Second World War
# second-world-war - Thursday 11 April, 2013
VIDEO: Austrian artist shines new light on forgotten Irish lookout posts
The structures were built for soldiers to keep watch over sea activity during the Second World War.
# second-world-war - Friday 8 March, 2013
Ireland announces €3.8m in funding for UN agencies and NGOs in Congo
Seven million people have died as a result of war in DR Congo since 1998 – making it the one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II, said the Minister for Trade and Development.
# second-world-war - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Belgian premier apologises for WWII deportation of 25,000 Jews
The Belgian Prime Minister said the country has been “complicit in the most abominable crime” by deporting tens of thousands of Jewish people to Nazi concentration camps during the war.
# second-world-war - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
Video: WWII bomb detonated in Munich by disposal experts
Explosion damaged nearby properties, but none are in danger of collapse, according to local media reports.
# second-world-war - Saturday 28 July, 2012
Deeper underground: could you live in a bunker?
Missile silos and Nazi bunkers have been converted into habitable homes, while other designers are focused on preparing shelters for surviving catastrophes.
# second-world-war - Sunday 24 June, 2012
# second-world-war - Wednesday 6 June, 2012
In pictures: D-Day landings of 6 June 1944
The Normandy landings got underway on this day 68 years ago.
# second-world-war - Friday 4 May, 2012
News agency apologies for firing correspondent over WWII censorship
Edward Kennedy was fired after reporting the unconditional surrender of German generals to Allied forces.
# second-world-war - Thursday 29 March, 2012
Russian museum director works on… aged 90
Age is just a number to iconic woman in the Russian art world.
# second-world-war - Wednesday 30 November, 2011
German intelligence agency admits destruction of files linking staff to Nazi SS, Gestapo
The destruction of files relating to around 250 BND employees was discovered during a historical inquiry into the organisation’s links with Nazi Germany.
# second-world-war - Wednesday 17 August, 2011
Coco Chanel was a Nazi agent, book claims
After searching European and American archives from WWII, author Hal Vaughan claims he has found proof that Coco Chanel was an active Nazi agent during war.
# second-world-war - Friday 3 June, 2011
Philippines and US launch joint search for missing US WWII troops
The remains of many of the US troops who fought in the Philippines in World War II have never been recovered.
# second-world-war - Monday 4 April, 2011
MI5 documents show Nazis plans to kill Allied troops with coffee, cigarettes and chocolate
Nazi agents planned to assassinate Allied troops using poisoned foodstuffs and painkillers, as well as swastika emblazoned belt buckles that hid pistols.
# second-world-war - Monday 28 March, 2011
De Valera colluded with British authorities to break the IRA
Newly-released documents show how Éamon De Valera colluded with the British authorities to crush the IRA.
# second-world-war - Thursday 10 March, 2011
Eva Braun’s private photographs released
Recently released personal photographs show the private lives of one of the 20th century’s most hated dictators and the woman who loved him.
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