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Leo McKern presents the Battle of the Somme, 60 years after the battle youtu.be/e8VeIk4AQkU?...

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Just arrived, I may be some time - Einsatz Arnhem is a mammoth book of some 536 pages, 500 photos, documents, diagrams illustrations and maps. Initial impressions 10/10 #WW2 #Arnhem

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Lovely moment between Manfred von Richthofen "The Red Baron" and his father, Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen. #WW2 #HISTORY

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The latest YouTube documentary on Gallipoli I had the pleasure to research and script with @battleguidevt.bsky.social and @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social Hope you enjoy it youtu.be/Ar1P6FRoPZc?...

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In The Plot of Shame @scarletboy44.bsky.social reveals some of the most shocking and sickening crimes that US servicemen were executed for during #WW2 They were secretly buried, but not commemorated, in a tiny corner of the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery in France #crime #dishonour

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A great post from Volkan Eldem in the other place. During the Gallipoli campaign, Allied soldiers made homemade bombs by filling empty tin cans with shrapnel balls, nails, barbed wire, etc. @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social @peterhart.bsky.social @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social @stevejchambers.bsky.social

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‘NR24’ is an excellent @netflix film. The story of SOE Agent 24, resistance leader Gunnar Sønsteby, head of the "Oslo-gang" that carried out countless daring acts of sabotage during the Nazi occupation of Norway #SOE #WW2 #History

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125 years ago #OnThisDay 24 January 1900 the Battle of Spion Kop, ‘an acre of massacre’, ended with a Boer victory, British defeat. Three future leaders fought here: Louis Botha, Mahatma Gandhi & Sir Winston Churchill #AngloBoerWar #History #OTD

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“The army doesn't like more than one disaster in a day.” #OnThisDay, at Rorke’s Drift, 22/23 Jan 1879, 150 British and colonial soldiers defended this post against attacks by up to 4,000 Zulu’s. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders #AngoZuluWar #History

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The grave of Lt's Melvill and Coghill, both awarded posthumous VC's for saving the colours at Isandlwana. They were within metres of safety before being killed #OTD by ‘friendly’ Zulu’s on the Natal side of the Buffalo river #AngloZuluWar #OnThisDay #History

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#OnThisDay 22 January 1879 the Battle of Isandlwana, the day of the dead moon, was fought in the modern-day province of KwaZulu-Natal. The action was a decisive victory for the Zulus; one of the worse defeats ever suffered by the British #AngloZuluWar #OTD #History

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The battlefield of Isandlwana #History #AngloZuluWar

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18 year old English nurse, Sister Janet Wells, an 1878 Balkan War veteran, treated over 3,200 patients during the 1879 Zulu War, both British soldiers and Zulus. Queen Victoria decorated her with the Royal Red Cross. Florence Nightingale was the first recipient, Wells the second #History

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Zulu 🎥 actor Sir Stanley Baker paying his respects at the grave of Lt John Chard VC. Baker purchased what he thought was a copy of this famous Rorke’s Drift Victoria Cross in 1972. Amazingly, after Bakers death, it was authenticated as original #History #AngloZuluWar #facts

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A super photograph of five Rorke’s Drift defenders c.1934, 55 years after the battle in 1879 #AngloZuluWar #History #Zulu

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#OTD in 1942, Bardia, North Africa. A British Matilda tank recaptured from the Germans. #WW2 #HISTORY

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#OnThisDay 30 December 1941 Lieutenant Jock Lewes, SAS co-founder, was killed returning from a successful raid in North Africa. He invented the ‘Lewes Bomb’ which allegedly accounted for more enemy aircraft destroyed in North Africa than by the RAF #OTD #SAS #LRDG #History

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Interesting that they dont mention the mine explosion that killed 60 Turks at the Nek, and various boobytrap "gifts left for the Turks" The Aussie spirit? "A 109-year-old letter found in a Gallipoli trench, is shedding new light..". youtu.be/winRn3Pzy-E?si…

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

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Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas filled with love, joy and happiness. Thank you for your support this year & we look forward to seeing you in 2025

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#TrenchArtTuesday For Christmas, a gift of chocolate from the islands of Trinidad, Grenada & St Lucia. The base of the tin has been decorated by an RAMC man for his wife in 1917.

