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Trip ends in bomb squad alert World War Two mortar shell is found
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (482+ words) A father and son magnet fishing trip ended with a bang " and bomb squad alert - after they pulled a live World War Two explosive from the water. Richard Swaffield, 49, had taken his 15-year-old son Alfie to the River Stour in…...
A mass execution so gruesome even Nazi guards fainted
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (784+ words) A Nazi massacre of 200 Greek prisoners was so gruesome that Hitler's henchmen fainted while carrying out the atrocity." The horrific executions took place in the Athens suburb of Kaisariani on"May 1, 1944, in retaliation for the killing of Nazi general Franz…...
Seen for first time, faces of prisoners executed by Nazis in atrocity
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (461+ words) The 12 pictures appear to show the last seconds before 200 Greek Communists were executed on May 1, 1944, in retaliation for the killing of a Nazi general and his staff by Communist guerilla fighters a few days earlier. Haunting images show groups of…...
Dame Vera Lynn's wartime trove will be shared with Imperial War Museum
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (691+ words) By JAMIE BOYS, TRAINEE REPORTER The public will soon have the opportunity to explore Dame Vera Lynn's remarkable wartime treasure trove after the collection was given to the Imperial War Museum." The late singer's Second World War archive, which includes…...
British D-Day veteran who survived the landings has died aged 100
1+ week, 5+ day ago (637+ words) A British D-Day veteran who survived the famous landings and a catastrophic assault on his naval ship has died at the age of 100. Stan Ford, from Bath, suffered life-changing injuries on board HMS Fratton when it came under attack from…...
Scores of veterans turn out for funeral of D-Day hero
2+ week, 4+ day ago (827+ words) By GETHIN HICKS, REPORTER Dozens of Army veterans and mourners answered calls to give a D-Day hero a final goodbye this week after his death aged 99." Rifleman Jim Justice passed away last month, just weeks before his 100th birthday. Jim was…...
Moment British soldiers are taught how to kill the enemy with bayonets
2+ week, 4+ day ago (830+ words) The British Army's largest infantry regiment have been filmed during training to kill enemies in close quarter combat with bayonets while preparing for battle. Young members of the Rifles are undergoing brutal training over six months while being readied for…...
New theory hints mysterious forces once haunted the Bermuda Triangle
2+ week, 6+ day ago (839+ words) A new theory may finally explain why the Bermuda Triangle has long been linked to mysterious disappearances of ships and planes." Researchers have long suggested that unusual environmental conditions, such as rare combinations of methane gas releases from the ocean…...
Appeal after D-Day veteran who helped liberate Belsen dies
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (553+ words) By ISABELLA MACHIN, TRAINEE REPORTER An appeal for funeral mourners has been made to give a D-Day hero a proper final goodbye after he dies aged 99. Rifleman Jim Justice stormed the Normandy beaches on June 6 1944 and marched on, while freeing…...
One of the last remaining hero World War Two Chindits dies aged 104
3+ week, 3+ day ago (752+ words) One of Britain's last remaining hero Chindits has died, taking with him first-hand memories of one of the most brutal and secretive campaigns of the Second World War. Charlie Richards, who was 104, spoke last year of surviving what he described…...