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For Victory over Japan Day, Sky's Events Commentator Alastair Bruce unveils the stories of the 'Forgotten Army' who fought in ...
Many of the veterans have never told their story before registering with the Royal British Legion to be part of ...
About 100 people have gathered for a wreath-laying service to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day).
EIGHTY years ago to the day, an unfamiliar voice drifted over Japanese airwaves. Emperor Hirohito, speaking in formal, ...
It's the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, Victory over Japan Day. It was the 15 of August 1945 when Japan surrendered, effectively ...
A 99-year-old Second World War veteran has said ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) that there ...
King Charles will lead British commemorations on Friday for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which marks victory over Japan ...
A two-minute silence will be held in Inverness tomorrow amid national events to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day and the ...
Today marks eighty years since VJ Day - Victory over Japan Day - when Japan surrendered and World War Two ended. Post-war, twelve thousand New Zealand troops went to Japan to 'de-militarise' the ...
The announcement of Japan’s surrender came on 15 August 1945. That’s the date people in the UK , Australia, and many other ...
King Charles will honour those whose "service and sacrifice" helped to bring an end to World War Two in a personal message ...
The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan in that year, one on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 and another in Nagasaki three days later. About 214,000 people were killed in the blasts. The USSR joined the ...