But, sending women to the frontline in World War 2 was illegal - so they weren’t protected by the Geneva Convention and, if captured, would have none of the rights of prisoners of war.

Women who played vital roles during World War Two are to be celebrated in an exhibition at the International Bomber Command Centre. Ten women have been chosen by the centre, in Lincoln, "to ...

Ukrainian women captured by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s invading armies suffered incredible indignities and humiliation during their time as prisoners of war — including being forced to ...

Saturday 10 August Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes Sky Documentaries, 9pm The Elizabeth Taylor who emerges from Nanette Burstein’s absorbing film is no damaged child actor, but a defiant, self ...

While searching through some boxes, Sophie Parker rediscovered the precious leaf that had given her grandmother courage 80 years earlier as a spy captured during WW2 ... camp for women in northern ...

A high-ranking member of the violent Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua is behind bars for the alleged murders of two women in Illinois earlier this year. Ricardo Gonzales, 32, was arrested in ...

When no one was able to get the mail system back on track, the military called on the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, a multi-ethnic female unit of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps.

The 314-foot-long ship was identified to be the only US Navy Destroyer that was captured by Japanese forces during World War II, known as the DD-224 or USS Stewart. Another set of drones managed ...

The alleged serial groper dubbed the “Park Slope Prowler” for his late-night assaults on women around Brooklyn’s Prospect Park was captured Thursday afternoon, police said. William Nuesi ...

some say an accidental email sent last month captured the contradictions at the core of Francis's legacy on women. In January, Francis made his highest-ranking female appointment, naming Sister ...

The United States women's rugby sevens team captured its first ever Olympic medal on Tuesday in Paris, taking it the length of the field in the final seconds to earn a 14-12 upset victory over ...