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1. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-63504826Capturing war-time memories, before it is too late - BBC News

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   Nov 10, 2022 · With every passing year, fewer of the men and women who helped defeat Nazi Germany and liberate Europe remain alive to share their stories. Before Remembrance Sunday - when the service and ...

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2. www.bbc.com › news › articlesD-Day: ‘I often wonder why I lived while others died’ - BBC

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   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...

3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-wales-55522848World War Two veterans' memories collected for new archive - BBC

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   Jan 4, 2021 · These are just some of the remarkable memories of World War Two veterans whose stories are being collected for the West Wales Veterans Archive, which organisers say is an important and timely...

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4. wartimememoriesproject.com › ww2 › indexThe Second World War 1939 - 1945 - The Wartime Memories Project

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   It is important as time marches on to gather memories before the generations who live through the war pass away and their memories are lost forever. The project will publish some memories, and photographs on-line.

5. www.historians.org › perspectives-article › gruesomeGruesome but Honorable Work – AHA

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   May 24, 2021 · The thousands of military personnel and civilian workers who contributed to returning the dead of World War II were tasked with the terrible but sacred job of bringing some semblance of peace to broken, anxious families.

6. news.un.org › en › storyThe United Nations remembers the dead of WWII | UN News

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   May 8, 2021 · May 8, 2021. In total, about 40 million civilians, and some 20 million soldiers, lost their lives in the war between 1939 and 1945. On 8 and 9 May, the UN invites its 193 member countries,...

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   How many people died in World War II?

   • Approximately 40 million civilians and 20 million soldiers lost their lives in the war between 1939 and 1945. On 8 and 9 May, the UN invites its member countries, non-governmental organizations, and individuals to pay tribute to the victims of the conflict.

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   Can surviving WW2 veterans be preserved for future generations?

   • 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 generations.

   Capturing war-time memories, before it is too late - BBC News

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   Where did people who died overseas stay after WW2?

   • Since the start of the war, men and women who died overseas remained where they had fallen. The ships in Pearl Harbor were still burning when the War Department ordered that no American service member who died overseas be shipped home.

   Gruesome but Honorable Work – AHA

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   What happened during the Great War & World War 2?

   • 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.

   The Second World War 1939 - 1945 - The Wartime Memories Project

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   Who were the last surviving members of WW2?

   • Neil is one of the last surviving members of the generation whose youth was defined by World War Two. Another, Christian Lamb, 102, from London, was in France when war broke out. "I'd gone there to improve my French," she says. "I got a telegram from my father, saying, 'War declared. Return home.'"

   Capturing war-time memories, before it is too late - BBC News

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   What happened on D-Day 2024?

   • June 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when tens of thousands of troops - including Donald - landed on beaches across Normandy, marking the start of the Allied campaign to liberate Nazi occupied northern Europe. The BBC has been gathering first-hand accounts from surviving veterans, to preserve them for future generations.

   D-Day: ‘I often wonder why I lived while others died’ - BBC

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8. www.nationalgeographic.com › magazine › articleWhy we’re sharing stories brought home from World War II

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   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.