Day, June 6, 1944, one of the most intense battles unfolded at La Fière Bridge, a key crossing in Normandy. The 82nd Airborne ...
To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of its founder, the late John Robert “Bob” Slaughter, the National D-Day Memorial ...
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D-Day Hero
Storming the D-Day beach, Hollis didn’t take cover. Instead, in a moment of extreme courage, he stood up and ran zigzagging ...
Peeps’ recent series on Victoria Cross recipients has prompted an intriguing query from a reader about a decorated D-Day hero who gave his life in the bitter fighting just a week after the landings.
To commemorate his father’s service in World War Two, Nigel Stoate and his son sailed the Channel – and back – in their 1944 ...