Between 26 May and 4 June, after retreating from the rapid German advance across western Europe, approximately 338,000 Allied ...

Lieutenant General Sir Brian Horrocks commanded a battalion of 700 men on the frontline when German forces invaded France and ... the road to Dunkirk. In his view, the 'Phoney War' allowed for ...

Some were captured by Germans and held in prisoner of war camps in France, Germany, Italy and Poland. Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images Nearly 300 Indian soldiers were evacuated from Dunkirk Then why ...

Read this introduction to James Hill's story, then listen to him describe his experiences, using the links at the foot of this page. James Hill was born in 1911 and went to Sandhurst in 1929.

The second world war combat medic Desmond Doss ... French and Belgian soldiers were stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk, in northern France, after being pushed back by German forces.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. DUNKIRK, France (AP) — French police are investigating the deaths of five people who were fatally shot in ...

At least five men, including two security guards, have been shot dead around a migrant camp in northern France ...

Police confirmed "multiple murders" were committed before a man claiming to be the gunman handed himself in to a nearby ...

An epic high fantasy adventure film by Peter Jackson follows a hobbit named Bilbo who is persuaded into accompanying Gandalf ...

Five people killed in shootings near migrant camps in northern France - A 22-year-old man is said to have handed himself in ...