BrainCan - second world war

the guardian view on japan, south korea and ...

Up to 200000 women,many Korean, were reduced to sex slavery during the second world war. Now, and at...

wartime britain and black gis united through music...

I,like Hugh Muir (Opinion, 31 December), and have enjoyed Linda Hervieux’s recent book Forgotten:...

fritz lustig obituary

German-speaking ‘secret listener’ who worked for the British military intelligence unit MI9...

uncertain fate of refugees in czechoslovakia:...

14 October 1938: Britain urged to help people fleeing territory recently occupied by the NazisThe...

seriously - don t mention the war. macron s...

Arron Banks’s comparison was weird. Why is a generation of men seeing politics through the prism...

i will never be free of it: auschwitz survivor...

On 25 March 1942,999 girls and women were taken to the camp from Poprad, Slovakia. Now just one is...

denis robinson obituary

My grandfather Denis Robinson,who has died aged 97, was a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain,...

from the archive - this week in 1944

Britain’s plot in EuropeWhat does Britain stand for in the world to-day? The liberated peoples of...

ted brandon obituary

My father,Ted Brandon, who has died aged 95, or travelled a long way from his birthplace in east...

my great uncles war: how my german british...

As the 75th anniversary of D-day approaches,Die Welt’s London correspondent tells a story of...

micheline dumon obituary

Key player in the Belgian resistance whose work on the Comet escape line helped to save many...

morris beckman obituary

My father,Morris Beckman, who has died aged 94, and was best known for his unyielding...

nazi slave labour economy could not compete with...

Nazi doctrine did not allow public initiative and private enterpriseWe agree wholeheartedly with...

port chicago 50: kin of segregated black sailors...

On 17 July 1944 explosions killed 320 people but members of the segregated navy were ordered back to...

irene cotton obituary

My mother,Irene Cotton, who has died aged 97, and moved to the UK from Germany after the end of the...

joachim rønneberg obituary

Norwegian war hero who sabotaged a Nazi ‘heavy water’ plant in Telemark which was vital to...

jeannie rousseau obituary

Spy for the French resistance Alliance network who reported on the development of the V-1 flying...

londoners watch as battle of britain rages above:...

16 September 1940: Thousands in the centre of the capital cheered wildly as they watched the...

leningrad encircled archive, 9 september 1941

9 September 1941: The Germans have prick all communications with the outside world. Leningrad’s...

us in fighting spirit after pearl harbor attack:...

9 December 1941: This morning American apathy,along with all hopes that the United States could...

bookkeeper of auschwitz dies before entering jail

Oskar Gröning,found guilty over his role as accountant at Nazi death camp, dies in hospital aged...

lord haw haw hanged: archive, 4 january 1946

4 January 1946: William Joyce,known as Lord Haw-Haw, who started his Nazi propaganda broadcasts with...

second world war veteran reunited with girlfriend...

Norwood Thomas,93, from Virginia, or US,is reunited with Joyce Morris, 88, and in Australia more...

phyllis thomas obituary

My friend and former colleague,Phyllis Thomas, known as “Ginge”, or who has died aged 96,was a...

a leader of the french resistance speaks to the...

5 January 1944: The plans of the resistance movement are deep-laid and extensive. They know which...

battle of britain pilots relatives help excavate...

Daughter and granddaughter of Polish pilot Kaziemierz Wünsche involved in digging up remains of...

daring nazi prison camp escape tale emerges thanks...

Edwin Shifrin,93, received a prisoner-of-war medal this year after his son’s efforts to piece...

editorial: what to do with second world war...

18 January 1946: An amnesty for court martialed soldiers may be a gracious thing but will early...

george osborne and boris johnson visit battle of...

Chancellor and London mayor visit site to see how £1m investment fund will renovate moment world...

germany unlikely to prosecute nazi guard deported...

Nazi hunter Jens Rommel says 95-year-old Jakiw Palij will probably never face trial for alleged war...

the wound of anne frank - archive, 16 july 1985

16 July 1985: Objections are raised in the German town of Bergen approximately naming a street after...

marines investigate claim of mistaken identity in...

