A woman has been arrested after a car crashed into a British World War II memorial in France ... where thousands of troops ...

Movies: Dunkirk, Bombers and the Bombed, Evacuees, Secret Army, D-Day It was the greatest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare and the risks were immense. The consequences of failure were ...

The American Red Cross was serving US troops stationed in the UK well before D-Day. In cities and towns near military bases, Red Cross clubs served doughnuts and coffee, and had areas with music, ...

The fighters provided crucial air support for the D-Day landings and many were adapted to be fighter-bombers to carry out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning the ...

Two essential wartime tonics which kept Britain going during the 1940s will be celebrated by a 12th century Coventry venue to ...

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, there are now only about six veterans from Wales still alive. Bill Davies, 101, from Porthcawl, Bridgend county, served with the RAF, landing at Arromanches in ...

Army veterans and military vehicle enthusiasts from Weymouth are to set off on a journey around Europe to mark anniversary of D-Day and VE Day.

The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. A sign outside Trinity Church, New York City, inviting worshipers to ...

Norman Bartlett joined the Royal Navy in 1942 at the age of 16 A 98-year-old D-Day veteran from Hampshire has died. Norman Bartlett, from Blackwater near Camberley, joined the Royal Navy in 1942 ...

World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into Belgium ... and descends into enemy territory. June 6: D-Day. Over 160,000 Allied troops and 30,000 vehicles are landed along a 50-mile stretch ...