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May 17, 2021
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A cornered U-boat fights back
29th March 1944: U-223 sinks HMS Laforey just minutes before she is herself sunk
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'Fight to the Last Man'
28th March 1943: As the Japanese finally enter India the Assam Regiment of the Indian Army mounts a heroic defence, surrounded in an outpost at Jessami
Mar 28
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The Kinder Aktion in the Kovno Ghetto
27th March 1944: The SS target children in a ruthless and horrific round-up 'Aktion' - the drive to kill Jews remains strong even as the Red Army…
Mar 27
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OSS Troops Murdered
26th March 1944: A US Special Forces mission behind the lines in Italy falls victim to Hitler's notorious 'Commando Order'
Mar 26
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A burning plane and no parachute
25th March 1944: The extraordinary story of the rear gunner who survived an 18,000 foot fall from a burning Lancaster bomber
Mar 25
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The Great Escape
24th March 1944: The nerve racking last moments as 200 RAF officers attempt to escape from Stalag Luft III
Mar 24
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The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III
Jens Muller, one of only three men to make a successful 'home run' during the Great Escape describes some of the escape activities in the camp
Mar 24
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Japanese halted at Sangshak
23rd March 1944: A Japanese account of being surprised by the strength of resistance as they encounter Indian and Gurkha parachute troops
Mar 23
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The infantry confront the Monastery
22nd March 1944: British infantry go into the line as they relieve the Gurkha positions on Monte Cassino
Mar 22
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U-333 survives attack by Walker's group
21st March 1944: U-Boat commander Peter Cremer has yet another narrow escape
Mar 21
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Young bodies bear the brunt of war
20th March 1944: Joyce Grenfell struggles to stay professional as she entertains wards in an Army hospital in Italy
Mar 20
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