World War 2

Leaders in Europe have called for calm after Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's first military "mobilisation" since World War II. Mr Putin warned this morning that Moscow would respond with the might of all its vast arsenal if the West continued with what he called its "nuclear blackmail". The blunt warning…

Marvel Marvel and Skydance New Media have announced a new video game that will bring together Captain America and Black Panther in a World War 2 setting. This is the Marvel game that original award-winning “Uncharted” trilogy game director Amy Hennig has been working on – a narrative-driven ensemble adventure…

A man whose grandparents risked their lives by protecting a Jewish girl during Second World War has been reunited with her daughter nearly 80 years on. Suze van der Bijl was only five years old when she was taken into hiding in a loft in the Netherlands in 1944 by…

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Yo dawg, I heard you like real-time tactics games A teaser trailer for inbound World War 2 strategy Men Of War 2 has been released that promises a full reveal…

A 99-year-old RAF veteran has had her Second World War debt repaid when she was presented with a set of five shilling coins. Peggy Terry served with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and when she was discharged in 1945 was still owed the money. And 77 years later, the debt…

The Dolmen of Guadalperal, also known as the Spanish Stonehenge, is seen due to the receding waters of the Valdecanas reservoir in the outskirts of El Gordo, Spain on Aug. 3, 2022.SUSANA VERA/Reuters Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels…

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comAug 20 (Reuters) - Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged treasures - and some unwanted hazards. In Spain, suffering its worst drought in decades, archaeologists have been…

A commemoration marking the 80th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid is held in Dieppe Gardens in Windsor, Ont., on Friday, August 19, 2022. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star The memory of those who fought and sacrificed in the Dieppe Raid took centre stage Friday in Windsor. Advertisement 2 This…

OTTAWA — With the help of a cane, 100-year-old Gordon Fennell rose to his feet in the Square du Canada, a park near the coastline in Dieppe, France, where the former soldier came ashore 80 years ago. The crowd of local residents, students and dignitaries gave him a standing ovation…

George Brown of Leamington fought at Dieppe, was captured, escaped, swam into the channel and was rescued. Shown is a photo of Brown, foreground, as he lay injured on the beach at Dieppe. It was Canada’s bloodiest day on the battlefields of the Second World War, and it was also…