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Des Odgers Donates a WWII-era Japanese Flag to be Restored

The Mid-Western Regional Council has recently been granted $7,000 for the restoration of the Des Odgers’ Japanese flag which is in the Kandos Museum. Members…

US Army Take Over County As They Prepare For D-Day

Ian Harvey
D-Day

June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, meant  ‘the beginning of the end’ of the Second World War and it was the biggest seaborne invasion…

For sale: 88mm – $100,000 – $150,000

Jack Beckett

The 88 mm gun (eighty-eight) was a German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun from World War II. They were widely used by Germany throughout the…

Most Of The People In Britain Don’t Know That WWI Was Fought Beyond The Western Front

Ian Harvey
WWI

The new statistics show that not even half of the British people know that America was also part of the First World War and less…

Dutch Resistance Fighter Recalls German Occupation During World War II

Ian Harvey
Dutch Resistance

Jules Weyers can say he lived two lives: one on the front line, struggling to survive and return home safely and another, following the end…

England Commemorates Arthur Harrison for His Centenary Victoria Cross

Friday, February 14th, marked the centenary of Arthur Harrison’s debut for his country. Stuart Lancaster’s credo will know his name. The name adorns an award…

The Long Shadow Of World War II

Ian Harvey
World War

According to a new survey, people, who spend their early life surrounded by the chaos of the World War Two are more likely to suffer…

On The Omaha and Utah Beaches of Normandy, We Will Never Forget

On a normal day, crossing the English Channel from Britain to France can be quite an experience. On any given day, there are slight swells…

The men who dared scale the treacherous Berlin Wall

Siegphyl

February 5, 1989 recorded the last victim of the GDR’s Berlin Wall firing orders. The victim was a 20 year old. Until now, researchers are…

Kim Phuc: Life after Napalm

The woman in this photograph is Kim Phuc. The name may not sound familiar; but when you see the iconic photograph from her childhood, you…

Rare Kamikaze aircraft undergoes refurbishment in preparation for a first-of-its-kind exhibition

Siegphyl

An exceedingly rare Kamikaze aircraft which was seized by the British at the end of the Second World War will be made available for public…

Marbles Once Owned by Anne Frank Go On Display

A tin full of marbles that once belonged to Anne Frank have been found, over 70 years since her death. Anne had given the tin…