On Remembrance Sunday, visitors to IWM London's iconic Atrium will have the opportunity to join in observing a two-minute silence at 11am and hear performances by musicians from London's Centre for ...

The Third Battle of Ypres - also known as Passchendaele - has shaped perceptions of the First World War on the Western Front. Fought between July and November 1917, both sides suffered heavy ...

We have over 1.7 million object records online, and we are adding to this all the time. Our records are never finished. Sometimes we discover new information that changes what we know about an object, ...

On Tuesday 5th November the Collections Access and Research team will be participating in the 10th Annual History Day, held at Senate House. History Day is a day for researchers, students, and ...

The Battle of North Cape began when the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst and five destroyers left their base in Altenfjord, northern Norway on Christmas Day 1943, to intercept two Arctic Convoys, ...

Wednesday 27 December to Sunday 23 February 2025. IWM Duxford’s winter spotlight exhibition tells the story of the aircraft and aircrew who fought in the Battles of France and Britain over the summer ...

Britain invaded Eastern Africa in multiple stages in the last years of the nineteenth-century. They conquered many different peoples and destroyed traditional societies which had existed for centuries ...

This display houses the world’s largest collection of Victoria Crosses, alongside a significant collection of George Crosses. Discover over 250 stories of people who faced adversity and performed acts ...

This record comprises all the information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register on this memorial name. The Register records information as stated on the memorial. If you believe the record is ...

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are aircraft with no on-board crew or passengers. They can be automated ‘drones’ or remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs). UAV’s can fly for long periods of time at a ...