A Royal Navy veteran who serviced his country during the D-Day landings has celebrated his 100th birthday on Hayling Island.

In a twist on what Will Rogers famously said, let's just say I never met a man (or woman) that didn't like Ernest "Olen" Mitchell.

In some ways it delivered. In June, France welcomed WWII veterans from the US, Canada, UK, and its former colonies to ...

Some 350,000 soldiers from French colonies volunteered or were forced to fight for France in the World Wars. Their contributions have been mostly overlooked. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 26, 2024.) ...

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A lesser-known amphibious landing along France's Mediterranean played a big role in liberating the country from the Nazis. Those troops were under French command, but hailed mostly from Africa.

Second World War veterans are being urged by the Royal British Legion to sign up for VE Day 80th anniversary events in 2025 ...

He was celebrated as a national hero at the 80th anniversary commemorations of the Normandy Landings in Portsmouth this Summer. King Charles III praised the courage of those who were involved in ...

Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for an easy daytrip ... Bayeux was the first city liberated after the D-Day landing. It's also the closest city to the landing site not destroyed ...

The six thoroughbreds are Count Again, Delaunay, Mission Impazible, Normandy Invasion, Rainbow Heir, and Warrior’s Reward ...

Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D brings this monumental event to the world's largest screens for the first time. Audiences of all ages will discover from a new ...

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce the arrival of six horses to the ...