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Events In History

1 November 1944

Polish refugees land in New Zealand

On 1 November 1944, more than 800 Polish refugees from war-torn Europe landed in Wellington from the troopship USS General George M. Randall. Read more...

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John Morris and the French Resistance

Naval officer Eric Krull describes D-Day

Spitfire pilot describes attacking enemy transport

A Navy Commanding Officer describes D-Day

Sound: secret operations on D-Day

Remembering dead bodies on HMS Achilles

Bob Harvey describes welcome home for Achilles

Movement of Achilles prior to Battle of the River Plate

Sound: Able Seaman remembers the Italian campaign

Sound: remembering Faenza, Italian campaign

Sound: a veteran remembers Sangro River and the Italian campaign

Sound: remembering Trieste, Italian campaign

Watt McEwan talks about brothels in Cairo

Description of carnage on Omaha Beach, D-Day

Sound: A veteran remembers Cassino

Sound: Orsogna and the Italian Campaign

Sound: life at sea in the Merchant Navy

On board Achilles during Battle of the River Plate

Sound: Normandy from the air on D-Day