Unsung hero Charles Agate taught PE in a Surrey school before choosing to sign up for the RAF ... who were dropped behind enemy lines to locate mines, keep watch and provide early warning of ...

Among the tributes from abroad, one of the most heartfelt was a message from Charles de Gaulle, the last of the towering figures of World War II ... fell on the beaches of Normandy.

Soar above the iconic beaches of Normandy with this drone footage, revealing the historic sites where the D-Day landings shaped the course of World War II. French far-right leader Le Pen barred ...

The wreckage, on Cleethorpes beach in Lincolnshire, is from a RAF Bristol Beaufighter, which crashed in 1944. It has been uncovered a number of times over the years and Cleethorpes Coastguard said ...

Omaha beach is located about 40 minutes by car from Caen in Normandy. 34,000 American soldiers landed there on D Day during the Second World War. But I want to take you beyond the history books ...

A Royal Navy bomb disposal team has destroyed hundreds of rounds of ammunition which was unearthed in the wreckage of a World War Two aircraft on a beach. The wreckage, on Cleethorpes beach in ...

With the 80th anniversary of D-Day one year away, Mark Dapin visits the sites - on both sides of the English Channel - that commemorate this world-defining event. Thousands of Australians sailed ...

Successful bids, typically for a veteran accompanied by a relative or carer, received £1,000 each, but the pot ran dry after last year's D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations in Normandy where ...