From December 16, 1944 to January 25, 1945, American, British, Canadian, Belgian, and French forces fought to stop the final major German offensive of World War II, launched in the heavily forested Ardennes Mountains of Belgium. While Allied forces ultimately [...] Read more
World War II Indian heroism recalled in Egypt (Lead, With Im... Cairo, Oct 22 (IANS) The Indian embassy organised a memorial service here to salute the heroism of Indian soldiers who died in a decisive World War II battle that sealed the fate of Hitler's Afrika K... Read more
World War II bomb defused in Berlin Berlin, April 3 (IANS) A World War II bomb discovered in central Berlin has been defused, police said Wednesday. The 100 kg Soviet aerial bomb, found Tuesday evening near tracks which run north of t... Read more
World War II explosives found in Mumbai Harbour, defused Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) The Indian Navy has safely disposed of 90 unexploded ordnances, believed to be of World War II vintage, discovered during dredging operations in the Mumbai Harbour over the pas... Read more
Dench supports statue for World War 1 soldier London, Jan 29 (IANS) Veteran actress Judi Dench is backing a campaign to immortalise a World War I hero in his hometown. She is supporting the plan to erect a statue in Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex,... Read more
All that jazz from across the world in Delhi (With Image) New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Fusion is the flavour of the new jazz being heard in India, Latin America and Europe, where this genre of music has either evolved as an extension of the New Orleans jazz s... Read more
Indian World War II history republished New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Eight volumes of the Indian Army's World War II history, which have been out of print for a long time, are being published here again. When World War II began in 1939, the I... Read more
Actor Charles Durning is dead Washington, Dec 26 (IANS/EFE) Charles Durning, a decorated World War II veteran and multifaceted actor who was twice nominated for the Oscar, died of natural causes at his home in New York City, his ... Read more
Prince Andrew pays homage at World War II cemetery in Nagala... Kohima, May 1 (PTI) Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, on Tuesday paid homage to the hundreds of soldiers of the Allied Forces who fell in the fierce battle of Kohima in 1944 in the Second World War,... Read more
Prince Andrew pays homage at World War II cemetery in Nagala... Kohima, May 1 (PTI) Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, today paid homage to the hundreds of soldiers of the Allied Forces who fell in the fierce battle of Kohima in 1944 in the Second World War, at t... Read more
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