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Pat Owtram used her language skills to listen in on German U-boats during WWII
KLAS Las Vegas· 5 days agoLONDON (AP) — Pat Owtram didn’t need to go to war. It came to her. As the Nazis took control of ...
How America captured a German submarine right before D-Day
Task & Purpose· 15 hours agoThe concept of capturing a German submarine was hatched after a Navy hunter-killer team named the...
‘Nobody told us where we were going,’ recalls D-Day veteran Alec
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe allies knew any invasion of Normandy could be seriously jeopardised by German U-boats, so Mr...
Woman who was key wartime code-breaker commemorated with blue plaque
Press Association News via AOL· 6 days agoA code-breaker who played a key part in decrypting German messages during the Second World War will...
Veteran visiting Normandy on D-Day anniversary to ‘pay respects to shipmates’
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoD-Day veteran JAlec Penstone, pictured at the age of 20 (Blind Veterans UK/PA) After the war...
D-Day: the biggest seaborne invasion in history
Press Association News via AOL· 5 days agoThen, at 5.50am, as dawn broke over the coast, British and American warships opened up a massive bombardment of the Normandy beaches where the invasion...
WW2 code-breaker gets blue plaque at London home
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA code-breaker who played a key role in decrypting German messages during World War Two has been commemorated with a blue plaque. Joan Clarke, who was portrayed by Keira Knightley ...
Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed
WKBT La Crosse· 3 days agoWhat did you do in the war, Granny? For British women who came of age during World War II, the...
Memories of Cunard's 'spiritual home' in Liverpool
BBC News· 2 days agoPeople in Liverpool are sharing their memories of Cunard Line as the city is set to stage the naming ceremony for the cruise company's newest ship. The...
Why D-Day was even more spectacular than remembered
NY Post via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJune 6 marks 80 years since Allied Forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, as part of Operation Overlord, the campaign to defeat the Nazis and...
