Facing Stalingrad (German & Russian Veterans)
Memories of the Battle of Stalingrad come to life in the stories of surviving eyewitnesses of veterans. They are also enshrined in monuments that were built to commemorate the battle. Just as with the veterans’ stories, the memorial cultures in Germany and Russia show how differently the battle is remembered. Germany There are only a […]
US Postal Service unveils stamp honoring Japanese American WWII veterans
The U.S. Postal Service will honor Japanese American veterans with the Go For Broke: Japanese Americans Soldiers of WWII commemorative stamp. Second-generation Japanese Americans, also known as nisei, formed one of the most distinguished American fighting units of World War II. These troops were the all-Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team. Their motto […]
How Kirkcaldy became a new home for Polish war veterans
The Polish Club in Kirkcaldy, Fife, has been a centre of social and cultural life for almost 70 years. It was founded by veterans who were unable to return home after fighting in World War Two. The club still provides an extended family to the children and grandchildren of those soldiers – along with a […]
French teens, WWII veterans swap stories of life in lockdown during Covid-19
Students in France have been writing to British military veterans who took part in the Normandy invasion that freed the country from the Nazis. The letters come as a comfort to those living in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. As VE Day approached, Marion and her classmates in the Normandy region thought of 94-year-old Bill Ridgewell […]