#Normandy

XVIII Airborne Corps

18airbornecorps

THE FORGOTTEN AIRBORNE DIVISION1 of 56 2 of 56It's National Airborne Week (presented by XVIII Airborne Corps) and all week we're celebrating the American Paratrooper. 3 of 56America’s Airborne legacy

Whores of Yore

WhoresofYore

This is the bed of the legendary courtesan Émilie-Louise Delabigne (1848-1910). The writer Emile Zola wrote about it in his novel, Nana. ‘A bed such as has never existed, a

Titus

TitusNation

For years during Obama/Biden, you Trumpers claimed “AMERICA!” like you were cowboys or had stormed the beach at Normandy. You screamed that Obama, the constitutional law attorney, was violating the

Daniel Szeligowski

dszeligowski

[THREAD] With the first anniversary of the Normandy Summit in Paris approaching, expires the deadline for the ultimatum set by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding further negotiations with Russia on

Sayed Tabatabai, MD

TheRealDoctorT

It isn’t easy being 80 years old.Things don’t work like they used to. People don’t treat you like they used to.I’m standing before the shower in my hotel room.“Temperature?” A

Juno Beach Centre

JunoBeachCentre

Monday is #NationalFlagDay, marking 56 years since the first flew on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 15, 1965.#DYK that the Canadian flag is based on designs submitted and

✨Rebecca 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐞✨🇺🇸💯

Patriot_Jargon

Sixty years ago people said it will NEVER happen! Khrushchev said "We [Communism} will bury you!” A quick read but a lasting thought. Pretty scary now. Khrushchev's Message 61 years

Chris Holland

ChrisCardsFan

On November 24, 1944, Colonel Hurley E. Fuller assumed command of the 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, after his predecessor, the highly regarded and popular Col. Ted Seely, was

Ed Dorrell

Ed_Dorrell

Fred Jarvis died today, aged 95. He was a dear friend and a legendary political and education campaigner. I thought it might be nice to share some memories and anecdotes

Tom Egan

tomjmegan

(Thread). AAR. At 063hrs D+2, Normandy, France, June 1944. 21. Pz Div Aufklarüngs Abteilung elements creep forward to occupy a Start Line Position along edge of wheat fields from bridge.

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

THREAD@trustrestored has a VERY important thread about the dangerous quack @BandyXLee1 This MEDICAL DOCTOR hates @realDonaldTrump so much that she wants all his supporters murdered.https://twitter.com/trustrestored/status/132306072745274983

Royal Irish Academy Library

Library_RIA

For the month of December we’ll take a look at a C15th Book of Hours, so follow along and keep an eye out for images from this beautifully illustrated manuscript!

Kendall Brown

kendallybrown

Despite Donald Trump's frequent invocation of "The Troops" when defending the bigoted things he says & does, he has disregarded military members' safety & well-being time & time again.So let's

Dr Matthew Ford

warmatters

In the last two threads the focus has been more on the tech than the soldier.But what about the man (& in the SWW it was men)?In this thread I

🌞 Sol Brah 🌞

SolBrah

SLIM AARONS: A Grandfather of Aesthetics - THREAD“Attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places” - Slim Aarons describing his photographic ethos This man was basically the pursuit

🍒 Andrew Fletcher 🍒

ScotiaIndyref2

1/18 Joan of Arc - The Scots arrive in France - "Consumers of mutton and wine." That was the fairly dismissive description which met the Scottish soldiers who arrived in

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