# world-war-ii - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Following his resignation in 1969, the French President sought solace in a “quiet holiday” touring Ireland.
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# world-war-ii - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
The controversial mayor claimed that the forced prostitution of approximately 200,000 women during World War II was necessary to “maintain discipline” in the ranks.
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# world-war-ii - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
The Minister for Justice said that the Irish who fought with the Allies during WWII had “fought against Nazi tyranny”.
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The process of pardoning Irish Army deserters who joined the Allies in World War II will be completed by TDs this evening.
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# world-war-ii - Sunday 5 May, 2013
The bomber is the only one of its kind left after World War II , and was shot down in the English Channel during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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# world-war-ii - Friday 26 April, 2013
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat” – the Churchill quotation chosen for the note.
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# world-war-ii - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
It’s a packed day in Leinster House – click through to find out what’s being debated in the Dail, Seanad and committees today.
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Thousands of Irish servicemen were dismissed or prosecuted for fighting with the Allies during World War II .
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# world-war-ii - Friday 19 April, 2013
Hundreds of people – including Holocaust survivors – gathered to mark the uprising that saw Jewish people take arms against Nazi forces.
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# world-war-ii - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
The Dáil’s newest member, Helen McEntee, will be formally introduced to the chamber today.
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# world-war-ii - Monday 15 April, 2013
# world-war-ii - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Japan
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The remains of some 1.13 million Japanese soldiers still lie in a vast area somewhere between Russia and remote southern Pacific islands.
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The structures were built for soldiers to keep watch over sea activity during the Second World War.
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# world-war-ii - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Have you heard the one about the flying fortress and the monkey?
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“I am 93, there is no reason to wait any longer,” says Nikolai Vasenin, who has been decorated by France for his role in World War II .
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# world-war-ii - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Ewald Von Kleist was part of the failed plot by German army officers and members of the resistance to blow up Adolf Hitler in 1944.
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# world-war-ii - Sunday 10 March, 2013
They carried cannons, machine guns, anti-aircraft weapons and even tanks across countries in the greatest conflicts of the 20th century.
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# world-war-ii - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Soldiers who deserted the Defence Forces to fight for the allied side were denied pay and pension rights.
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# world-war-ii - Sunday 17 February, 2013
One clothing store on Grafton St gives a glimpse into how Irish businesses protected themselves from air raids during WWII.
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# world-war-ii - Thursday 14 February, 2013
The Operation Transformation team meet the Health committee this morning to discuss Ireland’s obesity problem.
# world-war-ii - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Legislation granting a legal pardon to Irish deserters who fought for the Allies in World War II will be introduced today.
# world-war-ii - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Angela Merkel says freedom should never been taken for granted, on the 80th anniversary of Hitler’s rise to power.
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# world-war-ii - Sunday 27 January, 2013
Berlusconi is aiming to become prime minister again after elections in four weeks’ time.
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# world-war-ii - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
New PM Shinzo Abe wants to take it back…and give it again.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 30 December, 2012
The statue by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, depicts Adolf Hitler praying on his knees.
# world-war-ii - Monday 24 December, 2012
Poignant archive pictures show attempts to bring Christmas cheer and boost morale through 1939 to 1945.
# world-war-ii - Thursday 20 December, 2012
Franois Hollande said Algeria was subjected to “a profoundly unjust and brutal system” for over a century.
# world-war-ii - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Thousands of Defence Forces personnel who were persecuted by the Irish government for fighting with the Allies in World War II will receive a formal pardon in the new year.
# world-war-ii - Saturday 15 December, 2012
Good morning! Every day TheJournal.ie brings you the nine things you need to know as you kick off your day.
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# world-war-ii - Monday 26 November, 2012
Over 700 of the 2,100 Jews living in Norway at the start of World War II were deported, only 34 survived concentration camps.
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# world-war-ii - Thursday 25 October, 2012
The victims were thought to have been cadets in a Croatian military academy.
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# world-war-ii - Sunday 30 September, 2012
A German politician has criticised Amazon for selling the puzzle which depicts the crematorium at Dachau.
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# world-war-ii - Sunday 16 September, 2012
This one’s from World War II and England’s ‘war at home’ effort. The swastikas give it away somewhat.
# world-war-ii - Sunday 9 September, 2012
As the nation heads into elections this week, observers are wondering which of the two Netherlands will emerge: the EU guiding light or the harbinger of European disarray.
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# world-war-ii - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
The book has been on the Junior Certificate syllabus for many years.
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# world-war-ii - Sunday 22 July, 2012
Continuing a summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, Terry Prone picks a stirring address from General George Patton.
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# world-war-ii - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Continuing a summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, Declan Ganley picks a stirring speech made by Winston Churchill in 1940.
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# world-war-ii - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
Laszlo Csizsik-Csatary was sentenced to death by a Czech court in 1948 but fled to Canada and had lived freely.
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# world-war-ii - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Amazing colour photos from the 1930s and 1940s.
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# world-war-ii - Sunday 24 June, 2012
Sorting fact from fiction in the legend surrounding the notorious series of football games during World War II .
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Anne Frank museum defends Bieber after furore over ‘belieber’ comment
Justin had written in the guestbook that he hoped Anne Frank would have been a “belieber”.
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