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Heinrich Himmler: How a fake stamp led to the Nazi SS leader's capture
Seventy-five years after his death, the Nazi SS leader's possessions are due to go on display in the UK.
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Alicecow
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One of Britain's last AA telephone boxes saved
Motorist John Bell was driven to save one of the few remaining AA roadside boxes left in Britain.
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On final warning
I noticed next door villages old red telephone box is now a libary.
Alicecow
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Has Thomas Becket's treasured 'little book' been found?
Thomas Becket, killed in Canterbury in 1170, was attached to a "little book", which may now have been found in Cambridge.
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Nazi Ravensbrück camp: How ordinary women became SS torturers
Female SS guards enjoyed home comforts at a camp where they tortured thousands of inmates.
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Sussex Martin
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Just bought this 
should keep me occupied for a few evenings
should keep me occupied for a few evenings 
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Kohima: Britain's 'forgotten' battle that changed the course of WWII
A group of British-Indian soldiers held off an entire Japanese division for three months in 1944.
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Sussex Martin
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Kohima is on the Battle Honours of my old regiment, the forbear regiments, one of which was The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment were there and I find it absolutely amazing that the good old beeb has decided to omit that fact. 420 men of the 4th battalion RWK were part of the 1,500 combat troops that held out against the 15,500 strong Japanese force sent to take Kohima.Kohima: Britain's 'forgotten' battle that changed the course of WWII
A group of British-Indian soldiers held off an entire Japanese division for three months in 1944.
L/CPL John Pennington Harman 4th Battalion RWK was awarded a Victoria Cross (posthumously) for single handedly destroying two enemy machine gun posts, he was killed attempting to get back to his lines after destroying the second machine gun post. The 4th Battalion RWK suffered 200 killed or seriously wounded in the battle that lasted from 4th April until 22nd June 1944.
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Yes, the only mention of the RWK was in the caption under the photo
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Ever wondered about the industrial heritage of Abington Park in Northampton?
Trust puts up new information boards that explain all
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Intercity 125: Workers say farewell to British Rail icon
As one operator retires its fleets of InterCity 125s, tributes are paid to the railway workhorse.
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How the 1941 North Strand bombings wiped out an entire family
The German bombing of Dublin's North Strand caused the tragic deaths of seven members of the same family.
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Ireland in the 1840s: 'one of the most dangerous places on earth'
Hundreds of violent murders were committed in Ireland during the Great Famine
Sussex Martin
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Sussex Martin
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I had a few days in Normandy a couple of years ago. It was sobering to see the places where it all took place, and the immaculate grave yards where so many still lie.
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British Normandy Memorial unveiled in France to honour D-Day and Normandy fallen
It records the names of 22,442 servicemen and women killed on D-Day and at the Battle of Normandy.
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Sussex Martin
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About bloody timeBritish Normandy Memorial unveiled in France to honour D-Day and Normandy fallen
It records the names of 22,442 servicemen and women killed on D-Day and at the Battle of Normandy.
