Family stunned to learn that the father they thought was 'just a cook' had secret wartime life in elite paratrooper unit tasked with rescuing British POWs, as hidden m…
The medals belonged to Captain Leslie Scott, part of a special unit made up of just 360 Allied parachute-trained special ...
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Campaigners welcome UK’s recognition of Polish Arnhem veterans
Campaigners for the rehabilitation of Polish paratroopers who fought at the battle of Arnhem have welcomed a statement by the ...
WWII hero's family thought he was 'just a cook' before mind-blowing revelation
Captain Leslie Scott's collection of Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force (SAARF) wings are among the most scarce Allied airborne insignia of the Second World War ...
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To Cross Rivers In Kursk, Russia Reinvented World War II ‘Funny’ Tanks
During World War II, some armies—the British Army, in particular—bolted ... on the western edge of the Kursk salient, where Russian paratroopers have been counterattacking since November.
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Rare Allied special forces war memorabilia 'found in loft' to go under the hammer in Scarborough
The auction also includes a collection of medals, photographs and memorabilia relating to Sgt Raymond William Greenley who has the distinction of being the first British paratrooper to be dropped east ...
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Greek Fisherman Catches WWII Plane in his Net
This historic battle was a massive German paratrooper assault (codenamed Operation Mercury) to seize control of the strategic island of Crete from British, Greek and Allied forces. Many German ...
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Where Eagles Dare
Seven paratroopers, led by a British intelligence officer, are sent on a seemingly impossible mission. They must enter an almost impregnable Nazi stronghold, the Castle of the Eagles, to rescue a ...