The hugely popular Te Papa exhibit Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War will stay open until 2032, after opening a decade ago. "It's been unimaginably popular," Te Papa chief executive Courtney Johnston said. "I think the most popular exhibition ever done in New Zealand... has introduced audiences to a new kind of immersive storytelling. "It's so popular and there's a reason for that. People just love it." The exhibit opened in 2015, 100 years after New Zealand soldiers landed at Gallipoli as part of the ANZAC forces in World War I. To discover more on this story click on the link and share your thoughts in the comments below... https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/16/te-papas-popular-gallipoli-exhibit-extended-until-2032/

Bundeswehr has a high dropout rate and the number of conscientious objectors is rising.  Germany’s armed forces commissioner, Eva Högl, this week warned the country was not closer to its goal of having 203,000 active troops by 2031, as the overall size of the armed forces slightly declined last year, partly because of a high number of dropouts. A quarter of the 18,810 men and women who signed up in 2023 left the armed forces within six months. For more on the story click on the link and share your thoughts in the comments below... https://www.ft.com/content/30594f17-6a55-4189-afda-57cdf0176841

Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history buffs. British, Canadian and American forces took off mostly from Essex airfields on 24 March 1945, to be dropped directly on top of the German lines at the River Rhine. Paratroopers and gliders packed with men descended into fierce fighting conditions which resulted in rapid success, but huge loss of life. About six weeks later, the Western Allies had met the Russians in Berlin and Victory in Europe was declared. Chris Bullock has organised an event at one of the departure airfields, RAF Rivenhall, to remember those who died, saying "it's an untold story". For more on this story click on the link and share your thoughts in the comments below... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q1wn9zy3xo