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Russia: Don't Rewrite 2nd WW History

Russia describes as inadmissible the attempts to revise the outcome of the Second World War and hold Germany and Soviet Union equally responsible for the starting the war.

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D-Day 65th Anniversary: It Was Their Finest Hour

JUNE 6, 1944 was the D-Day, a day that stands in history as the largest mobilisation of amphibious, maritime craft and troops in the the fight against fascist tyranny. Today we commemorate the D-Day 65th anniversary. Get the full story...

Russia Holds Victory Day Parade In Moscow

A military parade involving over 9,000 personnel, 103 sophisticated tracked and wheeled military vehicles, as well as 69 aircraft and helicopters was launched on Moscow's Red Square at 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (06:00 GMT) on Saturday, when Russia celebrates Victory Day.

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First photos released of HMAS Sydney wreck

The search team that found the wreck of HMAS Sydney has released the first dramatic pictures of the vessel lying on the bottom of the Indian Ocean.

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2007 At Imperial War Museum North

All of us in the team at IWM North are delighted to be setting out on our fifth year with the coveted 2006 Best Visitor Attraction award for England's North West on our wall. We work hard to make the subject of war and conflict accessible to all and next year we will be concentrating on all the members of the family with a stunning show of Second World War art followed by a major show with an unusual take on war through the eyes of animals.

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