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
Posted
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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'Cinderella Service' war dead to be honoured
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Lincolnshire
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1 day ago
Woman born on day RAF uncle died unveils memorial
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Sussex
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Navy veterans compare Normandy invasion stories
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England
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Normandy veteran who lied about age to enlist dies
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Essex
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Memorial for US paratroopers killed in RAF blast
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Lincolnshire
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The forgotten legacy of New Forest's WW2 airfields
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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2 days ago
D-Day veteran Donald Howkins dies aged 105
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
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2 days ago
WW2 explosives found on coastal footpath
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Isle of Man
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3 days ago
Target reached for memorial to WW2 journalists
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UK
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7 days ago
Grenade 'resembling elephant' blown up in field
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Oxfordshire
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7 days ago
The 'cozy' tunnels built for World War Two
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Kent
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23 August
Call to honour journalists who resisted occupation
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UK
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23 August
The milkman who became a hero during audacious WW2 raid
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Manchester
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16 August
'Rascal' landlord ran WW2 black market inside pub
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Guernsey
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16 August
Historian's trek to honour WW2 pilot's sacrifice
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Essex
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16 August
'Death Railway' memorial unveiled to mark VJ Day
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England
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15 August
Dambusters' WW2 damage to be shown in exhibition
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Lincolnshire
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15 August
'Significant' act as WW2 German airman gets headstone
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Somerset
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13 August
WW2 veterans fly in Spitfires for first time
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England
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13 August
Danube river's low water levels reveal remains of WWII soldiers and motorcycle
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Europe
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12 August
WW2 Hurricane makes tribute flight to Poland. Video, 00:00:22
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Cambridgeshire
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9 August
Finding a doll's house lost in WWII. Video, 00:01:30
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Wales
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8 August
WW2 bomb detonated after quarry discovery. Video, 00:00:18
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Stoke & Staffordshire
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7 August
Somerset WW2 veteran code breaker celebrates 100th birthday. Video, 00:01:23
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England
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7 August