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Hitler's Personal Bodyguardicon for Recommended story

One of my fellow colleague soldiers felt the need to place graffiti on one of our toilet doors in the...

Letter from Lt. Col Gadson Dated 1st May 1945icon for Recommended story

This is a copy of a letter written in pencil by Lt Col G.L.G. Gadson ....

Last Mission: Of an RAF Stirling Bombericon for Recommended story

Six German aircraft were spotted by my father behind the Stirling, but were then shot up by a solo German...

The Man Who Ended The Waricon for Recommended story

When the Allied forces landed in Normandy, he joined General Eisenhower's staff at Supreme Headquarters...

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During World War One they both lived in England and Karl found himself interned on the Isle of Man as an...

The Lieicon for Recommended story

She reassured my grandfather time and time again that she and her husband hated the Nazis and that they had...

VJ Day with a Mine Sweeping Flotilla in Bremerhavenicon for Recommended story

After the collapse of Germany, our Mine Sweeping Flotilla 159 was sent to make sure that the sea lanes...

Civilian Apprentice to German S.S. Forced Conscripticon for Recommended story

Prior to my work training I remember going past a mental institution, where I found out to my horror and...

How a Russian Family Survived a German Labour Campicon for Recommended story

When my grandmother Matrjona and her two little sons, Eduard and Valerij, were taken prisoner, my...

The Impressive Uniform: 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanryicon for Recommended storyicon for Story with photo

Being in the 1st Fife & Forfar Yeomanry Tank Regiment our uniform was the same as everyone elses but...

War Crimesicon for Recommended story

Amid the jubilation, the American colonel took the British senior officer aside and said earnestly: "I...

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The crew were, from the left: G Forsey, L Lund,, A Moore,, R Davis,, J Thompson,, B Dawson,, and R Price,....

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A colleague was the squadron medical officer named Xygmund Zubryski. We visited a Displaced Persons camp to...

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As We Who Are Left Grow Old

Obviously the German authorities had concluded that Jock, David and Harry were part of Norman's crew,...

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For a second or two all was still then the German Officer who had shot the big bloke started blowing a...

Halle Story

I followed quietly, and found mother holding Dads lifeless hand, Ruth still supporting herself against...

Evacuee to Front Line Soldier,My Teenage Years

My orders were to pick up the platoon Officer and Sgt, with their wireless operator, and take them out,...

SNAPSHOTS OF MY PAST - R D Stubbs

Whilst we were still on board I used to tie my tins together with a long length of string and immersed them...

Remembering the 40s - before and during the waricon for Story with photo

Land-mine descends on parachute, settles on a hedge in the village, fails to explode, Royal Navy Bomb...

Count Your Blessings

Of course every thing that could be useful to the Germans had to be rendered useless which meant...

James McQuarrie and The King's Own Scottish Borderers

We were now told that the Division was being evacuated and the Battalion had been given the honour of...

Transcript from the War Diary of Driver A. Surry 2115302

Just my armoured truck and 6 sappers attacked a copse infantry fashion and out came 40 Jerries with small...

His Story The War Years of Frank L Scott

These have included frequent employment in a medium artillery role, action in an anti-tank screen, and the...

Douglas Smithson-Glider Pilot Part 13

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W/O "Nick" Nicholson 35 Sqn Pathfinder

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