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HQ Comando Supremo) July 02, 2014

John Podzukites has been recognised for his part in the Second World War convoys described as 'the worst journey in the world'. A navy veteran has finally been recognised for his role in one of the most perilous missions of the Second World War. South Bank-born John Podzukites, who worked in the...read more

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HQ Comando Supremo) June 21, 2014

THREE Second World War heroes from Nottinghamshire have been invited to share their experiences at an annual reunion for aircrew. Norman Shepherd, 90, of Attenborough, is among the 165 veterans chosen to attend this year's Project Propeller, which will be taking place in Gloucester tomorrow......read more

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HQ Comando Supremo) June 10, 2014

Seventy years later, Ernie Wood, Tom McConaghy and Sandy Latimer share their memories. Seventy years ago, thousands of brave men stormed the beaches of Normandy, beginning a battle that would change the course of the Second World War. At the Westlock Legion last Friday morning, June 6, three...read more

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HQ Comando Supremo) June 08, 2014

Nearly 70 years after the end of the Second World War, British sailors who braved German attacks and bitter cold on Arctic convoys have been honoured. Here we tell the stories of two east London heroes...read more

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HQ Comando Supremo) June 08, 2014

French WWII veteran Leon Gautier of the Kiieffer commando (L) and German WWII veteran, paratrooper Johannes Borner (R) embrace as a sign of reconciliation during an international ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day on Sword Beach in Ouistreham, in Normandy, June...read more

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HQ Comando Supremo) June 08, 2014

WWII veterans hold hands as they attend a D-Day commemoration ceremony for veterans in Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy, on June 6, 2014, marking the 70th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy.read more

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HQ Comando Supremo) June 08, 2014

Un veterano británico de la Segunda Guerra Mundial toma una foto de coronas que conmemoran a los caidos de Francia y el Reino Unido durante la ceremonia de conmemoración binacional del Día -D en el cementerio de guerra británico de Bayeux, el 6 de junio de 2014 que marca el 70 aniversario del...read more

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HQ Comando Supremo) June 07, 2014

Normandía está de fiesta. Las casas, los bares, los quioscos y las librerías están viviendo con orgullo el Día D. Todos están dispuestos a rendir honores a los miles de militares que entregaron su vida el 6 de junio de 1944. Un dicho popular cuenta que aquí llueve dos veces al año. La primera...read more

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HQ Comando Supremo) June 07, 2014

La memoria del 6 de junio de 1944, clave en la victoria aliada contra el nazismo, se aleja para los que estuvieron allí, en las playas de Normandía. Y cada vez quedan menos personas que puedan acordarse. "Están todos muertos", dice Joanna Lazo. "No queda ni uno", corrobora su marido, Walter...read more

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HQ Comando Supremo) June 07, 2014

Little by little, the living memories are passing away, making this 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy almost as pivotal as the battle itself. Hundreds of these veterans — most in their late 80s and 90s — will gather on the beaches of Normandy, just as they have every five years...read more

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South Bank-born Russian Convoy veteran receives Arctic Star medal

Never forgotten... RAF heroes to wing in for reunion of the brave

Vets recall D-Day invasions, Second World War

Newham’s Arctic Convoys heroes receive Russia’s highest naval medal for bravery

French WWII veteran Leon Gautier of the Kiieffer commando (L) and German WWII veteran, paratrooper Johannes Borner (R) embrace as a sign of reconciliation. 70th anniversary D-Day

WWII veterans hold hands as they attend a D-Day commemoration ceremony for veterans in Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy, on June 6, 2014

Un veterano británico de la Segunda Guerra Mundial toma una foto de coronas que conmemoran a los caidos de Francia y el Reino Unido el Día -D en el cementerio de guerra británico de Bayeux, el 6 de junio de 2014

Solemnidad y emoción para los héroes

Sobrevive un puñado de veteranos del Día D que cambió la historia

D-Day invasion of Normandy witnesses dwindling

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