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The war officially concluded on August 15, 1945, after the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and ...
VJ Day, which marks the surrender of Japan and the true end of the Second World War will be commemorated on Friday 15th and ...
This week in Wiltshire has been dominated by celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, but there has also been ...
Four days of celebrations kick off at midday, with a military procession watched by the King and Queen, followed by a Red ...
With less than half of young people saying they’re proud to be British, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World ...
“The early May Bank Holiday will see the beginning of the events to mark VE and VJ Day 80 with events planned including a military procession and flypast of current and historic military ...
On May 8th, 1945 – the day we now celebrate as VE Day – my father, Sergeant Cliff Martin, was a prisoner of war.
He said: "Everybody in Weston has a direct connection to those who served in the Second World War, whether that be through family or our ...
Veterans Day began as Armistice Day to mark 11:11 a.m. Nov. 11, 1918, when the Allies and the Central Powers agreed to end ...
NEXT week, we will come together to mark both Victory in Europe (VE) Day and Victory in Japan (VJ) Day, marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War. It’s a time for celebration, and I was ...
NEXT week, we will come together to mark both Victory in Europe (VE) Day and Victory in Japan (VJ) Day, marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War. It’s a time for celebration ...