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A good move by King Charles. Mondelez, for the sake of profit, has made the once revered Chocolate a tasteless, poor quality substitute that is best avoided. Sad to see a once great global brand destroyed 🍫 www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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There would be no Christmas Truce for 18 year old, Private Bill Bannister, Coldstream Guards. Sniped and killed in the trenches on Christmas Day 1914 #RIP #WW1

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Yippee-ki-yay … Die Hard is on TV tonight, it must be Christmas 🎥 🎄 🤶

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First World War Christmas, number 20: ‘With a Hearty Greeting’. In 1914, Cadburys, a Quaker company, committed to sending boxes of chocolate to wounded soldiers in hospital. Initially sent in tins, card boxes were later sent. Cadburys otherwise refused to supply the military on ethical grounds

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9th (Scottish) Division Christmas Greetings from 1916 #WW1 #Xmas

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Treasured Royal gifts for Christmas 1914 #WW1 #Xmas

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7th Division Xmas Greetings 1916. The year saw the division fighting at Mametz, Guillemont, High Wood, Delville Wood and the Ancre #Christmas #ww1

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“This is no beautious card Nor a sweet scented packet But a war-worn patch From my old khaki jacket” To Lizzie from Sam. A seasonable Christmas card sent whilst serving in the 52nd (Lowland) Division at Gallipoli #WW1 #FWW #History #Xmas

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A 1915 Christmas card highlighting the 15th (Scottish) Divisions first major battle of the war at Loos, September 1915 #WW1 #Xmas

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19th Division Xmas Greetings card for 1916: they were engaged at La Boisselle, High Wood, Pozieres and the Ancre during that year #ww1 #Christmas

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OMG! TV today has both ‘Sea of Sand’ and ‘Zulu Dawn’ showing. North African desert, or the grasslands of Zululand? 🎥

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Xmas 1914 - With a Hearty Christmas Greetings ... from Cadbury Bros. Ltd #WW1 #FWW #Chocolate

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"By Gum! Ol' Father Christmas!!!" - A personal #Xmas favourite, courtesy of 11th Division, showing Tommy capturing Santa #fww #ww1

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'JUST A CARD' - Love this Christmas card from 1917 #WW1 #xmas

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Charing Cross Bridge, Cleopatra's Needle, 1901

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Up Anchor! - RND Christmas card for 1916 when the division was fighting on the Ancre, Somme #Xmas #ww1

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In the pink: 48th Division 1916 Christmas Card - Their Somme battles for the year included Gommecourt, Ovillers, Pozieres and the Ancre #ww1 #Xmas

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#OTD 70 years ago, military courtroom drama, CARRTINGTON VC (1954) was released. Focusing on the court martial of Major 'Copper' Carrington, his wartime #VC is a key plot point, but this is far from the only #VictoriaCross story to make it to the big screen... 🧵 1/14

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One the best experiences of this year for me was to attend DDay commemorations in France. To talk to veterans and their families was very moving but also to visit the graves of men I write about especially Rev George Parry who was killed on 6th June 1944. Chaplains at War.

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Last call - Our #BlackFriday offer will end on Friday, Dec 6th, so nows your chance to grab a LinesMan2Go tablet, with over 800 preinstalled trench maps, at the 10% discount. That £29.99 off the list price of £299.95. Email #blackfridaysale to [email protected]

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Saying hello to Lawrence of Arabia this morning 🐪 This memorial is in the crypt at St Paul’s Cathedral, London

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Lance Dafadar Gobind Singh VC, 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse). Awarded the VC during the Battle of Cambrai for repeatedly delivering vital messages to/from brigade HQ. Wounded, he had one horse killed by MG fire, another shot and the last killed by a shell #WW1 © NAM. 1960-05-265-1

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