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04.04.2008 18:27:09
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WWII;
Современность
; Память;
Британские военные некрологи ("Ежедневный Телеграф")
Major-General Sir Desmond Langley
Career soldier who later became Governor of Bermuda and hosted Anglo-American summits for two British prime ministers.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/04/01/db0103.xml
Sergeant Dougie Wright
Military Medallist who saw close fighting in SBS attacks in Greece, and was said to have strangled nine Germans.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/03/29/db2901.xml
Air Cdre Kit North-Lewis
Wing leader whose Typhoons played an incisive role in the invasion of France and beyond.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/03/28/db2801.xml
Captain Robert Franks
Officer who served in destroyers and at D-Day and halted Japanese river traffic during the Arakan campaign.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/03/26/db2601.xml
Sir Geoffrey Cox
News at Ten founder who proved that television does not have to be trivial to win an audience.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/04/04/db0401.xml
Sir Phillip Bridges
Colonial administrator who rose to become Chief Justice of the smallest state in Africa.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1&xml=/news/2008/04/02/db0202.xml
ну и небританские
Nikolai Baibakov
Soviet oil commissar under Stalin who safeguarded the nation's supplies during the Nazi invasion.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/04/03/db0301.xml
Dith Pran
Photojournalist whose experience in the 'killing fields' of Cambodia was the subject of an award-winning film.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/03/31/db3101.xml
"Бій відлунав. Жовто-сині знамена затріпотіли на станції знов"