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Josef Mencik Wikipedia

Josef Mencik Wikipedia Bio: Was He A Real Knight? WW2 Story

Josef Mencik’s remarkable life, though lacking a Wikipedia page, is a testament…
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How Bob Barker Went From WW2 Fighter Pilot, To Television Icon, To Animal Rights Mega-Philanthropist

Bob Barker died earlier today at the age of 99. What a…
Her final text contained just a single word, but it haunts Jean Hanlon's (pictured) family to this day. 'Help', the message read.

Hero fisherman, 39, who saved crew after WW2 bomb blew up his boat dies

A heroic fisherman who saved his crew when his boat was blown…
Organisers were inundated with requests to attend the service for Sergeant Peter Brown (pictured) died aged 96 in Maida Vale, west London, in December last year

Funeral of one of the last black RAF WW2 veterans will be moved to accommodate large crowds

The funeral of one the last black RAF Second World War pilots…
RAF chiefs initially feared women were too gossipy and prone to hysterics for vital military work in the Second World War, a new book reveals (pictured, The Women Behind The Few by Sarah-Louise Miller)

RAF chiefs feared women were too ‘prone to hysterics’ for military work in WW2, book reveals

RAF chiefs initially feared women were too gossipy and prone to hysterics…
A two-shilling coin, with a concealed blade dated 1942 (right), and a German Third Reich 50 Reichspfennig coin (left)

Gadgets spies used before James Bond include WW2 bladed coins and hidden daggers

The gadgets spies used before James Bond was even born: Concealed weapons…