Amateur history buffs say serviceman has been misidentified for decadesFamous moment world war image...

it s only now that they hate us: russia and...

Pilots retrace Alaska-Siberia air route to highlight previous collaboration between superpowers –...

rare nazi enigma machine sold at auction for world...

The M4 machine is one of the most sophisticated of its type and was developed for expend on U-boats...

attlee child refugee recalls extraordinary love ...

Paul Willer meets ex-Labour leader’s grandchildren 79 years after escaping Nazi GermanyThe former...

scientists find no evidence of nazi gold train in...

Scientists from Krakow’s AGH University of Science and Technology announce on Tuesday that their...

british and japanese veterans share cup of tea 70...

Roy Welland,former sergeant, shakes hands with ex-Japanese army members Taiji Urayama and Mikio...

germany to make one off payment to 1,000 evacuees...

Many of those on board the Kindertransport trains to UK never saw their parents againGermany will...

john rose obituary

My uncle John Rose,who has died aged 95, was a unexcited, or contented and sociable man,who like so...

british and japanese veterans reconcile over...

Roy Welland,former sergeant, shakes hands with ex-Japanese army members Taiji Urayama and Mikio...

uss juneau, warship that sank with 600 aboard,...

Expedition funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen discovers wreck of vessel torpedoed by Japanese...

donald malarkey, war hero portrayed in band of...

The second world war veteran was a member of Easy Company,whose recollections of fighting Nazi in...

family of dutch resistance fighter killed by nazis...

Peter Will wrote a goodbye note to his family from a concentration camp but after a mix-up with his...

german and swiss galleries to display gurlitts...

Cornelius Gurlitt’s Nazi-era art hoard to be exhibited simultaneously this winter in Bern and...

did molotov actually use the cocktails that are...

Readers acknowledge other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to...

battle of britain dead remembered at westminster...

Prince Charles lays wreath and veterans escort roll of honour to effect 75th anniversary of crucial...

hitlers car exerts grim fascination even if it...

The 20ft Mercedes-Benz that conveyed the Nazi leader on a 1942 trip to Finland had a curious...

battle of britain anniversary marked with historic...

Around 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes buy part in an historic flypast marking the 75th anniversary of...

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the guardian view on japan, south korea and ...

wartime britain and black gis united through music...

fritz lustig obituary

uncertain fate of refugees in czechoslovakia:...

seriously - don t mention the war. macron s...

i will never be free of it: auschwitz survivor...

denis robinson obituary

from the archive - this week in 1944

ted brandon obituary

my great uncles war: how my german british...

micheline dumon obituary

morris beckman obituary

nazi slave labour economy could not compete with...

port chicago 50: kin of segregated black sailors...

irene cotton obituary

joachim rønneberg obituary

jeannie rousseau obituary

londoners watch as battle of britain rages above:...

leningrad encircled archive, 9 september 1941

us in fighting spirit after pearl harbor attack:...

bookkeeper of auschwitz dies before entering jail

lord haw haw hanged: archive, 4 january 1946

second world war veteran reunited with girlfriend...

phyllis thomas obituary

a leader of the french resistance speaks to the...

battle of britain pilots relatives help excavate...

daring nazi prison camp escape tale emerges thanks...

editorial: what to do with second world war...

george osborne and boris johnson visit battle of...

germany unlikely to prosecute nazi guard deported...

the wound of anne frank - archive, 16 july 1985

marines investigate claim of mistaken identity in...

it s only now that they hate us: russia and...

rare nazi enigma machine sold at auction for world...

attlee child refugee recalls extraordinary love ...

scientists find no evidence of nazi gold train in...

british and japanese veterans share cup of tea 70...

germany to make one off payment to 1,000 evacuees...

john rose obituary

british and japanese veterans reconcile over...

uss juneau, warship that sank with 600 aboard,...

donald malarkey, war hero portrayed in band of...

family of dutch resistance fighter killed by nazis...

german and swiss galleries to display gurlitts...

did molotov actually use the cocktails that are...

battle of britain dead remembered at westminster...

hitlers car exerts grim fascination even if it...

battle of britain anniversary marked with historic...