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Proud standards rolled up.Fade to black.Issue No 54, July '09, appears to be N.V.A. News' final ed, core newsletter for the Normandy Veterans' Association.E. Slater's (editor) comments are particularly poignant
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Stretcher Bearers - not MedicsA glance at British and Canadian SBs in Normandy. /1#WW2 #SWW #History tldr: the british army favoured rapid casevac, two stretcher bearers run the gauntlet with
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Regular readers know I have no love lost for Hastings. Much of his work is pretty lazy cash cow history aimed at the Boomer market.But does he have a point?Is
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A brief thread on the Wallace Collection who wish to close their library and archive and make two staff redundant to prioritise 'income generation'.DCMS grant Wallace £3.91m in 2019-20.Senior management
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M10 and M10 17 Pounder supporting CHURCHILLS in NormandyA British perspective anchored around Tank Brigades.tldr: unsung hero /1#WW2 #SWW #History Few people care for M10s in Normandy.They fall into a
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Rhino BargesOne of the dullest, coolest, more bizarre and fascinating pieces of kit used in Normandy.Which NO ONE REALLY CARES ABOUT.BUT I DO AND YOU SHOULD TOO./1#WW2 #SWW #History Planning
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So what were conditions like in Hamburg in 1945?A thread for #HolocaustMemorialDay 53rd Welsh Division arrived in the city to find it in complete ashen ruins from the firebombing,
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So in Normandy, the British have Regiments of Sherman, Cromwell, and Churchill tanks.*And like where does the DINKY LIL' STUART FIT IN????Well...It's a doozy. /1*Well Canadians jus' get Armd Regts
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BRITISH COMBAT BUSSES IN WW2?What?Seriously?This must be pure hyperniche clickbait.I ASSURE YOU IT IS NOT. /1#WW2 #SWW #History After Dunkirk, Britain's Home Forces were gripped by oh so many crises.I
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Snapshots of Hill 112: The Pivotal Normandy BattleWhat was it to fight in a 6 week battle of pure attrition, where all that mattered was the complete destruction of the
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As you traipse through the undergrowth in Normandy you spot a discarded enemy weapon there, it looks pretty cool - so do you pick it up and use it?Yup, time
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The Universal Carrier (Part One)How did this piece of open topped herp-a-derp become the coolest piece of kit in infantry battalions scrapping through the liberation of North West Europe?*I know
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