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The Churchill Tank in Normandy: Part One 40-44Ratty Relic or Bocage Buster?How did it go from a hated, atrocious POS tank worthy only of the scrapheap to a reliable, trustworthy,
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So you're a platoon commander in Normandy, you've got your three infantry sections, and you need to quickly confer with your company commander. You're wireless op is ready with his
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A German family's war.Discovered by my mates James in the charity shop he volunteers in.Probably of the Wagner familyI'll let the pictures do the talking /1#WW2 #SWW #History /2 /3
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A quick look at 6 Pounder in NormandyFor all those wondering, 1 Tyneside Scottish did use 6 Pounder APDS rounds to devastating effect at Rauray.But why comment on the use
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So is there much controversy about John Gorman's remarkable King Tiger ramming action?Sorta, sorta not, let's have a look! /1#WW2 #SWW #History https://twitter.com/ReassessHistory/status/1350092594970308608 The first thing I want to
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So did Lieutenant John Gorman of 2 Armoured Irish Guards *really* destroy a 68.5 ton King Tiger in a bonkers ram with his 33 ton Sherman tank?WTF happened?Want to know
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On 18 July 1944, Bomber Command unleashed over a thousand heavy bombers against the German defenders opposing Operation Goodwood: a massive armoured offensive.But how many bombers were lost, and why
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In April 1944, the British Army banned use of 'Shell Shock' in favour of 'Battle Exhaustion', implying a more temporary form of affliction & attempt to remove stigma, altho' the
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So how easy was it for British & Canadian soldiers to keep clean and healthy in Normandy?Couldn't be too hard, right? /1#WW2 #SWW #History You're an front line infantryman in
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Throughout the Normandy campaign, Allied commanders anticipated that German soldiers would surrender in large numbers, but this... rarely happened.Why? /1#WW2 #SWW #History Throughout the campaign this question vexed the Allies,
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So when it first appeared in Normandy, the Sherman Firefly and it's meaty 17 pounder represented an ideal combo of reliable chassis, great gun and devastating firepower right?Ummm...Truth is a
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The Luftwaffe took a massive pounding over Normandy.As the Heer's ammunition supplies interdicted by Allied tactical aircraft, Luftflotte III tasked medium bombers such as the Ju88 to hit British arty,
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