THE last founding member of the SAS left a £1.8million fortune to his family. Major Mike Sadler, 103, died last January and is depicted in BBC show SAS Rogue Heroes. 2 Tom Glynn-Carney plays Mike Sadler in BBC show SAS Rogue HeroesCredit: BBC Prince William attended his funeral at Hereford… Last founding member of SAS … Read more
THE verdict on the proposed 4–day weekend to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end has been revealed. It was speculated that Brits could see May 9 and 12 wiped free to allow nationwide celebrations, or August 22 bolted on to make the summer bank holiday on August 25 a four-day… Is UK … Read more
A FEMALE sniper shamed her doubters by defeating every man she faced during World War Two – clocking up an impressive kill count. Lyudmila Pavlichenko earned herself the nickname Lady Death, humiliating recruiters who had told her to become a nurse. 7 Lyudmila Pavlichenko was nicknamed Lady… How world’s deadliest female sniper ‘Lady Death’ humiliated … Read more
D-DAY heroes have taken aim at France for making them wait years for their long-promised World War Two medals. One veteran died aged 104 still waiting for his gong. Another 15 applications are stuck in the French system, The Sun can reveal. Seven of the claims date so far back that UK officials… D-Day veterans … Read more
A DOCTOR saved thousands of women from certain death and the evil experiments of Dr Josef Mengele but her methods had catastrophic consequences. Dr Gisella Perl was one of five doctors and four nurses selected by Dr Josef Mengele to work in the hospital ward at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi… How heroic doc saved thousands of … Read more
BRITAIN’S oldest man feels snubbed — as the World War Two hero has not been invited to landmark Remembrance events. Donald Rose, 109, was shot in a leg during the D-Day landings, and served in North Africa, Belgium, Holland and Germany during the conflict. He also received France’s Legion… Britain’s oldest man and WW2 hero … Read more
THE medals and logbooks of a prolific World War One fighter ace have sold for £21,000. Captain Percy “Pip” Clayson terrorised German enemy aircraft in the summer of 1918, clocking up 29 “kills”. He shot down ten in a month, with a better strike rate than the feared German pilot called… Medals and logbooks of … Read more
AN SAS Rogue Heroes star has revealed his shock at his character’s surprise return in series two, saying, ‘I was only ever meant to do the first season’. Series one of the BBC drama focused on the war and the efforts of the Special Air Service regiment (SAS) in Cairo, Egypt during the Second World … Read more
New UK bank holiday ‘planned for next year’ as Brits to be given four-day weekend to mark 80th anniversary of WW2 ending …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A NEW bank holiday is reportedly planned for next year as Brits will be given a four-day weekend to mark the 80th anniversary of WW2 ending. Britain will thank … Read more
Couple discover secret ROOM buried deep beneath their garden shed – & they have ambitious plans to transform it …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A COUPLE were baffled after discovering a World War II bunker hidden under their summerhouse. Catherine and Liam Milburn unearthed the secret room three years after moving into their new home in … Read more