
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Europe
Posted
11 July
The Scottish town that started supporting Norway 86 years ago
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South Scotland
Posted
11 July
Forgotten battle saw Blackshirts driven out of Hull
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Hull & East Yorkshire
Posted
11 July
Going inside the secret bunker built to survive nuclear war
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Wales
Posted
11 July
Inspirational boy brings 'Dunkirk spirit to life'
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
11 July
Intriguing slogan, names and cartoon found carved into WW2 defences
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Edinburgh, Fife & East
Posted
10 July
D-Day veteran who survived PoW camp dies aged 100
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NE, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
7 July
The Norwegian fishing boats that resisted the Nazis. Video, 00:01:12
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NE, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
7 July
World War Two veteran celebrates 105th birthday
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
6 July
'Dambusters' bus honours county's WW2 role
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Lincolnshire
Posted
6 July
RAF nurse inspires WW2 book on haunting experiences
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Somerset
Posted
5 July
'We exist because of the kindness of strangers'
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England
Posted
5 July
Why do these WW2 beach relics exist?
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England
Posted
5 July
Birthday cards inundate 102-year-old WW2 veteran
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Sussex
Posted
4 July
WW2 lost Czech pilot honoured with memorial
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Devon
Posted
4 July
Pupils immortalise WW2 heroes with special plaque
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
3 July
'Absolute madness': Row over plan to demolish Nazi bunker under Berlin
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Europe
Posted
30 June
Blue plaque for 'unsung' Bletchley codebreaker
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England
Posted
30 June
The octogenarian's walk inspired by WW2 carnage
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Hull & East Yorkshire
Posted
29 June
City marks Armed Forces Day with parade and service
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Coventry & Warwickshire
Posted
28 June
Armed Forces Day a time to 'reflect on sacrifices'
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Jersey
Posted
27 June