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Alec Penstone was 15 years old and worked in a factory when war broke out in 1939. After volunteering as a part time (Air Raid Precautions) messenger during the Blitz he joined the Royal Navy.
2025 sees the 85th anniversary of the operations that saw hundreds of thousands of troops and other personnel evacuated from France. We remember the courage and sacrifices of Dunkirk and the HMT Lancastria.
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.
Born in pre-partition India in a village in Rawalpindi Muhammad Hussain, 95, was 16 years old when he ran away from home to enlist in the British Indian Army during the Second World War.
Find out how the British, Indian, Gurkha, and African troops along with local tribes, changed the direction of the war in SE Asia.
The troops who served and sacrificed in the battles to take control of Monte Cassino came from six continents and represented many nations.
In this Poppy Press edition, we're commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War by honouring the sacrifice of the 30,000 veterans.
Read about the largest seaborne invasion in history. Here are 10 things you might not know about operation D-Day.
When Marie Garcia joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service she had no idea she would end up working on D-Day.
8 May 1945 – Victory in Europe Day. After nearly six years of war Germany officially surrendered on 7 May 1945 and the conflict was finally over. Learn more here.
As the war ended in Europe, we share the VE Day stories of those who lived through it. Read some of the incredible recollections of that day here.
At 9pm on Friday 8 May, the Legion took part in a UK-wide rendition of Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’ to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
Read the stories of three soldiers who contracted malaria when they served in the Far East during the Second World War.
As Europe celebrated the surrender of German forces on VE Day, thousands of British, Commonwealth and Allied Armed Forces personnel were still involved in bitter fighting in the Far East.
Rajindar Singh Dhatt was living in pre-partition India when the Second World War broke out. He joined the army and fought at Kohima and Imphal in North East India.
Three generations of the Nixon family will visit Anzio and Monte Cassino to re-live the hardest fought battle of the war.
