Second World War

The fighting of the Second World War touched every corner of the globe, on land, on sea and in the air. Today, nearly 600,000 Second World War casualties are commemorated by the CWGC in cemeteries and memorials around the world. Tell us their stories. (Image: © IWM E 17110)

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Captain Ian Desmond Vance Mitchell, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

Second World War Army United Kingdom KRANJI WAR CEMETERY

By Jeremy Elsworth

United Kingdom

Flt Sgt Ronald Robert William Peel 1496607, RAFVR, 102 Sqdn., 'Killed on his first mission'

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

By MALCOLM PEEL

United Kingdom

Private Reginald George Bulpitt 5502564, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

Second World War Army United Kingdom D-Day and Invasion of Normandy BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

By Alison Barnes

United Kingdom

Captain Christian Michael Rottbøll, General List (SOE) - of Denmark

Second World War Army Non-Commonwealth ROTTBOLL FAMILY GRAVE

By Jørgen Flintholm

Denmark

Flight Sergeant Victor Hill, RAFVR, 617 Sqdn. - 'Death of an ex-Dambuster'

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

By MALCOLM PEEL

United Kingdom

Sergeant Harold Thomas Simmonds, RAFVR, 617 Sqdn. - 'Death of an ex-Dambuster'

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

By MALCOLM PEEL

United Kingdom

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