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The South Pacific islanders who worship the spirit of a US WW2 soldier
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (1086+ words) Deep in the far-flung islands of the South Pacific, a mysterious figure said to promise riches, rebellion and redemption still looms large - despite there being no firm evidence he ever existed. John Frum is not a documented historical figure in…...
History's most daring rescues behind enemy lines
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1806+ words) By JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER President Donald Trump hailed the special forces mission to rescue an airman trapped in Iran as 'one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U. S. History'. The American had been in an F-15 fighter jet shot…...
Horrific truth behind photo top Dem posted honoring Nazi grandfather
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1220+ words) By JAMES REINL, US SENIOR REPORTER Kelly Neumann, 46, removed the images and tribute to her grandfather Albert Neumann, who fought for Germany in World War II, following an angry backlash from the Jewish community and fellow Democrats. But a Daily…...
Villager was kidnapped by Nazis and forced to dig Hitler's bunker
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1313+ words) A 100-year-old villager in Oxfordshire has revealed how he was kidnapped by the Nazis and ordered to dig a bunker for Adolf Hitler during the Second World War." He says the Germans took him on a lorry in 1944 to support…...
Hundreds honour 105-year-old WW2 Royal Marine veteran
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (527+ words) The funeral of Jim Wren, the 105-year-old national hero who died earlier this year, drew a massive turnout of grievers to the streets of Salisbury in honour of his lifetime of service." The ceremony was attended by family, friends and…...
I was a WW2 Mosquito bomber pilot - this is what I learnt
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (83+ words) One of the last surviving members of Bomber Command, 104-year-old Colin Bell, shares the extraordinary story of his heroic wartime service. By ALICIA WATTS, DEPUTY SITE VIDEO EDITOR One of the last surviving members of Bomber Command, 104-year-old Colin Bell,…...
Nevada Army veteran who inspired RAMBO dies aged 87
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (483+ words) By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER The Nevada Army veteran who reportedly inspired Sylvester Stallone's Rambo film franchise has died at age 87. James 'Bo' Gritz, a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran who is cited as the inspiration for John…...
The mass WWII execution that left blood flowing in the street
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (844+ words) A Nazi massacre of 200 Greek prisoners during WW2 left blood flowing through the street, with many of those who survived the firing squad then buried alive." The horrific executions took place in the Athens suburb of Kaisariani on May 1, 1944, in retaliation…...
Trip ends in bomb squad alert World War Two mortar shell is found
1+ mon, 2+ week 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
1+ mon, 3+ week 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…...