Tag: WWII

ON THIS DAY: Germany invaded Poland (1939)

On 1 September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, unleashing the Second World War. Adolf Hitler justified the attack with the staged “Gleiwitz incident,” a...

Weapons and ammunition found in rubbish bin in Kaisariani

Weapons and ammunition were discovered in the early hours of Tuesday in a rubbish bin in Kaisariani, Athens. Shortly before 2am, a passer-by found the...

How ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ became a cultural icon

In the spring of 2000, a long-forgotten British propaganda poster from the early days of World War Two was discovered in a dusty cardboard...

ON THIS DAY: Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima (1945)

On 6 August 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb in history on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, marking a turning point...

ON THIS DAY: first atomic bomb tested (1945)

On 16 July 1945, the world entered the atomic age. In the desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico, the United States detonated the first atomic bomb in history-...

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Police preventive operations lead to arrests and fines

Officers increase patrols and checks across Cyprus Police continued their...

Police officer jailed for sexual harassment of colleague

The Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal submitted...

Cannabis smuggling sentence for two after airport seizure

Two people have received a prison sentence after being...

Cyprus TOM warns of dangerous replacement airbags

US accidents trigger urgent warning The Cyprus Road Transport Department...
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