Second World War

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A soldier amongst military graves illuminated during part of a military-led vigil to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme

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The day will come when we seize the opportunities gifted by our ancestors

The artists in Alexander Moffat’s Poets’ Pub who circle MacDiarmid are, by and large, remembered and celebrated while a fitting memorial to the central figure decays

The artists in Alexander Moffat’s Poets’ Pub who circle MacDiarmid are, by and large, remembered and celebrated while a fitting memorial to the central figure decays

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Exploring the important legacy of key post-Second World War poets

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Henry Nicholls/PA)

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Henry Nicholls/PA)

England football

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Rishi Sunak intervenes as England fans sing about German casualties

Piper Bill Millin plays his bagpipes, as Allied troops wade through the sea to the Normandy shore during the D-Day landing of June 1944

Piper Bill Millin plays his bagpipes, as Allied troops wade through the sea to the Normandy shore during the D-Day landing of June 1944

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'My dad fought for a free Europe': We must fight to regain dream ignited by D-Day

80th Anniversary of D-Day

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'My Scottish grandfather didn’t dodge D-Day as Tory MP allegedly said'

John Swinney paid tribute to those who fought in the Second World War

John Swinney paid tribute to those who fought in the Second World War

80th Anniversary of D-Day

John Swinney pays tribute to veterans as services mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

Scottish village’s ‘pivotal’ role in secret preparations for D-Day landings

Scottish village’s ‘pivotal’ role in secret preparations for D-Day landings

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The Scottish village that played crucial role in secret preparations for D-Day

A potential second term for Trump would be the biggest challenge to transatlantic relations since the end of the Second World War, writes David Pratt

A potential second term for Trump would be the biggest challenge to transatlantic relations since the end of the Second World War, writes David Pratt

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David Pratt: Is Europe ready for the dangers a Trump foreign policy poses?

Troops advancing in No Man's Land in the First World War

Troops advancing in No Man's Land in the First World War

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In Common: I don't care if I sound like an ungrateful brat about conscription

The building was one of several built on Cramond Island to fortify Edinburgh against submarine attacks during WW2

The building was one of several built on Cramond Island to fortify Edinburgh against submarine attacks during WW2

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Investigation launched as Saltire sprayed on Scottish monument

Dora Tannenbaum was exiled from Germany in the 1930s

Dora Tannenbaum was exiled from Germany in the 1930s

Scottish author traces family history back to Nazi-era Berlin for second novel

Douglas Murray claimed Germany 'mucked up twice' in the 20th century at the National Conservatism Conference

Douglas Murray claimed Germany 'mucked up twice' in the 20th century at the National Conservatism Conference

Conservative Party

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Anger after author's 'Germany mucked up twice' claim at Conservatism Conference

The plume of smoke from the stricken HMS Dasher, taken from one of the nearby ships, HMS Isle of Sark, on March 27, 1943

The plume of smoke from the stricken HMS Dasher, taken from one of the nearby ships, HMS Isle of Sark, on March 27, 1943

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Scottish history

Will the full truth of the HMS Dasher tragedy ever be known?

Jane Haining is to be honoured with a Stolpersteine - or

Jane Haining is to be honoured with a Stolpersteine - or

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Scots Holocaust victim to be remembered with 'stumbling stone' in Edinburgh

Pictured at the Memorial: (L-R) Bart Delabastita, Jo Delabastita, Stirling Provost Douglas Dodds, Dirk Delabastita, Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk Alan Simpson, Paul Delabastita.

Pictured at the Memorial: (L-R) Bart Delabastita, Jo Delabastita, Stirling Provost Douglas Dodds, Dirk Delabastita, Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk Alan Simpson, Paul Delabastita.

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Memorial marks Belgian fighter pilot who crash-landed a Spitfire during WW2

John McOwan has been awarded France's highest military award

John McOwan has been awarded France's highest military award

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Scots D-Day veteran given France's highest military honour – 78 years later

Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt and Josef Stalin at the Yalta Conference near the end of the end of World War II

Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt and Josef Stalin at the Yalta Conference near the end of the end of World War II

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How Churchill tried to put the British Empire before destroying Nazism

Karen Adam visiting the war memorial in Macduff, Aberdeenshire

Karen Adam visiting the war memorial in Macduff, Aberdeenshire

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We must honour the fallen by creating a more peaceful world

'On Armistice Day, I wear replicas of his medals in memory of him and the many other “wee” men and women from the Gorbals'

'On Armistice Day, I wear replicas of his medals in memory of him and the many other “wee” men and women from the Gorbals'

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Why the Wee Man and many like him deserve to be remembered

The memorial would be located in the grounds of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

The memorial would be located in the grounds of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Plans unveiled for Glasgow memorial to South-Asian war heroes

John Mackellar was over the moon with his letter from the First Minister thanking him for his service in the army

John Mackellar was over the moon with his letter from the First Minister thanking him for his service in the army

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WW2 veteran 'thrilled' after receiving letter from Nicola Sturgeon on 103rd birthday

The anniversary is being marked across Europe

The anniversary is being marked across Europe

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First D-Day commemorations since pandemic started take place

John Lee was killed in a German U-boat attack during the Battle of the Atlantic.

John Lee was killed in a German U-boat attack during the Battle of the Atlantic.

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Relatives of Scottish Second World War hero pay emotional first visit to his graveside

Jimmy Carr's Netflix special His Dark Material aired on Christmas Day

Jimmy Carr's Netflix special His Dark Material aired on Christmas Day

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller

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Jimmy Carr faces backlash over ‘disturbing’ Holocaust joke about Travellers

Boris Johnson can look to prime ministerial predecessors for examples of Tories stepping down in times of crisis at home and abroad

Boris Johnson can look to prime ministerial predecessors for examples of Tories stepping down in times of crisis at home and abroad

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The UK has a lot of form for changing PM during a time of crisis

Men of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on a patrol of jungle roads in Malaya during the Second World War December 1941 (Photo by Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images).

Men of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on a patrol of jungle roads in Malaya during the Second World War December 1941 (Photo by Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images).

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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: The regiment that made headlines across the world

Scottish Labour politician Thomas Johnston (1882 - 1965), the Secretary of State for Scotland, 13th March 1943. He is discussing his Hydro-electrification Bill, which proposes the use of Scotland's large water supply to provide electric power

Scottish Labour politician Thomas Johnston (1882 - 1965), the Secretary of State for Scotland, 13th March 1943. He is discussing his Hydro-electrification Bill, which proposes the use of Scotland's large water supply to provide electric power

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A renewable energy corporation could bring inspiration for the future

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and 101-year-old Second World War veteran Jack Ransom laid wreaths during the national Remembrance Sunday commemoration in Edinburgh

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and 101-year-old Second World War veteran Jack Ransom laid wreaths during the national Remembrance Sunday commemoration in Edinburgh

Nicola Sturgeon

Second World War veteran joins FM to lay wreaths on Remembrance Sunday in Edinburgh

GB News host Neil Oliver came under fire after comparing those refusing the Covid vaccine to those fighting in World War Two

GB News host Neil Oliver came under fire after comparing those refusing the Covid vaccine to those fighting in World War Two

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Neil Oliver panned after saying he'd 'cheerfully risk catching Covid for freedom'