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With time short, veterans seize the chance to keep their D-Day memories alive for others

With time short, veterans seize the chance to keep their D-Day memories alive for others
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 12:08 pm IST

WWII Japanese ship wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died found

This handout photo taken in 1941 and obtained on April 22, 2023 from the Australian War Memorial shows the Japanese transport ship Montevideo Maru at sea.
Published on Apr 22, 2023 01:20 pm IST

Russian investigators resume probe into Nazi death squad’s WWII atrocities

The decision to resume the probe is due to the fact that the fate one of the seven interpreters who fled the Soviet Union (Helmut Oberlander) was established.
Published on Dec 18, 2020 02:47 pm IST

75th anniversary of end of WWII is mostly virtual amid virus

The commemoration initially was supposed to be a blockbuster event with parades, movie premieres, galas and thousands of people honoring the veterans in their 90s or beyond, some who may be marking the milestone for the last time.
Published on Sept 03, 2020 06:21 am IST

German president urges ‘more cooperation’ in covid fight on WWII anniversary

Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is pictured during his visit to the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi, India, March 23, 2018.
Published on May 08, 2020 04:28 pm IST

75 years after WWII, search continues for missing soldiers

The Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) perform on April 25, 2020 over Piazza Venezia in Rome, on the 75th anniversary of Liberation Day, which marks the fall of Nazi occupation in 1945, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus.
Published on May 05, 2020 02:50 pm IST

Polish PM accuses Putin of lying about outbreak of WWII

Putin has heaped scorn on Poland, citing archival documents which he asserted show the Polish ambassador to Berlin praising Hitler’s plans to rid Europe of Jews.
Updated on Dec 30, 2019 10:04 am IST

Shockwaves of World War II bombs travelled to the edge of space, finds study

Photograph taken on January 1, 1946. According to the study, each raid released the energy of at least 300 lightning strikes.
Updated on Sept 26, 2018 03:05 pm IST

Vintage World War II plane crashes in Switzerland, 20 feared dead

The Junker plane, which can carry up to 17 passengers and three crew, crashed into the Piz Segnas mountain in the east of the country on Saturday, at an altitude of around 2,500 metres.
Updated on Aug 05, 2018 06:21 pm IST