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GERMANY SURRENDERS: One million Nazi troops lay down arms to the British in May 1945 

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GERMANY SURRENDERS: One million Nazi troops lay down arms to the British as Field Marshal Montgomery hails our big moment – how the last days of WWII in Europe were reported in May 1945 To mark VE Day this coming Friday, the Daily Mail has compiled a series of reports it published at the time, documenting … Read more

Iowa sends National Guard troops to help with COVID-19 testing for meat packing plant workers

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Iowa Gov Kim Reynolds (pictured) announced Monday that the state is activating 250 National Guard troops to help with COVID-19 testing and contact tracing for workers at meat packing plants Iowa is activating hundreds of National Guard troops to help with testing and contact tracing for employees at meat processing plants in the state which … Read more

Russian troops rehearse for their Victory Day parade to mark the defeat of the Nazis

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Russian troops have begun rehearsals for their Victory Day parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the Nazis’ surrender. The parade marking the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II is still set to go ahead next month amid the global coronavirus pandemic but officials have admitted that ‘it may well be moved … Read more

Jeff Bezos shows his face (behind a mask) to his stressed-out troops after spate of walkouts

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Jeff Bezos has thanked staff at an Amazon warehouse and a Whole Foods in Dallas after spate of strikes and sick-outs over working conditions during the pandemic.  The world’s richest man was filmed taking a temperature check and wearing a mask on his surprise visit to the facilities on Wednesday.  He is seen waving to … Read more

The freezing hell of the Battle of the Bulge: Colorized images show resilience of US troops

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Photographs that captured the Battle of the Bulge between 1944 and 1945 have been colorized, shedding new light on the battle and the conditions soldiers had to contend with. The 75th anniversary of the battle passed this year. The Battle of the Bulge, also know as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, was the final major German offensive … Read more

Troops on the streets in the fight against coronavirus

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Troops on the streets in the fight against coronavirus: Government plans to draft in Army to keep hospitals and supermarkets secure, escort food convoys and build tented field wards next to care homes to cope with crisis as deaths almost double in 24 hours Key personnel such as RAF Typhoon pilots would be quarantined at … Read more

British troops are sent to Senegal to provide counter-terrorism training

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Operation Stop ISIS: British troops are sent to Senegal to provide counter-terrorism training as new jihadi danger rises in West Africa British troops have been sent to Senegal as Jihadi danger rises in West Africa  About 30 stationed around 80 Nigerian, Moroccan and Cameroonian soldiers Royal Marines also trained members of Nigeria’s 707 special forces … Read more

Brave translator who helped British troops take on ISIS begins a new life in the UK

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Brave translator who helped British troops take on the Taliban AND Islamic State begins a new life in the UK after risking his life in Afghanistan for nine years where jihadists vowed to kill him EXCLUSIVE Mohammed Nazir was hiding from the Taliban and ISIS fighters Now he and his family are out of harms … Read more