- The World at War -
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What's on the World at War website?
Save money and maximise your time in Normandy through the guides and tips here
About Devon during WW2 and places of interest still in remaining today
The stories of the people who experienced WW2
See how WW2 is remembered by enthusiasts
Learn how to recreate the look of the WW2 US Army Uniforms
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"The World at War website is dedicated to preserving the memories of Veterans of World War Two.
The World at War website also aims to guide around Normandy and other WW2 battlefields, and to show how WW2 is remembered by reenactors and living history groups".
A debt of thanks is owed to the Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, London for their kind permission to use the period images used on this site.
Thanks also go to all the enthusiasts that help to gather images, stories and other content for this site.

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The world at war this week:
1 September 1939: WW2 begins at 04:00 when German battleship Schleswig-Holstein shells Westerplatte, near Danzig, Poland
2 September 1939: The first British convoy of the war sets sail from Gibraltar to Cape Town, South Africa
3 September 1939: 70 years ago today Britain & France declare war on Germany
4 September 1941: The first French SS volunteers, the Legion des Volontaires Francais leaves Paris bound for the Eastern Front
5 September 1942: German troops lay siege to the Black Sea naval port of Novorossiisk
6 September 1940: Heavy German air-raids lead to the invasion being expected within days, so Britain is put on high alert
7 September 1939: German tanks reach the outskirts of Warsaw but are thrown back by intense street fighting
See previous months in the World at War....
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Why the World at War?
This site is called 'The World at War' after the 1973 ITV series, which I believe is responsible for my lifelong interest in the Second World War.
Produced for Thames Television (UK), the series was narrated by Laurence Olivier.
I was eight at the time of broadcast, and was bundled off upstairs by my parents because of the gruesome scenes that it might show. I listened to the who 26 episode series through the floor of my bedroom.
It was nearly twenty years later before I was able to watch the series on a video.









