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9 area men were killed in rarely discussed Exercise Tiger drill for D-Day invasion
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 7 days agoFor quite a long time, most Americans did not know the truth of what happened April 27 and 28, 1944,...
Startup makes old cargo plane technology new again with cost-cutting approach to shipping: 'The...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoMoving cargo with them isn't a revelation, either. According to the Imperial War Museums, Horsa...
RAF Typhoon has D-Day anniversary makeover
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Typhoon jet is seen mid-air for the first time since its new paint job - Alex ROEBUCK An RAF aircraft has taken to the skies with a new coat of paint...
A 'Chronicles of Narnia' Star Returns to the WW2 Era With This New Film
Collider· 2 days agoThe film stars William Moseley, Kelsey Grammer, Pooch Hall, Gilles Marini, and Joe Anderson, and...
Rare artifacts from Patriots Point's ship Laffey headed to France for D-Day ceremony
The Post and Courier· 21 hours agoThe Yorktown Foundation helped fund Patriots Point’s participation in the Navy-to-Normandy program,...
Long: Tragic lessons learned at Slapton Sands saved lives on D-Day
Roanoke Times· 2 days agoLast time in this space I started the story of Exercise Tiger, a little-known training disaster in the English Channel which occurred 80 years ago this past weekend. The exercise was a dress ...
Late Four-Star General from Polk County led soldiers on D-Day during World War II: ‘Go to the beach’
FOX 13 Tampa Bay· 3 days agoBARTOW, Fla. - Next month marks the 80th anniversary of the Allied troop landing at Normandy during...
D-Day TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ was 15 when he enlisted
WJHL· 6 days agoWorld War II veteran Jake Larson, a 100-year-old American best known on social media under the name...
Group celebrates World War II veteran’s 100th birthday in North Little Rock | Arkansas Democrat...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 7 hours agoMembers of the Distinguished Flying Cross Society's Gen. Ira Eaker Chapter on Saturday celebrated...
D-Day hero Albert says he 'never felt so sick' when told of invasion
Daily Express· 2 days agoBergen-Belsen, initially a prisoner of war camp, was used to intern Jews from 1943 onwards. Richard Dimbleby was the first broadcaster to enter the camp and, in footage that has now become some ...