History

It was really an impressive sight: the Polish pope who grew up under the Nazi occupation, kneeling in prayer at the dead wall of Auschwitz. There John Paul II asked …

The Holocaust survivors who lived in the Romanian town of Targu Mures were sceptical when a group of Scots arrived offering help. Too many times visitors had pledged their support …

The last of the original wartime members of the SAS left almost £2million to his family, records show. Major Mike Sadler, who died early last year aged 103, joined the …

A D-Day hero's medals have been reunited with his family, 30 years after they were forced to sell them to pay for his widow's care. Regimental Sergeant Major Eric Lines …