All news on the topic: World War 2

Japan’s former prime minister, who apologised for his country’s atrocities during the Second World War, has died aged 101.

In words reminiscent of his grandfather, King George VI, King Charles has recognized the service and sacrifice of those who fought and died in the Second World War.

The King and Queen will join veterans for a VE Day service to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe.

Queen Camilla recounted how her father was shot through the side of his face when he was captured in Egypt during World War II.

Donald Trump has brought back a wartime law from 1798 to speed up mass deportations.

A World War Two ship torpedoed by Adolf Hitler has been discovered along the coast of Rio De Janeiro using sonar imaging.

Some descendants are apprehensive but a historian says making 30m pages of records public is ‘important step’

World War Two veterans, around 70,000 of whom remain in 2024, have given their full support to the prospective plans that could give Britons an extra four-day weekend

Unexpected blast at Miyazaki airport makes crater in taxiway and leads to grounding of 80 flights but no injuries

Irmgard Furchner, 99, was found guilty in 2022 of being an accessory to killings at Stutthof concentration camp

Hundreds of homes have been evacuated in Northern Ireland after a suspected Second World War bomb was discovered.

The recent Russian setback in Kharkiv marks the start of another period of stalemate in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Mysterious wartime tunnels sprawling under the heart of London are set to be transformed into a high-tech visitor attraction.

Conscription, rationing, and subway stations turned into bunkers. For the first time since the Cold War, Germany has updated its plans should conflict erupt in Europe, with ministers citing the threat posed by Russia.

A World War II veteran has tragically died just hours before attending an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

A nurse has shared the harrowing deathbed confession a World War 2 veteran made to her during his final hours on this earth - and she says it'll stay in her memory forever

Dermot O'Leary said it was 'inspiring' that the RNLI rescued the lives of everyone at sea regardless of where they are from, both then and now, adding it shouldn't be politicised

Lieutenant Norman Rose was just 18 when he landed ashore to fight to take Port en Bessin from 4,000 Nazis in June 1944. On November 1, 1944, he badly injured his leg

Dennis Lanham served as senior mechanic for the 79th Armoured Division, operating the flame-throwing tanks known as Crocodiles that proved vital for the D-Day landings in 1944

Walter Bigland was only 19 when he landed on Sword Beach for the June 1944 D-Day landings at Normandy and went on to serve for three decades serving the country

Pride of Britain Award winner Dame Stephanie Shirley has spent her life fighting prejudice, as well as educating and inspiring others after she came to the UK on Kindertransport as a Jewish refugee

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, who is now Vladimir Putin's deputy head of the country's security council, has accused Germany of taking steps to start a war with Russia