Destinations Exploring historic Normandy in château style Visitors flock to Normandy each year to see for themselves the D-Day landing beaches and Bayeux tapestry. We mixed history with the high life. 09/09/2019
brussels bureau Brussels marks 75th anniversary of liberation from German occupation The liberation of Brussels took only a few hours and saw only a little combat. Freeing the city was symbolic, but its historic importance lives on in the Belgian capital. 04/09/2019
France Watch: 75 years on, Lyon celebrates its liberation from Nazis Watch: 75 years on, Lyon celebrates its liberation from Nazis 03/09/2019
Belgium Brussels celebrates 75th anniversary of its WWII liberation British troops reached the Belgian capital on September 3, 1944. 03/09/2019
Poland Watch again: Leaders mark 80th anniversary of Nazi invasion of Poland German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier asked Poland for its forgiveness for Nazi "tyranny". 01/09/2019
USA Trump cancels Poland visit to deal with Hurricane Dorian President Donald Trump cancels Poland visit to deal with Hurricane Dorian 29/08/2019
no comment Paris celebrates 75th anniversary of liberation from Nazis Paris celebrated the 75th anniversary of its victory over the rule of the notorious Nazi leader Adolf Hitler on Sunday (August 25) with a parade in 1940s dress, delighting onlookers who took part in the joyous commemoration. 26/08/2019
France The forgotten story of the Spanish Republicans who liberated Paris Follow the journey of Amado Granell, the Spanish Republican soldier who headed the first Allied military unit to enter the Nazi-occupied French capital. 24/08/2019
France Explained: The story of Paris' liberation from the Nazis, 75 years on Sunday, August 25, marks 75 years since the Liberation of Paris, when the city was freed from the Nazi occupation it endured from 1940 to 1944. 24/08/2019
Russia Unexploded WWII bomb found in Kremlin Vladimir Putin's schedule was not interrupted by the removal of the bomb. 15/08/2019
France Watch: Macron marks 75th anniversary of France's second D-Day You remember the Normandy landings but what is Operation Dragoon? French President Emmanuel Macron marked 75th anniversary of country's second D-Day in Provence 14/08/2019
no comment Nagasaki mayor calls for Japan's commitment to nuclear weapons ban Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said Japan had a responsibility to sign a nuclear treaty ban and maintain a "philosophy of peace" within the nation's constitution 09/08/2019
United Kingdom Watch again: British pilots attempt world tour in restored Spitfire In a world-first, two British pilots will attempt to fly around the world in the iconic Spitfire. 05/08/2019
Poland Meet the 96-year-old veteran of the Warsaw Uprising It's 75 years since the Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi regime during WWII. Bohdan Dembinski was one of those who took part in the bloody 63-day battle. He told Euronews about the day it all started. 01/08/2019
Germany Merkel pays tribute to army general who almost assassinated Hitler Angela Merkel paid tribute to Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg who was executed for his part in the plot to assassinate the Nazi leader and end the war in 1944 20/07/2019
United Kingdom Bank of England celebrates 'outstanding' Alan Turing on new £50 note "As the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, as well as war hero, Alan Turing’s contributions were far-ranging and path-breaking. Turing is a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand,” the Bank of England's governor said on Monday. 15/07/2019
Germany 16,000 evacuated in Frankfurt to defuse WWII bomb 16,000 people were evacuated from an area of Frankfurt to allow for an unexploded WWII bomb to be defused. 07/07/2019
Netherlands Dutch railway to spend millions compensating Holocaust survivors Several thousands people, including 500 survivors, will receive up to €15,000 from NS as compensation for its role transporting Jews, Roma and Sinti to Nazi concentration camps. 27/06/2019
Poland French soldiers seen illegally diving in WWII wreckage, says Poland The wreckage of the German "Wilhelm Gustloff" ship, sunk by a Soviet submarine in January 1945, has been a war grave since 1994. Under Polish law, diving is strictly prohibited within a 500-metre radius of the site. 18/06/2019
USA Watch: Anne Frank tree planted at UN headquarters A tree has been planted at the UN in memory of Anne Frank, on what would have been her 90th birthday. It is from a cutting from the horse chestnut that grew outside the annexe where the Frank family hid from the Nazis. 13/06/2019
USA New trove of father's letters released to mark Anne Frank's 90th birthday New trove of father's letters released to mark Anne Frank's 90th birthday 12/06/2019
France 'You never got out of my heart': War-time lovers reunited 75 years on A veteran has beaten the odds to enjoy a tender reunion with his war-time lover, 75 years after they last set eyes on each other. 11/06/2019
United Kingdom Emmanuel Macron reads last letter of French Resistance fighter French president reads the testimony of a 16-year-old French resistance fighter who was executed for helping with the D-Day landings 06/06/2019
United Kingdom 'If only I was 20 years younger,' says veteran, 93, at Melania Trump A 93-year-old D-Day veteran made a flirtatious remark as he met Donald and Melania Trump in southern England. 06/06/2019
Good Morning Europe May and Macron in France to mark 75th D-Day anniversary At a ceremony in Ver-sur-Mer, the UK Prime Minister and the French President paid tribute to those who gave their lives in Normandy 75 years ago. 06/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Veterans share their heartbreaking memories of the D-Day landings Veterans of the D-Day landings have shared their heartbreaking memories of what was the largest seaborne invasion in history. 06/06/2019
