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How America captured a German submarine right before D-Day
Task & Purpose· 9 hours agoThe concept of capturing a German submarine was hatched after a Navy hunter-killer team named the...
Pat Owtram used her language skills to listen in on German U-boats during WWII
WLNS Lansing· 5 days agoLONDON (AP) — Pat Owtram didn’t need to go to war. It came to her. As the Nazis took control of ...
‘Nobody told us where we were going,’ recalls D-Day veteran Alec
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 22 hours 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...
Donald Trump's future, bird flu concerns and an increase in executions | Hot off the Wire podcast
The Bryan-College Station Eagle· 4 days agoGet a recap of recent financial, health and general interest stories through this special edition of...
D-Day: the biggest seaborne invasion in history
Press Association News via AOL· 4 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 ...
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...
D-Day veteran calls for sacrifice of life to be recognised by future generations
Press Association News via AOL· 9 hours agoMr Lamond was a signalman on HMS Rowley, part of the 3rd Escort Group, when it was deployed to...