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Mrs Denton Keeps a War Secret for 30 Years

Fox Atlanta shares the story of Mrs. Helen Denton of Fayetteville, Georgia. For over 50 years, Mrs. Denton kept a secret that played a pivotal…

Liberation Route Europe Marks 70th Anniversary

Ian Harvey

Liberation Route Europe was created to follow the journey of the Allied forces as they advanced in occupied Europe, during their attempt to stop the…

Dakotas over Normandy – Press Release

Press Releases

October 30th, Fresville, Normandy, FRANCE.. For the 70th commemoration of the renowned D-day Invasion, which is to take place in June 2014, a group of…

WWII surveillance images of Gold beach sold for over £3,000 at auction

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Sophisticated technology was used by spitfire pilots to plot images of Gold beach; Mont Fleury was one of…

Members of the SAS Honor the Dead with Their Own Traditions

In the Vosges Mountains in eastern France, sits a memorial that reads “Stele SAS” or SAS Memorial. The memorial is secluded from the rest of…

Stanislaw Maczek, 102, General of Polish Armoured Division in WWII

General, Stanislaw Maczek of polish was a combat commander during the world war two died at his home in Edinburgh, at the age of 102.…

Fallen WWII Paratrooper Honored with Bronze Star Medal

Fort Bragg, North Carolina – The US Army followed through with its promise on the mother of a fallen WWII paratrooper and gave her soldier son…

Major General Patrick Kay- WWII Royal Marine and a pioneer of amphibious commando warfare

Photo story (From left to right): (1) WWII Royal Marine Major General Partick Kay (2) British Commandos at Sword Beach area at approximately 8.40 am…

Remembering “Band of Brothers” and WWII Hero Frank Perconte (1917-2013)

Frank Perconte, who served with the East Company during the Second World War, attained fame late in life when he, along with his comrades in…

Looking back on the Life of WWII Vet Frank Perconte: His Strong Friendship with “Band of Brothers” Actor James Madio

James Madio is an actor while the late Frank Perconte was a WWII veteran…they had nothing in common or so it seemed. For when James…

Oklahoma Exhibit Lauding WWII Comanche Code Talkers Bared

Heziel Pitogo

A Nazi flag seized at the height of the Second World War together with personal photos and army uniforms are some of the mementos featured…

French General Gaulle ‘thanked’ British WWII hero Captain Lake by telling him to ‘go home’ –secret Government files disclosed

Photo story (Clockwise from left): (1) Captain Peter Lake during WWII (2) In April 1944, Captain Lake was parachuted into the French territory to train…