World War 2

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…

An archaeological dig at RAF Brize Norton has helped paint a picture of life at the base in the Second World War. In 1945, 45 specialist German aircraft captured by the Allies were brought back to the station for testing and evaluation. But a severe storm damaged most of them and the…

Book by Saskatoon author Ernie Louttit is set in post Second World War Northern Ontario Latitude 46 Publishing, Northern Ontario’s English language publisher, is launching its final book this season, Saskatoon author Ernie Louttit’s “Pine Bugs and .303s.”  The book launch will be livestreamed on YouTube on Friday, at 7…

A German warship, the V-1302 John Mahn, was sunk in 1942 and is currently leaking toxic chemical and heavy metals in the North Sea Environment 18 October 2022 By Madeleine Cuff The V-1302 John Mahn was wrecked in the Belgian North Sea VLIZ A second world war shipwreck is leaking…

Canadian soldiers — and eventually sailors, aircrew and military police — will be getting new pistols to replace their Second World War-era handguns, the Department of National Defence (DND) said Friday. And federal procurement officials have chosen the SIG Sauer P320. The firearm has been the subject of multiple lawsuits…

The Canadian military is getting new pistols to replace its current Second World War-era sidearms. The Department of National Defence on Friday announced an initial contract award of US$3.2 million to outfit the Canadian Army with 7,000 new handguns and holsters. Supplier M.D. Charlton Co. Ltd. of Victoria will provide…

DENVER (AP) — The Biden administration is preparing to designate its first new national monument, preserving a World War 2-era alpine training site and providing a boost to the reelection campaign of the state’s senior Senator, Michael Bennet, according to a person familiar with the process. The designation is expected…

Click here for more info on Vitesse T-Shirts UK In 1949, the sport’s regulatory body, the Federation Fédération de Motorcycle, hosted the first-ever World Championship for motorcycle racing (FIM). In 1938, before the onset of the Second World War, there was talk of a championship series and a European series…

In national elections on Sunday, forty-four per cent of Italian voters opted for right-wing candidates, all but insuring that the next Prime Minister will be Giorgia Meloni, whose party—Fratelli d’Italia, or Brothers of Italy—won more than a fourth of the total votes cast. Meloni, who has previously expressed admiration for…