World War Two

BBC Archive: Outbreak of World War Two

1939: Britain declares war on Germany. Audio
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BBC Archive: World War Two
1939: King George VI addresses the nation. Audio
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BBC Archive: World War Two
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3 September 1939
1939: News - Outbreak of war with Germany. Audio
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BBC Archive: World War Two
Posted
3 September 1939
1938: Government issues gas mask instructions. Audio
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BBC Archive: World War Two
Posted
1 October 1938

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Tributes paid to 'remarkable' 101-year-old WWII veteran
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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1 day ago
British pioneer statue unveiled at Bomber Command Centre. Video, 00:00:14
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Lincolnshire
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2 days ago
Man meets Dutch volunteer caring for father's WW2 grave
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Liverpool
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2 days ago
New exhibition opens at cemetery for US military
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Cambridgeshire
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4 days ago
Metal detectorist finds WW2 soldier's silver cigarette case hundreds of miles from where he died
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Wales
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5 days ago
Veteran who built Mosquitos in WW2 turns 100
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Essex
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5 days ago
Dad never talked about the war, that's why I must
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Suffolk
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6 days ago
London display reveals scale of Nazi slave labour
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London
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23 May
Woman involved in WW2 codebreaking turns 102
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England
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22 May
Polish WW2 refugees reunite at 'beautiful place'
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Devon
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21 May
Appeal for help to tell 'lost' story of WW2 heroes
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Norfolk
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21 May
Hundreds attend WW2 veteran bomber pilot's funeral
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Cornwall
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20 May
Wartime RAF pilot buried 86 years after crash
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North Yorkshire
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20 May
SAS Rogue Hero was 'lucky to survive'
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Dorset
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19 May
Statue for designer of iconic plane's landing gear
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England
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17 May
How we finally discovered our grandfather died in forced labour
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Jersey
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17 May
Flypast celebrates Lancaster bomber sculpture
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Lincolnshire
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16 May
Dambuster 'bouncing bomb' donated to RAF squadron
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Derbyshire
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16 May
The true story behind Peaky Blinders' Nazi banknotes plot
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England
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16 May
Switzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz 'Angel of Death' Mengele
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Europe
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16 May
Grandchildren of Monty revisit his WW2 caravans
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Cambridgeshire
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14 May
'Our dad built exact replica of WW2 bomber cockpit'
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Berkshire
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12 May
Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants
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Europe
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11 May
Blitz survivor recounts childhood memories of war
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Coventry & Warwickshire
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11 May