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Austria

American tourist tries to fly home from Austria with WWII artillery sh

An American tourist was charged and fined after bringing an unexploded World War Two shell to Vienna airport in her luggage

Hungary

Budapest residents evacuated over unexploded bomb

Residents were moved from their homes as authorities in the Hungarian capital dealt with an unexploded World War Two bomb

Croatia

Fashion shoot at WWII death camp in Croatia sparks outrage

An Australian company published a series of photos and videos taken on a trip to Eastern Europe earlier this year in which models are seen posing in sunglasses at sites including the Flower Memorial at Jasenovac, a World War II-era death camp.

Poland

Poland Holocaust law drops jail terms

Polish lawmakers voted on Wednesday to water down a Holocaust law that angered the United States and Israel. It's to remove parts that imposed jail terms on people who suggest the nation was complicit in Nazi crimes

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Netherlands

Hidden pages from Anne Frank's diary revealed for first time

Anne Frank hid some rude jokes from her family, now they have been revealed to the world.

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France commemorates the end of WWII and victory over Nazi Germany

V-E day is one three National Days in France

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Controversial Russian "Night Wolves" heading to Germany to mark the end of WW2

After paying tribute to the Russian soldiers in Prague, the Night Wolves are heading to Germany where they will end their journey in the city of Berlin.

Latvia

History’s fault lines: WWII commemorations show up Latvia’s checkered past

Tracing back to World War II shows many Latvian families divided by the battlefield, with relatives literally fighting on opposite sides — some on the side of the Waffen SS and others with the Red Army.

Germany

Mass evacuation in Berlin as WW2 bomb defused

A large area in central Berlin is to be evacuated as authorities dispose of a World War Two bomb.

Germany

Delays in deactivating an old WWII bomb in a garden in Germany

After the discovery of a British aerial bomb in Paderborn in Western Germany, the start of the bomb deactivation has been delayed. According to the police, there were still people in the cordoned off area.

Germany

Over 20,000 people evacuated for removal of World War II bomb in German town

At least 26,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes in Paderborn, Germany, as authorities work to remove a 1.8 tonne World War II bomb from a garden.

Living

Lost WWII letters recovered to tell stories after 70 years

A treasure trove of lost letters has been recovered from a Second World War shipwreck in almost pristine condition.

France

American WWII fighter pilot's body returned from France after 74 years

Lieutenant Frank Fazekas' body is finally being returned from France, where it lay for 74 years after his plane crashed in a field in the run-up to D-Day during World War II.

Germany

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' dies before starting sentence

Oskar Groening, 96, has died in hospital – two years after being convicted for facilitating mass murder, Germany's Der Spiegel has reported.

Australia

Lost US warship discovered in deep waters off Australia

Nicknamed 'Lady Lex', the battleship, one of the first aircraft carriers, was sunk in the Coral Sea battle in 1942

World News

Greece searches for unburied WWII fallen

A DNA database to identify the remains of Greek WWII soldiers killed and buried in mass graves in Albania during 1940-1941 has been set-up in Athens.

Poland

Polish #RespectUs campaign deploys trucks in Europe

The campaign comes weeks after Poland passed a law making it illegal to accuse the country of complicity in Nazi crimes during World War II.

Poland

Polish minister backs idea to create 'Polocaust' museum

Poland’s Deputy Culture Minister has proposed the creation of a ‘Polocaust’ museum to recognise Poles as victims of the Nazi regime, rather than co-perpetrators of their crimes.

Germany

Dresden marks World War II bombings

The strikes by Britain's Royal Air Force decimated the city, just months before the end of the Second World War.

Poland

Polish president to sign controversial Holocaust bill

Poland's president says he will sign a controversial Holocaust bill, despite criticism from Israel and the US.