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In the Wake of the Arctic Convoys: a Three-Day Trip from Manchester to Loch Ewe, 23–25 May 2026

In the Wake of the Arctic Convoys: a Three-Day Trip from Manchester to Loch Ewe, 23–25 May 2026

A three-day journey from Manchester to the Scottish Highlands, retracing the assembly route of the Arctic Convoys that sailed from Loch Ewe to Murmansk between 1941 and 1945. Organised by Алиса Турцова for 23–25 May 2026.

Автопробег 2026: Registration Now Open for Victory Day Car Rally

Автопробег 2026: Registration Now Open for Victory Day Car Rally

Registration is open for the 2026 Victory Day car rally — 19 convoys from across the UK converge for a festival of music, family activities, and remembrance.

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Oxford Polish Veteran's Story Highlights Allied Cooperation

20 Apr 2026Oxford

Oxford Polish Veteran's Story Highlights Allied Cooperation

Polish airmen served with the RAF, including in No. 303 (Polish) Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Many later settled in the UK.

Volunteers Needed: Help Build the UK's Largest WWII Memorial Registry

Volunteers Needed: Help Build the UK's Largest WWII Memorial Registry

We are looking for volunteers to help expand the Immortal Regiment UK registry through research, translation, and community outreach.

MoyPolk UK is Live: A Memorial Platform for WWII Veterans Across the United Kingdom

MoyPolk UK is Live: A Memorial Platform for WWII Veterans Across the United Kingdom

A coalition platform stewarding the memory of WWII veterans connected to the United Kingdom — through four public directions: the Immortal Regiment march, flower-laying ceremonies, the Victory Day auto-rally, and the Necropolis burial research.

New Feature: Interactive Veterans Map Now Live

New Feature: Interactive Veterans Map Now Live

Explore the new interactive map showing veterans across all UK regions. Click on markers to view profiles and learn their stories.

Platform Update — May 2026: Editorial Layer, Guides, Stories, and the Burial Archive

Platform Update — May 2026: Editorial Layer, Guides, Stories, and the Burial Archive

After Victory Day 2026, an honest tour of what is now live on moypolk.uk: a dedicated guides section, personal stories, the awareness stream, the bilingual About manifesto, partner pages, and a hardened editorial integrity layer.

New Feature: Print Memorial Cards for the March

New Feature: Print Memorial Cards for the March

You can now print a high-quality memorial card for any veteran in the registry to carry during the Victory Day march.

Historical Archive of Soviet Military Burials Now Available Online

Historical Archive of Soviet Military Burials Now Available Online

The comprehensive archive of Soviet WWII military burials across the United Kingdom is now available on moypolk.uk, featuring research by Roman Firsov covering 18 confirmed burials across 10 cemeteries.

Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery — Three Soviet Soldiers, 1945

9 May 2025Central London

Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery — Three Soviet Soldiers, 1945

Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery in North Yorkshire — predominantly a RAF aircrew burial site — holds three Soviet soldiers buried in 1945: Kapalil, Ustinov, and Kolishev.

Chester (Blacon) Cemetery — Four Soviet Soldiers, Spring 1945

9 May 2025Central London

Chester (Blacon) Cemetery — Four Soviet Soldiers, Spring 1945

Chester (Blacon) Cemetery in Cheshire holds the graves of four Soviet servicemen — Korsilava, Kardava, Gorin, and Lobshanidze — buried in spring 1945 after dying in a Cheshire military hospital.

Great Ouseburn Memorial — Major Asimov and the Soviet Military Mission, 1942

9 May 2025Central London

Great Ouseburn Memorial — Major Asimov and the Soviet Military Mission, 1942

On 30 April 1942, a De Havilland Flamingo carrying four members of the Soviet Military Mission to Britain crashed near Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire. Among the dead was Hero of the Soviet Union Major Sergei Asimov, who had made the test flight for Molotov's historic Washington mission.

Soviet Soldiers Buried in the UK — An Overview

9 May 2025Central London

Soviet Soldiers Buried in the UK — An Overview

At least 18 named Soviet servicemen are buried in military and municipal cemeteries across England — from Hampshire to Yorkshire. Their graves are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Brookwood Military Cemetery — Russian & Soviet Graves in Surrey

9 May 2024Central London

Brookwood Military Cemetery — Russian & Soviet Graves in Surrey

Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey — the largest CWGC cemetery in the UK — contains over 5,000 WWI and WWII burials including some Russian Imperial and Soviet-era military graves.

Arctic Convoys — The UK-Soviet Alliance at Sea 1941–1945

9 May 2024Central London

Arctic Convoys — The UK-Soviet Alliance at Sea 1941–1945

78 Allied convoys delivered 4 million tons of war supplies to Soviet ports between 1941 and 1945. 85 ships and over 3,000 lives were lost — including 153 in the PQ17 disaster alone.