Eric served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War (Image: Sophie Brownrigg) Eric's family say that he is recognised as the last remaining Second World War veteran across the borough, and ...

After taking the train from Paris to Caen, the capital of Lower Normandy and a target for ... You want to learn more about the events of 1944 and their impact on European liberation. If you are ...

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Skirting the English Channel and occupying a hefty portion of northern France, Normandy is known for its Camembert cheese, ...

Skirting the English Channel and occupying a hefty portion of northern France, Normandy is known for its Camembert cheese, its apple orchards (thus, cider and brandy too) and its ...

Players: Allies: General Richard O'Connor's Western Desert Force (renamed 13th Corps on 1 January 1941) consisting of 7th Armoured Division, 4th Indian Division (until December 1941) and 6th ...

Players: Allies: British, Malay, Indian and Australian forces under Lieutenant General Arthur Percival. Japanese: 25th Army under General Tomoyuki Yamashita. Outcome: The Japanese advanced rapidly ...

By the summer of 1944, the Americans were nearing Japan. The final year of the war would bring bloodshed and hardship to the U.S. soldiers, sailors and Marines who liberated territory closer and ...

Sue had worked at the former Dave’s IGA in Archbold. Sue was born in Archbold on December 17, 1944, the daughter of Verle and Joan (Ebinger) Dominique. On April 25, 1970 she married Richard “Dick” ...