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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
9 months ago
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In wartime, a good laugh can be as vital as a dry pair of socks…

#sexton #normandie #normandyinvasion #familyhistory #veteran #normandy #royalartillery #ww2history #DDay #ww2 #landingcraft #TheDDayStory #LCT #armyspeak #gunners #25pdr #gunnerstalk #90fieldregiment #Sexton #overlord #blackhumour

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
9 months ago
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OTD 1944. Unsporting behaviour...

#OTD #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #normandy #royalartillery #ww2history #DDay #ww2 #wargames #TheDDayStory #LCT #armyspeak #gunners #abbreviations #gunnerstalk #DDay1944 #Normandy #Normandie #DDAY #ddaybeaches #90fieldregiment #funker

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
10 months ago
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OTD June 1944.

#sexton #normandie #normandyinvasion #altlanticwall #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #normandy #royalartillery #ww2history #DDay #ww2 #modelmaking #wargames #landingcraft #TheDDayStory #LCT #armyspeak #90fieldregiment #Sexton #overlord #isleofwhite #needles #theneedles

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
10 months ago
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Sexton SP 25pr Wading Kit #sexton #normandie #normandyinvasion #familyhistory #veteran #normandy #royalartillery #ww2history #DDay #ww2 #wargames #landingcraft #TheDDayStory #LCT #armyspeak #tankcolours #gunners #25pdr #90fieldregiment #Sexton #overlord #RAM #coventryclock

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
10 months ago
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OTD - The Regiment informs HQRA that it is ready to move with six hours notice...

#OTD #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #normandy #royalartillery #ww2history #DDay #ww2 #TheDDayStory #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #abbreviations #gunners #gunnerstalk

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
10 months ago
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Then, in the early evening of 24 May, they arrive — the final orders

#OTD #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #normandy #royalartillery #ww2history #DDay #ww2 #TheDDayStory #LCT #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #gunnerstalk #dersetregiment #dorsets #dorsetshire #dorsetshireregiment

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
10 months ago
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OTD May 1944 - The Regiment's wireless sets are netted onto operational frequencies.

#OTD #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #normandy #royalartillery #ww2history #DDay #ww2 #TheDDayStory #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #abbreviations #gunners #gunnerstalk #scaleyback #signallers #royalsignals

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
10 months ago
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A little-known subject — the regiment’s role in Operation Dynamo, May 1940.

#DidYouKnow #OTD #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #gunnerstalk #dunkirk #dunkirkevacuation #dunkirklittleships #operationdynamo

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
10 months ago
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The men of the 90th Field Regiment first encountered these elite troops in the Sicily campaign.

#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #wargames #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #gunnerstalk #Fallschirmjager #greendevil

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
11 months ago
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Here we take a brief look at the dreaded 'Tiger!' (Tank) - a rarity on the battlefield and often misidentified.

#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #wargames #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #gunnerstalk #88mm #tiger #tigertank #tigerfear

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
11 months ago
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#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #wargames #tankmarkings #decals #Sicily #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #tankcolours #quad #gunners #25pdr #gunnerstalk #guymotors #guyant #guyantquad

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
11 months ago
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Here we take a very brief look at the notorious German 'S-Mine'.

#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #wargames #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #gunnerstalk #smine #bouncingbetty

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
11 months ago
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On this day April 1943. Lt. Gen. Miles Dempsey visits the Regiment.

#OTD #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #gunnerstalk #dempsey

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
11 months ago
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Misidentification or generalisation - the often used term 'spandaus'...

#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #wargames #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #gunnerstalk #spandau #mg34 #mg42 #DakkaDakka

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
11 months ago
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On this day 1946 - Suspicious goings-on in the Cafe Kleine...

#OTD #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #gunnerstalk #lunen #polizei #90fieldregiment #whatdidyoudointhewardad #blackmarket

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
11 months ago
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Bang! You're dead! Wargames!
On this day 1941.

#OTD #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #ww2history #ww2 #royalartillery #wargames #talklikeagunner #armyspeak #gunnerstalk

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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A premature refers to a round that detonates before reaching its intended target, with the potential to cause damage and casualties.

#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #gunners #25pdr #premature

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #gunnerstalk #abbreviations #gunners #guncrew #talklikeagunner #armyspeak #wargames #victortarget

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #gunnerstalk #abbreviations #gunners #guncrew #talklikeagunner #armyspeak #wargames #uncletarget

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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"Monty" on one of his more informal visits to the Regiment. Talking to officers and men at Ataka, Egypt prior to embarkation for the invasion of Sicily, 1943.
#ataka #monty #Montgomery #egypt #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #Sicily #armyspeak #talklikeagunner

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #wargames #Sicily #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #detachment #guncrew #25pdr #gunnerstalk

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #gunnerstalk #abbreviations #gunners #guncrew #talklikeagunner #armyspeak #wargames #miketarget

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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Officers of 465 Battery in June 1943. Sicily, the D-Day landings and the battles across North-Western Europe lay ahead.

#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #Sicily #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #uniform #gunners #officers #POW #90fieldregiment

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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An infographic to explain the Field Force Identifier Numbering system as used in World War 2.

#nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #militarymodelling #tankmarkings #landingcraft #TheDDayStory #LCT #Sicily #armyspeak #tankcolours #25pdr #fieldforce #markings #stencil

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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Counter-Battery Fire (CB fire) was the deliberate targeting and engagement of enemy artillery positions to neutralise or destroy them.

#stonk #murder #gunners #abbreviations #talklikeagunner #armyspeak #ww2 #ww2history #royalartillery #veteran #familyhistory #nostalgia #25pdr

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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#25pdr #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #TheDDayStory #gunnerstalk #abbreviations #armyspeak #talklikeagunner

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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#25pdr #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #TheDDayStory #gunnerstalk #abbreviations #armyspeak #talklikeagunner

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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#25pdr #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #TheDDayStory #gunnerstalk #abbreviations #armyspeak #talklikeagunner

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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#25pdr #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #TheDDayStory #gunnerstalk #abbreviations #armyspeak #talklikeagunner

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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#25pdr #gunnerstalk #abbreviations #armyspeak #talklikeagunner #nostalgia #familyhistory #veteran #royalartillery #ww2history #DDay #ww2 #TheDDayStory

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