General Richter's bunker lies under the Mémorial de Caen Museum near Caen. The museum opened on 6th June 1988, forty-four years after Richter left the post.
Hundreds of military vehicles, some used in Normandy in 1944 take to the streets of Bayeux to mark 70 years since the town's liberation from Nazi forces.
D-Day Commemoration service in Bayeux Cathedral, Normandy
I visited Bayeux on 8th June 2014, 70 years after Allies liberated the city. World leaders attended a commemoration ceremony at the cathedral days before.
The Belfast Blitz was the name given to a series of Luftwaffe raids on Northern Ireland in 1941. The Docks Raid came on the night of 7th-8th April 1941.
A Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf Condor crash in Belfast Lough
In July 1940 a Focke-Wulf Condor laid mines in Belfast Lough sinking of the SS Troutpool. A week later, the Luftwaffe returned with disastrous consequences.
Colonel Paddy, the nickname given to ferocious SAS co-founder Robert Blair Mayne, lives on in military legend. His actions with the SAS were truly heroic.
During World War Two, over one million black servicemen served in segregated US Army regiments. Many of those men were briefly based in Northern Ireland.
Pancake Tuesday is a great opportunity to tuck into a tasty treat. Even during World War Two with rationing in effect, it was possible to enjoy pancakes.
In 1941, the city of Belfast remained unprepared for the arrival of war to its doorstep. On 7th April 1941, the Luftwaffe arrived and everything changed.
