The last European airborne operation of World War Two was "testament to the skills of the RAF crews" based at Essex and ...

Germany is putting thousands of troops in Lithuania, a NATO member that borders Russia. It's the first long-term deployment ...

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

Following the success of D-Day, the Allies launched an airborne landing at the Dutch ... Pilot Jim Hooper was one of thousands captured by German forces. US President Donald Trump is expected ...

Carentan was a critical objective after D-Day, and the 101st Airborne ... fought through German machine-gun fire, artillery, and counterattacks to secure the town. Using WWII photos and modern ...

The SAS soldiers flew from Rivenhall in Stirling bombers similar to those seen here The last European airborne operation ... soldiers were dropped into the German-occupied eastern Netherlands ...