World War II

For the first time a memorial for the cockleshel heroes will be made in France which is available to the public...

In an attempt to seize Antwerp and cut off the Allies' railway supply route Germany attacked the Allied front lines penetrating deep into Belgium creating a "Bulge", thus the battle was named the Battle of the Bulge...

Today is the 70th anniversary of the beginning of intense German waves of bomb attacks over Britain on the 7th September 1940. A key moment during the Battle of Britain. The bombing took place all over Britain but began in London for 76 consecutive nights, ending in May 1941, with over 43,000 civilians killed in the experience and more than a million houses destroyed in London alone. 

On the 17th - 25th September 1944 during WW2, Operation Market was a paratrooper assault launched to secure key bridges in the Netherlands and Germany. Still standing today as the largest airborne operation of all-time in aid of isolating Ruhr, Germany's industrial heart by cutting off access to bridges across two arms of the Rhine and bridges across the Maas. This tactic ensured a swift access point into North Germany for the allied troops.

Legendary D-Day landings bagpiper 'Piper Bill' Millin has died at the age of 88, spending the remaining moments of his life in a retirement home in Dawlish, Devon.

Tomorrow in 1942 is a significant date in the Second World War as it marks the end of the single largest combined army, navy and air force strike up to that point. The strike happened at Dieppe in France and ended after 9 hours of intense combat.

Battle of Britain veterans marked the 70th Anniversary of their finest hour yesterday on the white cliffs of Dover...

Yesterday's 66th anniversary of D-Day brought Veterans, and hundreds of people grateful for their sacrifices, to the beaches of Normandy where they paid tribute to those who fought there during the invasion of Normandy that is said to have turned the tide of the war...

Today is 66th anniversary of Normandy Landings with over 1200000 people taking part in this military operation over first twelve weeks "Overlord" remains still the biggest landing operation. Outside Paris and Cote d'Azure landing beeches areas remain one of the most visited places in France with pick visits taking place between June and August. What you can expect if you visit are this year?

Tracing the heart-wrenching disappointment that was the failure of Operation Market Garden, this evocative tour relives the drama that befell the British, US and Canadian Army’s during their ultimately successful liberation...