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British paratroopers on board a C-47 aircraft before taking off for a practice jump at the Royal Air Force base of Down Ampney, England, in preparation for Operation Market Garden; September, 1944.


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British paratroopers on board a C-47 aircraft before taking off for a practice jump at the Royal Air Force base of Down Ampney, England, in preparation for Operation Market Garden; September, 1944.
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18 APRIL 1945 – DEATH OF ERNIE PYLE

The famous war correspondent Ernest Taylor Pyle, better known as 'Ernie Pyle' to veterans and their loved ones, lost his life during the fighting on the island of Ie Shima on 18 APR 1945.

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18 APRIL 1945 – DEATH OF ERNIE PYLE 

The famous war correspondent Ernest Taylor Pyle, better known as 'Ernie Pyle' to veterans and their loved ones, lost his life during the fighting on the island of Ie Shima on 18 APR 1945.

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Men from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment keeping watch in a trench at Rumegies, 22nd January 1940.
Taken by Lieutenant Davies and Lieutenant Kessell.



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Men from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment keeping watch in a trench at Rumegies, 22nd January 1940. 
Taken by Lieutenant Davies and Lieutenant Kessell.

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On 12 APR the German High Command ordered the unconditional defense of all cities and Hitler placed Reich Defense Commissioner Karl Holz in charge of the German Army around Nuremberg.

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Langdon Grant Auschwitz Memorial I'm presenting my father's personal account of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, in London on Sat 27th April at 3pm to mark the 79th anniversary. With special guests. Hope you can join us.
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@langdongrant2 @AuschwitzMuseum I'm presenting my father's personal account of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, in London on Sat 27th April at 3pm to mark the 79th anniversary. With special guests. Hope you can join us. #BergenBelsen #WW2history
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En Allemagne, au lendemain du conflit, un industriel a l'idée de faire des casques désormais inutiles des casseroles, des brocs, des pots de chambre ou encore des passoires pour aider une population qui manque de tout.

En Allemagne, au lendemain du conflit, un industriel a l'idée de faire des casques désormais inutiles des casseroles, des brocs, des pots de chambre ou encore des passoires pour aider une population qui manque de tout.

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The only aircraft with sufficient range and firepower based on Guadalcanal were P-38G fighters of the USAAF’s 339th Fighter Squadron, 347th Fighter Group, commanded by MAJ John W. Mitchell.

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The only aircraft with sufficient range and firepower based on Guadalcanal were P-38G fighters of the USAAF’s 339th Fighter Squadron, 347th Fighter Group, commanded by MAJ John W. Mitchell. 

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Paul Feeney I'm presenting my father's personal account of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, in London on Sat 27th April at 3pm to mark the 79th anniversary. With special guests. Hope you can join us.
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Having achieved surprise, they encountered little opposition from Japanese fighter interceptors and anti-aircraft artillery. The raiders attacked military and industrial targets, which inflicted only minor damage before heading towards China.

Having achieved surprise, they encountered little opposition from Japanese fighter interceptors and anti-aircraft artillery. The raiders attacked military and industrial targets, which inflicted only minor damage before heading towards China. 

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