World War II

House at Dead Man's Corner

The Museum at "Dead Man's Corner", a single house on the historic intersection between Carentan and Saint-Côme-du-Mont...

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Created on 23rd June 2011 10:34am by Sara Dryden
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Battle of Saipan troops landing on Beach

We remember the Battle of Saipan lasting from the 15th of June to the 9th of July 1944...

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Created on 15th June 2011 15:40pm by Sara Dryden
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Group of prisoners who surrendered to Canadians

Canadian forces made up less than 10 percent of the total troops landing on beaches in Normandy, however they made a big impact on the battle...

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Created on 25th May 2011 12:53pm by Sara Dryden
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USS Lexington in the Battle of the Coral Sea

On the 7th of May Australian and US forces banded together to oppose a Japanese threat that was building strength in by capturing the Philippines, Burma, Malaya and the Dutch East Indies and looking towards New Guinea and the Solomon Islands...

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Created on 5th May 2011 11:40am by Sara Dryden
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D-Day Approaching Omaha Beach

Also known as Operation Overlord, this was the largest amphibious invasion in world history...

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Created on 6th April 2011 13:07pm by Sara Dryden
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Cockleshell Heroes on Operation Frankton

Today it was announced that there will be a memorial erected in honour of the Cockleshell heroes in France...

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Created on 31st March 2011 15:47pm by Sara Dryden
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Also known as the battle of the Ardennes. It is the largest battle fought by the Americans in World War II lasted from December 16, 1944 to January 25, 1945...

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Created on 15th December 2010 16:35pm by Sara Dryden
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise bomb strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941.

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Created on 1st October 2010 16:36pm by Sam Casserly
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As the Notting Hill Carnival approaches at the end of August, it is a celebration of Britain’s connections with Africa and the Caribbean.

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Created on 18th August 2010 15:23pm by Sam Casserly
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It's been 66 years since the Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy on 6 June 1944 and we're expecting big things for the 66th Anniversary commemorations...

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Created on 1st June 2010 14:43pm by Jamie
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