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People don't know who won WWII, what started it and who was UK PM

40% of people don't know what the Blitz was. 30% are unaware a nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima

Wales Online

First Black Merchant Seamen's War memorial rededicated

A memorial dedicated to Black Merchant Seaman who served and lost their lives during WWII was fitted with a new plaque at a ceremony in Toxteth

Liverpool Echo

Darwin commemorates WWII bombing anniversary

Dignitaries and locals have gathered in Darwin to remember the day WWII air raids killed more than 250 people in the largest attack ever on Australian soil.

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Bomb squad attempts to detonate suspected WWII bomb on beach after discovery in garden

Crowds gathered at the beach in Cleethorpes to watch a bomb squad carry out a controlled explosion following the discovery of what's thought to be an undetonated remnant from WWII

Daily Mirror

Inspirational story of Dumfriesshire WWII heroine Jane Haining to be taught in schools

Dumfries teacher William Gair will spearhead a national drive to encourage Scottish schools to teach pupils about the Church of Scotland school matron from Dunscore

Daily Record

Calderstones mum never revealed her past fighting Nazis

Sabine Specter was part of the resistance during the war, before she moved to Liverpool

Liverpool Echo

The bride and groom moved to Liverpool. Everyone else was murdered.

"It’s like a big black hole... even the young children died."

Liverpool Echo

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Search for Scots WWII soldier after identity bracelet is found in Israel

The ID bracelet, bearing the name of Lieutenant James Clark, was picked up in a search by metal detectorists in a town 40km from Tel Aviv.

Daily Record

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WEKU

Edward 'Weary' Dunlop medals, papers taken

Burglars have stolen papers and war medals belonging to renowned World War II Australian surgeon Sir Edward "Weary'' Dunlop from a home in Melbourne.

AAP

French city of Lyon to get 'long overdue' Holocaust memorial

The City Council of Lyon in eastern France has voted on a budget to build a Holocaust memorial. Although several plaques exist for the victims of WWII, the city centre lacks its own distinct tribute to the deportation of Jews.

Radio France Internationale

Inside Hitler's plan for UK lair as evil Nazi maniac picked sleepy English town for HQ

WWII papers show Adolf Hitler had a fascination with a Shropshire town, leading to a theory that he planned to set up a Nazi HQ there should his forces be successful in invading Britain

Daily Mirror

In a recent WWII Days reenactment, some participants played the Nazis — we talked to them about why they do it

Someone has to play the bad guy.

Chicago Tribune

'Half American' explores how Black WWII servicemen were treated better abroad

Though more than one million Black Americans contributed to the war effort, historian Matthew Delmont says a military uniform offered no protection from racism.

WEKU

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Poland says book given to pope by Macron wasn't WWII plunder

Poland’s culture minister has rejected speculation that a rare book given to Pope Francis by French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week might have been looted from Poland during World War II

Al Jazeera

World Cup 1954: West Germany, Hungary and the Miracle of Berne

Being one of the few European nations not to be deeply affected by WWII, Switzerland was chosen to host the 1954 event.

Tribune News Service

Ezra Edward Hill Sr., a WWII veteran from Baltimore believed to be the oldest living man in US, dies at 111

BALTIMORE — Ezra Edward Hill Sr., a war veteran, revered Little League manager and beloved shop owner who met the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali at his Baltimore shoe store, died Oct. 4. The supercentenarian was 111.

Liverpool Echo

City centre church to commemorate longest campaign of WWII

An application has been lodged with Liverpool Council

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Is life better or worse after serving in the defence force?

Is life better or worse after serving in the defence force? Census data reveals some interesting statistics.

Liverpool Echo

WWII hero finally laid to rest 82 years after jet was shot down

John Stuart Mee Bromley's remains were found along with aircraft fragments

AAP

Indigenous soldiers war service remembered

The Australian Defence Force has joined Indigenous leaders in the NT to commemorate the formation of an Arnhem Land army unit that protected the nation in WWII.

Daily Mirror

You can visit a 'Cat Island' where friendly felines outnumber humans

Aoshima, or cat island in English, has a population of 200 cats which is far greater than its dwilndling human population, which has been decreasing since the end of WWII

ABC News

Darwin Harbour exclusion zone established after potential unexploded weapon from WWII discovered

The divers were searching for potential weapons and heritage items when they made the underwater discovery.

Liverpool Echo

Nan who served in WWII listened to 'Ferry Across The Mersey' in final days

"After what she'd done in the war, she'd been very independent"

Liverpool Echo

Woman who sent top secret army codes in WWII dies aged 101

Great-grandmother Agnes Kelly from Liverpool worked as a teleprinter operator sending top secret coded messages to British forces

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