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In 1942, King George VI signed a Royal Warrant for "a Corps formed as an integral part of the RAF", and on 1 February, the RAF Regiment was born. Its role was to seize, secure and defend airfields to enable air operations to take place.
In 2023, Exolum International UK, a corporate partner of the RAF Benevolent Fund, donated £35,000 towards the Fund’s Station Grants programme, to support Airplay and youth programmes at RAF Brize Norton.
This special site commemorates Operation Chastise – the daring Dambusters raid of May 16/17 1943.
Discover more about the night of 24-25 March 1944 when 76 officers broke out of prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III.
Discover the pivotal moments of the Battle of Britain and how the RAF came to defeat the German Luftwaffe and prevent a Nazi invasion.
On the 6 June 1944, Allied Forces launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe, one of the greatest operations of all time, the D-Day Normandy landings.
The Second World War finally came to an end on 15 August 1945, with Prime Minister Clement Atlee's announcement: "The last of our enemies is laid low".
Victory in Europe Day on 8 May, generally known as VE Day, marked the formal end of Hitler's war in Europe.
Veterans share their memories of VJ Day on our VJ Day commemorative site.
Despite being one of the smallest countries in Europe, Malta endured some of the fiercest fighting of the Second World War thanks to its strategic location on the main supply lines to North Africa and the Suez Canal.