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British paratroopers had to get passports checked after D-Day event jump into France
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoGround troops then landed along five assault beaches. The paratroopers landed behind German lines,...
‘There is more to do’ to avoid repeat of Second World War, warns army chief
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHowever, while the readiness of British troops may have improved, it emerged last week that the size...
The disturbing true story behind Victoria Cilliers’ attempted murder by husband
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThey were planned and carried out in cold blood for your own selfish purposes which include...
D-Day paratroopers met by French customs in Normandy for 80th anniversary
Daily Express· 7 days agoAt 1pm, the paratroopers launched themselves out of an Airbus A400M, touching down roughly eight...
Space radar plan near national park 'unacceptable'
BBC via Yahoo News· 11 hours ago"If you stand on a headland in Solva, you can see Brawdy and you'll...The plans were defeated after public meetings and rallies attended by thousands of...
‘I’d love to ask him questions’ – paratrooper whose grandfather fought for Nazis
Press Association News via AOL· 7 days agoSergeant Danny Mawson, a keen historian, wore a smock worn by Colour Sergeant Tommy Alderson, who...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
Republican-American· 6 days agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada...
Crimea Strait attack a "significant disruption" to Russian logistics—UK
Newsweek· 6 days agoDefense Ministry said Thursday. On May 30, Kyiv's military said that it had "successfully struck"...
King Charles III honors a generation that fought, died and waited for freedom
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoIt is also a generation that is quickly passing into history, with the youngest D-Day veterans now...
Melksham firm Avon Protection gets new MoD contract
BBC News· 5 days agoA safety equipment company which manufactures gas masks for military personnel and emergency workers say a new contract from the Ministry of Defence...