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Nov 10, 2022 · Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in 2025, the BBC is trying to gather as many first-hand accounts from surviving veterans as possible, to preserve them for future...
Jun 4, 2024 · For the past two years, the BBC has been gathering the memories of people who served in World War Two. Many who have shared their experiences were involved in the pivotal D-Day operation of...
Nov 20, 2005 · After the short service inside the church, everyone present was invited to go to the World War Two Memorial outside the church and remember those who died in that war.
May 7, 2020 · To mark the 75th anniversary of the war’s end, people who lived through it—a dwindling population—recount their experiences and memories.
The Great War and World War Two were perhaps the most traumatic times in recent history. The fighting and hardships affecting the whole of Europe, the Pacific and having a knock on effect through out the world. This project aims to collect and preserve the memories of people who have lived through the war.
Nov 9, 2022 · Surviving World War Two veterans tell their stories for the BBC's We Were There campaign.
Jan 26, 2015 · In late January 1945, Hungarian teenager Bart Stern hid in a pile of bodies to avoid being killed by the Nazis at Auschwitz. He survived, but not one of his friends escaped. Soon afterwards, the...
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