The untold story of the battle that helped end WW2 in Europe
Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history ...
The Economist9d
What to read about the end of the second world war
Pan Macmillan; £18.99 The last eight months of the war in Europe were among the bloodiest and most destructive. Adolf Hitler ...
WYSO Public Radio6d
In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...
Grants of up to £2k for WW2 memorial events
Communities can apply for grants of up to £2,000 to mark the end of World War Two. South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) ...
VE Day 2025: Brits to enjoy four days of events to mark 80th anniversary of victory
Celebrations to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War will be held over four days, with school children able to ...
CBS News10d
Volunteer searching for WWII dead in Japanese caves unearths remains of hundreds of people
Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, 1.2 million Japanese war dead are still unaccounted for. That's about half of the 2.4 million Japanese, mostly soldiers, who died during Japan's ...
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...
Bank holiday to kick off four days of celebrations to mark 80th anniversary of WWII ending
On Friday, August 15, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in the Far East, a service will take place at the ...
Majestic sea of poppies to be centrepiece of landmark WWII anniversary commemorations
A sea of poppies is set to return to the Tower of London, as the world stops to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end ...
Daily Mail6d
Poppies return to the Tower of London: Ceramic 'flowers' seen by more than five million in 2014 will be reinstalled to mark 80th anniversary of end of WWII
Now, nearly 30,000 of the original 888,246 ceramic poppies will return as part of an installation to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The new display is designed to ...
New Vision11d
Britain to mark 80 years since end of WWII with military flypast
Britain will mark 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe with a four-day celebration including street parties, a flypast of old and modern aircraft and a military procession to ...