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Eighty years ago this week the German army and Italian PoWs in Scotland roll the dice for the last time

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Eighty years ago this week the Black Out of Britain is finally lifted completely

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Eighty years ago, retirement for Dad's Army, a swansong for the Royal Navy and the first shots in the Cold War

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Eighty years ago this week France completes its reversal of the the 1871 defeat by retaking Strasbourg

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Eighty years ago this week postwar planning looms larger in British politics

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Eighty years ago this week propaganda overlaps with military operations as Tirpitz is finally sunk and the Germans taunt the British with having concealed the V-2 rocket attack from the public

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Eighty years ago the alllies bring one gruelling campaign to a close

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Eighty years ago this week the USN defeats the IJN decisively

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Eighty years ago Roosevelt stages an epic stunt to counter accurate stories of his ill-health

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Eighty years ago this week MacArthur returns and Rommel departs

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Eighty years ago this week the Balkans take centre stage in Soviet/western rivalry

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Eighty years ago this week the Warsaw uprising is snuffed out

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Eighty years ago attention turns towards peace even as speedy victory proves elusive.

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Eighty years ago this week the allies begin to bite into serious German resistance

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