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World War II

Italian government faces backlash for celebrating WW2 fascists

The battle pitched the combined forces of fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, led by German General Erwin Rommel, against Britain and its allies, led by British General Bernard Montgomery.

24 October 2024, 09:25 IST

Italian government faces backlash for celebrating WW2 fascists

Italian government faces backlash for celebrating WW2 fascists

Italian government faces backlash for celebrating WW2 fascists

24 October 2024, 09:25 IST

World War II-era bomb blast at Japan airport? 87 flights cancelled

A bomb disposal team from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force later found that the cause of the explosion was an American bomb that had been buried beneath the land surface, probably dating to a wartime air raid.

02 October 2024, 10:28 IST

World War II-era bomb blast at Japan airport? 87 flights cancelled

World War II-era bomb blast at Japan airport? 87 flights cancelled

World War II-era bomb blast at Japan airport? 87 flights cancelled

02 October 2024, 10:28 IST

World War II veteran turns 100, Indian Army celebrates his centennial birthday

Born on September 7, 1924, Lance Naik Charan Singh's (retd) journey with the Army began on August 26, 1942, at Firozepur Cantonment, when he got enrolled in the Indian Army, a senior official said on Sunday.

08 September 2024, 10:35 IST

World War II veteran turns 100, Indian Army celebrates his centennial birthday

World War II veteran turns 100, Indian Army celebrates his centennial birthday

World War II veteran turns 100, Indian Army celebrates his centennial birthday

08 September 2024, 10:35 IST

Biden links fight for Ukraine with allied effort on D-Day

In an energetic address, Biden declared that 'NATO is more united than ever' and insisted that the alliance would stand by Ukraine in its own hour of need just as the United States had stood by Europe against the Nazis.

06 June 2024, 15:49 IST

Biden links fight for Ukraine with allied effort on D-Day

Biden links fight for Ukraine with allied effort on D-Day

Biden links fight for Ukraine with allied effort on D-Day

06 June 2024, 15:49 IST

In Pics | Remembering D-Day on its 80th anniversary

Eighty years ago, on June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops crossed the English Channel and descended on German-controlled Normandy, marking the beginning of the end of World War II. Here are some photos from that fateful day.

06 June 2024, 11:36 IST

In Pics | Remembering D-Day on its 80th anniversary

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In Pics | Remembering D-Day on its 80th anniversary

06 June 2024, 11:36 IST

World leaders, veterans commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary in Normandy

With war raging in Ukraine, on Europe's borders, this year's commemoration of this major turning point in World War Two will carry special resonance.

06 June 2024, 11:32 IST

World leaders, veterans commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary in Normandy

World leaders, veterans commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary in Normandy

World leaders, veterans commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary in Normandy

06 June 2024, 11:32 IST

UK’s India Gate to commemorate role of Indian soldiers from World Wars

According to historical records, in World War I (1914-1918) more than 1.5 million soldiers from pre-Partition India served in the British Indian Army of the colonial era

20 April 2024, 15:30 IST

UK’s India Gate to commemorate role of Indian soldiers from World Wars

UK’s India Gate to commemorate role of Indian soldiers from World Wars

UK’s India Gate to commemorate role of Indian soldiers from World Wars

20 April 2024, 15:30 IST

In Los Angeles, the O J Simpson case defined a turbulent era

Its passenger, of course, was O J Simpson, and the two-hour chase on June 17, 1994, that interrupted regular programming transfixed a nation.

12 April 2024, 03:55 IST

In Los Angeles, the O J Simpson case defined a turbulent era

In Los Angeles, the O J Simpson case defined a turbulent era

In Los Angeles, the O J Simpson case defined a turbulent era

12 April 2024, 03:55 IST

Distinguished World War II veteran Subedar Thanseia passes away

Subedar Thanseia, a distinguished World War II veteran of the Indian Army, whose actions at the crucial Battle of Kohima against formidable odds, contributed to a pivotal victory for the Allied forces, has died at the age of 102 in Mizoram, officials said on Monday

01 April 2024, 13:29 IST

Distinguished World War II veteran Subedar Thanseia passes away

Distinguished World War II veteran Subedar Thanseia passes away

Distinguished World War II veteran Subedar Thanseia passes away

01 April 2024, 13:29 IST

Oppenheimer and World War II's enduring template for Hollywood

They mostly depicted uncomplicated contests between standard-bearers for good and evil, with none of the former likely to be Apaches.

09 March 2024, 10:39 IST

Oppenheimer and World War II's enduring template for Hollywood

Oppenheimer and World War II's enduring template for Hollywood

Oppenheimer and World War II's enduring template for Hollywood

09 March 2024, 10:39 IST