World War 2

PARIS: From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022. War in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin launches the biggest invasion in Europe since World War 2 when he sends troops into…

A 99-year-old veteran who fed a French girl during the Second World War has been reunited with her 78 years on. During the Battle of Normandy, Reg Pye served with the Royal Engineers as a driver carrying sappers, mines and ammunitions. While moving through Normandy, 14 days after D-Day in…

Media caption, Watch: Two vintage World World II planes collide in mid-air during Dallas air show Two vintage World War Two-era planes have collided and crashed at an air show in the US state of Texas, killing six people. Footage shows the aircraft striking each other at a low altitude,…

Royal Canadian Legion's Barrie branch honouring three men who fought in the Second World War during today's Remembrance Day ceremony Remembrance Day pays respects to the thousands of Canadians who died in battle, but today's ceremony will see three former soldiers in particular honoured at the cenotaph in downtown Barrie. William (Bill)…

At this year's national Remembrance Day ceremony, a weathered Canadian flag recovered from the battlefields of Dieppe will be placed at the foot of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This national symbol, possibly stained by the blood of a young soldier during one of the deadliest military operations of…

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When it comes to depicting the terrors of war on screen, no war has been repsented more at the cinema than World War II. Even today, movies are still made about this hellacious global conflict to eradicate fascism and genocide, with stories that cover many different aspects of the war.…

The Puppet Manchu Palace Museum in northeast China's Changchun City has held an exhibition, presenting evidence of Japanese war crimes committed at a secret bio-weapon research facility during World War Two. Our reporter Yu Li has the details. Founded at the same time as the notorious Unit 731 that conducted…

NEW JERSEY: The heroism of Filipino veterans of World War 2 will be taught in a high school in Bergenfield county here to highlight the "alliance and shared history" of the United States and the Philippines. Bergenfield, New Jersey Mayor Arvin Amatorio, a Filipino American, revealed this on Monday to…

Kate Winslet, who stars as war correspondent Lee Miller in her latest film, has described her as an “inspiration of what you can achieve”. Miller went from working as a model appearing in American Vogue to capturing the liberation of Europe at the end of the Second World War as…