The World Wars

Photos: Russia marks WWII victory amid ongoing Ukraine war
Putin did not mention Ukraine by name, gave no assessment of progress in the war, or say how long it will last.
Published On 9 May 2022
World War II aircraft that crashed in India found after 77 years
The C-46 transport aircraft was found in Himalayas following treacherous search that led to the deaths of three guides.
Published On 21 Jan 2022
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The last warrior of Africa’s ‘Forgotten Army’: Gambia and WWII
Ebou Janha, 102, is the only surviving veteran of a regiment of Gambian soldiers who fought for the British in Burma.
Published On 14 Nov 2021
German Nazi war crimes suspect, 96, faces court
Irmgard Furchner is accused of having contributed to the murder of 11,412 people at the Stutthof concentration camp.
Published On 19 Oct 2021

Josef Schuetz is accused of more than 3,000 counts of accessory to murder at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

A filmmaker retraces the childhood odyssey of his Polish grandmother who became a refugee in Africa during World War II.

Moon Jae-in says South Korea and Japan must work together to ‘surmount difficulties’ and foster cooperation.

Shrine remains a potent symbol of Japan’s wartime legacy in East Asia and a flashpoint for tensions with its neighbours.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission finds Black and Asian troops who fought for Empire were not properly memorialised.

‘It was time to get in the boats and protect the people, not check the inspection records,’ the Fed’s Chairman said.

The story of the decline of the French empire and the indelible mark colonialism left on countries that were colonised.

Don Ferencz’s father prosecuted Nazis at Nuremberg and made sure his son understood the depths of their crimes.

Seventy-five years after senior Nazis were tried, a survivor’s daughter describes growing up in the Holocaust’s shadow.

German president urges the world to honour the landmark proceedings that gave birth to international criminal law.

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