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Commemorated on 15th August 1945, Victory over Japan Day marked the end of the war in the east, and the end of almost six years of devastating, global conflict.
The RBL has marked the crucial contribution of the British Armed Forces to the peace support operations in Bosnia since 1992.
While sisters Pat Davies & Jean Argles served in the Second World War as codebreakers, their father had been captured and taken as a prisoner of war in the Far East.
RBL remembers the 15th anniversary of the end of the War in Iraq and honour the extraordinary service of the British Armed Forces
People, families, communities, and nations all went through massive social changes as a result of WW2.
The troops who served and sacrificed in the battles to take control of Monte Cassino came from six continents and represented many nations.
Bill Speakman was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1951 for protecting comrades in battle during the Korean War – the first to be invested by Queen Elizabeth II.
We explore the connections between the armed forces and the Windrush Generation, 75 years after the Empire Windrush arrived.
Read about the largest seaborne invasion in history. Here are 10 things you might not know about operation D-Day.
In the Second World War June Denby was employed as a driver. And a month after the D-Day landings, she found herself on the way to France.
In the Second World War Frank Preston was an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy and served alongside troops from over 12 countries on D-Day.
After VE Day many Britons began to think about rebuilding their lives, but before VJ Day, thousands remained prisoners of war in the Far East.
Alan McQuillin, 97, joined the RAF in 1941 taking part in the Normandy landings before being deployed to support the war effort in the Far East.
Michael Tibbs, 98, joined the Royal Navy at the age of 18 after the outbreak of the Second World War, following in the footsteps of his father who was a Naval Chaplain.
An essential part of maintaining morale was keeping troops entertained. Most units had a joker, and larger units would stage pantomimes.
As African men from the Fourteenth Army returned home in 1945, they found the war had brought subtle and profound change to the continent.
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