Second World War
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Why everyone’s talking about Tom Moore
In Depth The 99-year-old Second World War veteran who has raised over £5m for NHS workers with sponsored walk
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VE Day: how World War 2 ended
In Depth This year Europe will mark 75 years since the Allies declared victory over Germany
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Why is France awarding London the Legion d’honneur?
In Depth Emmanuel Macron sparks controversy with move to commemorate the city’s help during WWII
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Pret a Manger owners make amends for Nazi past
Speed Read Reimann family to support Holocaust survivors after discovering links with Hitler
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Seven tragic Second World War poems
In Depth Less well-known than those of the First World War, the poems of WWII are just as gut-wrenching
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A timeline of the Second World War: from declaration to surrender
In Depth Eight decades have passed since beginning of global conflict that would claim tens of millions of lives
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Catch-22 and five other must-read Second World War books
In Depth George Clooney’s TV adaptation of Joseph Heller’s novel begins on Channel 4 tonight
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D-Day: remarkable pictures from the Normandy invasion
Speed Read Theresa May and Donald Trump arrive in France to mark the 75th anniversary
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What the Queen did in the Second World War
In Depth Donald Trump thanks Elizabeth II for her service during the global conflict
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D-Day 75: why Normandy invasion was so important
In Depth The Queen, Donald Trump and Theresa May will honour veterans on the 75th anniversary of the historic landing
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Why May Day bank holiday is set to move in 2020
Speed Read Government considering switching date in order to mark VE Day anniversary
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Mitsubishi ordered to pay compensation for WWII slave labour
Speed Read Eleven victims win court ruling as tensions rise between Japan and South Korea
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Lady Trumpington dies: who were the women of Bletchley Park?
In Depth Thousands of women worked to run top-secret codebreaking operation - but their contributions long went unrecognised
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German reunification: how the world reacted
In Depth This week marks the 28th anniversary of the formal dissolution of the German Democratic Republic
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