World War II veteran, 100, weds 96-year-old bride near D-Day beach | The World Wars News
Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But American World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin…
Veterans, war in Ukraine at centre of D-Day 80th anniversary ceremony | Conflict
NewsFeed“To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, it’s simply unthinkable,” US President Joe Biden said at the 80th anniversary ceremony of the allied…
Photos: World War II veterans honoured on D-Day’s 80th anniversary | The World Wars News
The United Kingdom’s King Charles has expressed “eternal admiration” to the Allied soldiers that reached France by sea and air to drive out Nazi forces,…
Russian wives demand return of reservist husbands fighting in Ukraine | The World Wars
NewsFeedDozens of women have protested Russia’s war on Ukraine and called for the return of their husbands who were called up to fight 500 days…
Could today’s global conflicts bring World War III closer? | Conflict News
Global wars are raging with major powers in the East and West often arming opposing sides. Wars are raging around the world, and many conflicts…
The Holocaust and the Politics of Memory | The World Wars
It’s been nearly 80 years since the end of World War II. Johanna Hoes examines the fragility of historical memory and a rise in Holocaust…
Russia’s Shoigu to join Chinese officials in North Korea visit | The World Wars News
Moscow and Beijing are set to participate in the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s Victory Day. A Russian delegation led by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu,…
The Berlin Airlift and the new Cold War
Stalin’s decision to blockade West Berlin was a defining moment of the Cold War that reverberates to this day. Source link
Malaysia seizes Chinese ship suspected of looting WW2 wrecks | Crime News
Enforcement officers found 100 unexploded artillery shells and rusted piles of metal on board the dredger in South China Sea. Malaysian authorities have seized a…
Explorers find WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died | Conflict News
Japan’s SS Montevideo Maru was sunk in 1942 by a US submarine unaware that more than 1,000 prisoners of war were onboard. Deep-sea explorers said…
Russian ‘megalomania’ in Ukraine war cited at death camp memorial | The World Wars News
The Auschwitz camp memorial director equated Nazi crimes of World War II with Russian forces now in Ukraine. The director of the Auschwitz Nazi death…
S Korea considers compensating forced labourers with public funds | Labour Rights News
South Korea’s government has proposed compensating Koreans who were forced to work for Japanese firms during World War II using funding from a domestic foundation…
German court convicts 97-year-old ex-Nazi camp typist | Courts News
A German court has convicted a 97-year-old woman of complicity in the murder of more than 10,500 people during her time working as a typist…
Poland demands nearly $1.3 trillion in WWII damages from Germany | The World Wars News
The formal demand comes despite Germany saying all financial claims linked to the war had been settled. Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has signed a…
Poland seeks $1.3 trillion in WWII reparations from Germany | The World Wars News
The leader of Poland’s governing party says the official demand for the reparations will be submitted to Germany. Poland has estimated its World War II…