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Watch as Russia stages annual WWII Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square

Watch as Russia stages its annual Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, marking victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.

The Independent UK

New Oppenheimer trailer gives first extended look at Christopher Nolan’s WWII epic

The Oppenheimer movie has got a new trailer, showing off Christopher Nolan’s upcoming WWII epic and nuclear bomb biopic with aplomb.

TechRadar

Former WWII nurse from Lanarkshire celebrates her 101 birthday as she reveals secret to long life

Edna Twivey from Strathaven cared for injured soldiers during the Second World War.

Daily Record

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WWII ship that sank with 1,000 Allied POWs on board discovered in South China Sea

The wreck of a Japanese transport ship that sank in 1942 with more than 1,000 Allied prisoners-of-war on board has been discovered near the Philippines.

LiveScience

Army DUKWs still used daily in Kuranda more than 80 years after they were made

These amphibious war machines were built by women during WWII and used to transport troops and supplies. But these days they are more like to be found ferrying tourists around holiday hotspots.

ABC News

Hobart streets dug up for air raid shelters as WWII threat crept further south

Tasmania might have seemed a long way from the threat of invasion in WWII, but all that changed in 1942. A Japanese plane flew over Hobart and air raid shelters and trenches were hastily constructed.

ABC News

Inside abandoned home of WWII veteran hoarder with 'graveyard' of old cars and dirty magazines

Stashes of porn magazines and other relics dating back decades provide an eerie glimpse into the former habitants of this abandoned home in West Sussex

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French culture minister returns 15th century art stolen by Nazis during WWII to rightful owners

Two paintings and a sculpture from the 15th century, looted by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945 from German Jews, were returned to the heirs of the original owners on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

80-year trip back home nearing a close for WWII pilot

Sneed exclusive: Remains of Lt. Roy Coulson Harms, who was killed over a bombing raid in Romania in 1943, are returning to family in Grafton, Wis.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Repair Shop fans emotional as show transforms WWII prisoner of war's boots

In a recent episode of BBC series The Repair Shop, a guest brought in a pair of boots worn by his late father to be repaired.

Daily Mirror

That time a long-haired Peter Frampton appeared in a WWII period drama drinking tea in the jungle and singing

Black Sheep Squadron's final-ever episode starred Peter Frampton as a military intelligence operative stationed on a remote Pacific island

Louder

Ukraine: reporter's notes from WWII shows how Russia used claims of fascism to stem independence

Alongside the horrors of the war in Ukraine, many in the west have been confused by the insistence from Russian president Vladimir Putin that he is trying to free the country from “Nazi control”, accusing his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, and his supporters of crimes against the people of Ukraine.

The Conversation

'I burnt Hitler': a dramatic headline with an extraordinary story

Who made this curious claim? As MIKE SCANLON writes, if you were in the Hunter in the 1970s you might recall the extraordinary story.

Newcastle Herald

Woman, 104, selling childhood home she's lived in for 102 years - which her parents bought for £200

Nancy ‘Joan’ Gifford lived in her beloved house throughout WWII and the invention of the TV

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Two Sisters Adopted During WWII Reunite After 75 Years Apart

After 75 years, two sisters who were given up for adoption at the close of World War II have reunited.

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Former Teachers Who Studied During WWII Finally Receive Their Degrees

The retired teachers who attended school during World War-II finally obtain their degrees.

Wales Online

'Two sisters put up for adoption at the end of WWII reunite after 75 years apart'

Annie lJpelaar, 78, and Sheila Anne Fry, 75, reunited in June 2022

Daily Mirror

D-Day hero who lied about his age to sign up for Army duty is laid to rest

Ernie Sedgwick was one of the last surviving British veterans of WWII when he died aged 101 last month

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Liverpool Echo

The room under Liverpool city centre key to winning WWII

This year will see Liverpool mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic

Chronicle Live

Sunderland housing development named after heroic WWII fighter pilot begins to take shape

The new housing development in Ryhope, Barton Meadows, comprises of 60 homes being built on land north of Burdon Lane

Manchester Evening News

Tragedy as hero dad who saved six crew after WWII bomb explosion at sea dies suddenly at home

Lewis Mulhearn was caught up in an explosion of the bomb when the crabbing gear of his vessel disturbed the device

Daily Mirror

Incredible story of WWII heroines who dodged Nazi bullets and heard true horrors of war

To celebrate International Women’s Day, both Mildred, now 99, and Marie, 96, share their memories of cutting their education short at teenagers to help defeat the Nazis

Bristol Post

Search for Bristol family of WWII soldier whose personal effects found hidden in parcel

Yorkshire genealogist tracks soldier’s son, Sidney Duck, to Bristol

Belfast Live

Lagan anglers warned after WWII hand-grenade discovered by magnet fisherman

"After the recent discovery people should be cautious when magnet fishing in the waterway or indeed angling of any kind."

The Independent UK

Reflections of War: A Year in Ukraine

One year ago, Russia launched Europe’s biggest war since WWII

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