All news on the topic: World War 2

Super-centenarian Leonard Howes is the 12th oldest man in Britain at 107 and has lived through five British monarchs whilst also serving in the Second World War

Great grandmother Evelyn Hickman celebrated turning 100 with her family and friends in Stoke On Trent and says her long life is thanks to enjoying junk food and whiskey

Doctors discovered the needle because the 80-year-old woman needed aCAT scan of her brain for a reason. They chose not to remove it as it was not causing any problems and surgery could make it worse

Gregor Formanek, who has been officially linked to the deaths of more than 3,300 people between 1943 and 1945, is likely to appear in juvenile court due to his age at the time

Patricia Martin, a former Cook County judge was disbarred after admitting to stealing more than $240,000 (£197,000) from her uncle, Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, Jr., a former Tuskegee Airman

Ground now occupied by Cameron Toll Shopping Centre in Edinburgh was once an important village with a school, tollhouse, and resting places for merchants travelling into the city

Jean George discovered that her dad George, who served as RAF ground crew, lied when he told her that her mum had died - when in fact, she had got pregnant with another man's child

The wreck is now a tourist hotspot

Everyone knows about Winston Churchill’s involvement as a British war leader - but few know of his plans to invade Russian-controlled territories after the war was over

Eyewitnesses said a sense of 'tension and shock' could be felt as the group of men appeared in SS uniforms during a family parade, prompting a hostile response from some locals

Bernard Duff, 93, and Barbara Donald, 94, lived three houses apart in Hornsby Crescent, meeting when they were just small children and growing up together into their teens

Haldon Aerodrome in Devon was one of the first of its kind in the country luring throngs of plane spotters and was even visited by royalty - now all that exists is a flat piece of land and a small plaque

Fire TV Stick owners have just been treated to a swathe of extra things to watch for free.

Sergeant Eric Roberts rarely talked about his experiences building the infamous track during World War II - but 80 pages of notes he made have now been turned into a memoir

Brits flying into France will soon be arriving at the Elizabeth II International Airport of Le Touquet Paris-Plage after a request to name it after the late monarch was approved

The Lykov family were found by prospectors living in the middle of the icy Siberian forest more than 150 miles from any settlement and had not seen another person in 40 years

With only 217 armoured tanks, the UK sits in 57th place for vehicle numbers - ranking worryingly behind peace-loving Switzerland who haven't fought in a war in 200 years

It was not until several weeks after residents were awoken by a huge boom that the truth about tests would emerge as US forces dropped atomic bombs on two cities in Japan

The plane was being flown by 22-year-old African American pilot Lieutenant Frank Moody when a malfunction led to the plane crashing into the icey waters of Lake Huron. His body washed ashore a few months later

The canned meat brand is a staple of Hawaiian culture and has been since World War 2 and now the company has sent hundreds of thousands of cans to help in the relief efforts for the devastated island of Maui

Bradford's Kashmir restaurant first opened the same year Queen Elizabeth II took the throne - it's now the oldest curry house in Yorkshire and is still run by the same generation of Pakistani brothers

A team at the University of Dundee’s Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification have produced what is said to be the most lifelike replica of Bonnie Prince Charlie

Imber in Wiltshire is open for one day a year after it was closed to make way for American soldiers in WWII and then kept shut by the Ministry of Defence who used it as a training ground

Supporters of the European Convention on Human Rights must seize the moment and confront right-wing propaganda demanding the UK leaves it now - or risk a Brexit-style disaster, argues Kevin Maguire

Lawrence Churcher, who was stationed in France at the start of World War 2 and took part in the historic evacuation of Dunkirk in May 1940, has died at the age of 102