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Plymouth has links to Mars thanks to brave Devonport war hero

Plymouth has links to Mars thanks to brave Devonport war hero
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The Kiwi Indiana Jones who fought Nazis in the desert and hunted for Incan treasure

The Kiwi Indiana Jones who fought Nazis in the desert and hunted for Incan treasure
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Colonel David Stirling; how great was he?

Colonel David Stirling; how great was he?
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Nick Wilder s service behind enemy lines: a story told at last

Nick Wilder s service behind enemy lines: a story told at last 21 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 6 minutes to read Nick Wilder pictured at practice during his overseas war service, May 1942. Photo / Supplied Taupo & Turangi Weekender By: NZME Andrew Wilder feels he only finally got to know his father many years after his death. Nick Wilder, of Wallingford, Waipukurau, died in 1970, aged 56. Andrew was just 18 at the time and, while he knew his father had served overseas in World War II, he knew little more. The war was something unspoken, Andrew Wilder said. He never told us what he d done. Advertisement In hindsight, the way he related back to those conditions . they had made an impact on him.

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Photos show elite Allied soldiers storming Italian airbase in Libya during 1942 Operation Caravan

The operation was carried out by members of the elite Long Range Desert Group in September 1942 It was carried out to distract attention from the preparation for the Battle of El Alamein a month later The elite forces destroyed or damaged 23 Italian planes being used to drop bombs on Allied troops Incredibly, whilst ten members of the force were captured and 11 were injured, no one was killed

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