The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.

A World War Two decoder has celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends. Iris Jefferies lived in Bath, Somerset, during the conflict. Part of her work decoding secret messages covered major ...

The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—an overall kill ratio ...

The 'Canadian Pacific', a 1940s steam train that took soldiers and supplies to England's south coast during World War Two, ...

A man from Guernsey said he was almost evacuated during the Second World War as a child before his mother had "second thoughts". Hirzel Dorey, now 91, was six years old when World War Two began ...

GBP/USD is trading at $1.2904, down 0.01%, as traders assess market conditions ahead of key U.S. economic data. The pair remains above its pivot point at $1.2869, signaling a bullish bias as long ...

The police successfully defused the explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds and was found near tracks north of the French capital during ... unexploded World War II bomb that had ...

Following the discovery of an unexploded WW2 bomb, Eurostar trains between London ... We appreciate everyone's patience and cooperation during this time.” So far, the first four Eurostar trains ...

The rally in the Pound Sterling stalled after sustaining three straight days of gains. It remains firmly below 1.2900 after hitting a year-to-date (YTD) peak of 1.2923. At the time of writing, the ...

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