Captain Leslie Scott's collection of Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force (SAARF) wings are among the most scarce Allied airborne insignia of the Second World War.Auctioneers have dubbed ...

At Luke Air Force Base in Arizona in 1943, Disney personally delivered an insignia of a boxing bulldog that would come to represent the 62nd Fighter Squadron assigned to the 56th Fighter Group.

Friends of the National World War II Memorial and the National Park Service commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Allied forces victory and end of World War II in Europe with a V-E Day event.

Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved ...

The US does not have any public holidays commemorating World War II specifically, ... On May 7, 1945, the Germans surrendered to the Allied Forces, and agreed to cease all operations the next day.

INGERSOLL TWP., Mich. (WNEM) - A World War II veteran received a well-deserved honor for his service on Tuesday evening, Nov. 19. Ray Terwillegar was awarded the Insignia of Chevalier Legion of ...

President Donald Trump announced plans on Thursday to designate May 8 as World War II "Victory Day" and Nov. 11 as World War I "Victory Day," stating that the U.S. did a lot to win both wars.

Stories categorised in 'Allied and Commonwealth Forces'. These stories may contain references to other themes. There had been action with a number of casualties and was ordered to patrol the area ...

On May 7, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces. The next day, at the insistence of the Soviets, Germany signed a second surrender document in Berlin, which became known ...

In the opening hours of World War II, in the early morning skies over Poland, both the Axis and the Allied side had aerial victories and aerial “firsts”, some involving unlikely and obscure ...

Tucson’s war-weary members of the armed forces celebrated V-J Day, Victory over Japan, on Sept. 2, 1945. This marked the official end of World War II, which claimed 400,000 Americans lives. At ...

Stories categorised in 'Allied and Commonwealth Forces'. These stories may contain references to other themes. Atlantic Transport Command assigns Miss Lollipop and the crew to the 349th ...