The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.

From D-Day, it took Allied forces 11 weeks to conquer 150 miles of German-held territory and reach the un-bombed ... I visited Okinawa with my father on the 50 th anniversary of the battle in 1995 and ...

Everyone went wild and mad when they saw Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret with Churchill and the King and Queen,' one ...

The Royal British Legion have revealed their plans to honour veterans on the 80th anniversary of VE Day - and are encouraging ...

You’ll also see where D-Day’s only Victoria Cross was won by Sergeant Stan Hollis of the Green Howards, and the remains of the German bunkers he charged that day. But for all of the places ...

John Roberts has spoken to the BBC about his memories of D-Day and said he "wouldn't have missed it for anything". Mr Roberts ...

PUTIN has unleashed a spate of chilling sabotage attacks across Europe – and it’s feared the Heathrow blaze was his latest ...