Scores of unexploded World War II bombs discovered under children’s playground
Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England ...
Kyiv Post20d
More Children Evacuated From Frontline Regions
Elvira (R), 33, from a Russian-occupied city, takes an evacuation train with her children Kirill (L), 11 ... the anniversary of the start of Europe’s largest conflict since World War II. (Photo by ...
Nearly 200 unexploded World War II bombs found under children’s playground in northern England
Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England ...
Los Angeles Times27d
Samaritan scofflaws: they broke the law to stay inside the fire zone, but saved houses and helped neighbors
who evacuated in such a rush on Jan. 7 that he left behind a treasured keepsake — a Purple Heart that his father, Leonard LaBella Sr., earned in Germany near the end of World War II. Like ...
It looked like a normal children's playground. But buried underneath? 175 WWII bombs
A chance discovery led officials in northern England to uncover more than 100 practice bombs from World War II buried underneath a playground.
More than 170 World War II-era bombs found under U.K. playground
The unexploded ordnance, discovered during a site renovation, were described as “practice bombs” that still carry a charge ...
Dozens of World War II bombs unearthed at children's playground in northern England
Dozens of World War II bombs have been found during construction work at a childrens playground in northern England.
BBC22d
WW2: How did one Englishman save 669 children from the Holocaust?
As a British citizen with contacts, Winton was convinced he could arrange the evacuation ... children meet people who grew up during World War Two to learn about their experiences. WW2: The ...
BBC2d
KS3 History: Key historical figures and events
videoThe lives of WW2 Evacuees Explore what sources, such as photos and newspaper articles, can tell us about the experiences of children evacuated during World War 2. Sally Lindsay takes a rare ...
The Washington Post17d
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, barrier-breaking military nurse, dies at 104
In between, she set up hospital wards in Japan, cared for French legionnaires evacuated from the Battle ... three months before the end of World War II in Europe, only a few hundred Black nurses ...