Ken Arkell, 98, a former Navy serviceman who trained for the boats but never got to board one, told the BBC it was a "wonderful" opportunity. Describing the experience afterwards, in which the ...

One of the organisers behind Guernsey's Liberation Day cavalcade has said she plans to keep the tradition alive well into the future. Laura Dyer, 33, said she was "born into" the Guernsey Military ...

A memorial for people who have lost their lives since World War Two has been unveiled after a huge community effort. The commemorative structure at Severn Beach, near Bristol, was made of donated ...

Outcome: German invasion of Denmark and Norway. Norway was a neutral country so any military presence there would have been a violation of that status. Nonetheless, Hitler's Grand Admiral Erich ...

Outcome: Churchill, the new Prime Minister, eventually led the country to victory against Germany and the Axis powers. 'I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this government ...

The UK's oldest surviving World War Two veteran could be awarded the freedom of a borough in Derbyshire. Erewash Borough Council has announced it will meet to vote on whether to grant the Freedom ...

The role of pigeons during World War Two has been remembered as owners gathered for the start of a pigeon club's racing season. The birds carried vital messages about troop positions and early ...

The BBC and World War Two The BBC and World War Two When the Blitz began in the early-autumn of 1940, the BBC came under aerial attack like the rest of the country. Indeed, as newly-released ...

They have now been shared with the BBC as part of celebrations to mark 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany, and tell the story of the near-six year conflict at home and abroad through the ...

A man evacuated at the start of World War Two is hoping to make contact with fellow evacuees in memory of VE day. Albert 'Bert' Butterfield, 92, left London two days before Britain declared war on ...

A soldier's remarkable war story, from the evacuation of Dunkirk to his escape from a prisoner of war camp and time with the Italian Resistance, is being shared in a recording he made for his ...

In the shadow of Maidstone Grammar School for Girls sits a set of concrete steps built into a grassy mound. It's the only clue to the extraordinary wartime legacy that lies below the ground here.