Jack Hearn, from Northumberland, fought in a number of battles during World War Two. He was sent to Italy and also to Algiers, where he was tasked with manning a twin Bren gun at the back of his ...

Czech President Petr Pavel visited a plant producing Bren-2 assault rifles under the licence of Česká Zbrojovka, a Czech armament manufacturer, during a visit to Ukraine. Source: Herman Smetanin, ...