Stanley Hollis: the only winner of a Victoria Cross on D-Day All Shows HitlerBattles Middlesbrough's Stanley Hollis literally put himself in the firing line to save his men - single-handedly capturing a German outpost on D-Day. Here's his story. Share Most Recent Billy Hill: The forgotten Don Cynthia Ann Parker and the brave women of the Wild West Who is Hamnet Shakespeare? William Shakespeare's lost son WWII: Britain’s forgotten role in VJ Day More from HISTORY 4 legendary battles from Ancient Egypt The legacy of the Battle of Little Bighorn Fanta's surprising origins in Nazi Germany Josef Mengele: Nazi Germany's 'Angel of Death'