Stonehaven, with it’s magnificent castle, stunning war memorial and its beautiful harbour. What a wonderful place.
#Scotland #Stonehaven #FWW #WW1 #SWW #WW2 #history
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Even though production began in April of 1945, Germany surrendered before any tanks reached the front lines. The IS-3 was shown to the world only during the Victory Parade in Berlin held on September 7th, 1945. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
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The IS-3 tank was accepted into service #OTD in 1945. This tank offered radically improved protection over its predecessor without increasing the weight. It was now nearly invulnerable to not only the German 88 mm Pak 43, but also its own 122 mm gun. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
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#OnThisDay 29 March 1942: Stunt perfomances by motorcyclists of the 17e Compagnie du Train during a ceremony at Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées deptartment. Large-scale displays of sport and athleticism were a common feature of Vichy propaganda.
#WWII #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #France #Vichy
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#OnThisDay 29 March 1942: Cavalrymen of the 2e Régiment de Hussards engaged in public training demonstrations at Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées dept. Largge-scale displays of sport and athleticism were a common feature of Vichy propaganda.
#WWII #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #France #Vichy
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USAAF ground crew ready a Lockheed P-38 Lightning at RAF Goxhill - Lincolnshire, England 1942 #worldwar2 #ww2 #lockheed #lightning #england #lincolnshire #goxhill #usaaf #history
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The last enemy action on British soil was a V-1 attack that struck Datchworth in Hertfordshire, on March 29, 1945.’
#WW2 #blackandwhitephotography #V1rockets #V2rockets #buzzbombs #London
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AP Photo https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/09/world-war-ii-the-pacific-islands/100155/
In #MARCH of 1944
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‘Following in the cover of a tank, American infantrymen secure an area on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, in March 1944, after Japanese forces infiltrated their lines during the night.’
#WW2 #blackandwhitephotography #SouthPacific #SolomonIslands
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Belgium’s state-owned railway shines a light on its Holocaust role.
A Holocaust survivor and the son of a Nazi collaborator have shared their experiences at Brussels’ Train World museum.
Talking to students, they warned of the…
#Belgium #Holocaust #WorldWar2 #WW2 #Nazis #Jews #History #Railways
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"A brilliant, emotional read."
"I had never heard about the Guinea Pig Club before reading this incredibly well researched book and was left in awe of the pioneering work of Dr Archibald McIndoe!"
Start the series now.
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#histfic #mustread #HistoricalRomance #ww2
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4. He was originally buried at Derna, Libya before being reburied in present location on 2nd March 1945.
He was part of the Western Desert during Operation Crusader. #WW2 #history #yorkshire
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3. Cyril joined the Royal Artillery. Rank Gunner. Service No. 1467102. Gunner Cyril Atkin died on 14th December 1941, Libya aged 31. Knightsbridge War Cemetery Acroma. #WW2
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2. He previously lived at 35 Jubilee Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, Yorkshire.
In 1934 he married Ida Gagg in Doncaster, Yorkshire. They lived at 87 Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough, Yorkshire. #WW2 #yorkshire
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1. Sprotbrough War Memorial:
Commemorating the men who fought in WW2.
Cyril Atkin son of Walter Atkin and Harriet Bland. He was born in 1910, Sculcoates, Yorkshire. #WW2 #yorkshire
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28 March 1941
Adolf Hitler tells Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka that if the Soviet Union attacked Japan, Germany would come to Japan's aid
#WW2 #History #HistoryMatters
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29 March 1945
After years of bombing during World War II, the last bomb drops on Britain.
It was a V1 German rocket.
The war in Europe ends on May 8. #WW2 #History #HistoryMatters
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#OTD 29 March 1943. #WW2 Andre Gide in occupied Tunis:
'Events seem to be about to take a precipitous turn.The famous Mareth Line” fell to the Eighth Army the day before yesterday, six thousand prisoners already and a large amount of equipment.
'Gide Diaries' Vol. IV: p 196. tinyurl.com/5mxadysk
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"captures both the chaos of battle and the bonds that drive soldiers to risk everything for one another"
www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Patrol-...
£2.99 or FREE on #KindleUnlimited
#BookBoost #WW2 #HistoricalFiction #histfic #mustread #BYNR #IARTG #IAN1
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Videoraportaasin tapaista IS-2-panssarin saapumisesta Panssarimuseoon.
#is2 #panssarimuseo #tank #tanks #armour #ww2 #soviet #sovietunion #finland #armourmuseum
youtu.be/QtJH1Za35As
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#OTD in 1940, Neuville-sur-Ornain, France. Pilots from 1 Squadron studying a German 7.9mm machine gun. #WW2 #HISTORY
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#OTD in 1942, East Anglia. An Blenheim IV light bomber flying low to lay a smokescreen during a demonstration of air power in front of a gathering of Regular and Home Guard officers and NCOs. #WW2 #HISTORY
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#OTD in 1945, Bocholt, Germany. Men from 2 Monmouthshire (53 "Welsh" Infantry Division). #WW2 #HISTORY
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#OTD in 1945, Brünen, Germany. Cromwell tanks from 8 Hussars, the recce regiment of 7 Armoured Division, massing for further advance. #WW2 #HISTORY
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#OTD in 1942, North Africa. Newly-delivered tanks being prepared for delivery to the front. #WW2 #HISTORY
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