Manchester to fall silent at 12pm today to mark VJ Day 80 years on
‘Their legacy must never be forgotten’ 05:54, 15 Aug 2025Updated 06:12, 15 Aug 2025 Troops in Okinawa(Image: Getty…
A Manchester PoW’s hell on the Thailand-Burma ‘death railway’
VJ Day 80 years on: ‘Despair, illness, no hope, no idea of when this war was going to…
German WW2 North East attack plans outlined in discovered documents
Wartime documents owned by a collector are going up for auction in the North EastWartime map of German…
Mystery of how top sports professor was found dead inside famous Russian statue | News World
Nikolai Chesnokov, 68, fell ill and collapsed after climbing 200 steps to the top of the memorial (Picture:…
Europe after VE Day, Brexit, and one thing Churchill and Hitler agreed on
The Second World War left former colonial European powers decimated, setting the stage for two superpowers to emerge,…
Rare colour film of VE Day celebrations in Greater Manchester unearthed
The historic celebrations in Rochdale, Stockport and Manchester were captured by amateur filmmaker Fred PedleyVE Day in Greater…
Ed Kennedy broke the news of Germany’s WW2 surrender – then got fired | News World
Kennedy was waved off when he told military censors that he could not continue to hold the story…
A father at war’s beautiful labour of love for his little girl back home
‘You will know by this time that I am now in Germany, but I would rather be with…
Full list of VE Day street parties and road closures in Oldham
Only three street parties are taking place across the borough – but there are other events to mark…
Bomb squad descend with residents evacuated after discovery ‘during house move’
A WWII tank shell was ‘uncovered’ on a street in StockportPolice on Reuben Street, Reddish(Image: Manchester Evening News)…