Polish Fury

Throughout May 1944, Free Polish Mosquitoes of 305 'Ziemia Wielkopolska' Squadron RAF struck Luftwaffe airfields in France & Belgium with interdiction strikes, softening up for Overlord.

A total of 291 hours & 10 minutes of combat missions
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Excited to be invited to Napoleonic & Revolutionary War Graves Charity's event at York Uni in September '24 to talk about 'Black Redcoats' - the Corps of Colonial Marines, a stirring tale of black American resistance to slavery, via the arms of the Royal Navy! amazon.co.uk/Black-Redcoats…

I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK

YOU SHOULD BE TO!

It's here! A bit earlier than planned... its sold out on pre-orders on Amazon but still available in plenty of other places. Keep an eye out for talks and podcasts coming soon Pen & Sword Books #DDay #DDay 80 #WW2 #Airborne

'OWN THE D-DAY'
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On so many levels
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Proper D-Day 80 tat

All things being equal, this project I’ve been working on with Jimmy Allen’s family should be available in the next couple of weeks.

The story of Jimmy’s war with 2 SEAFORTH is told in his words and I’ve illustrated some of the vignettes of life as a junior officer in the North…

It's #VEDay
So let's have a shufti at the Telegraph of the day.
(From a big box of 'family stuff'.)
And yes, we know all about the front page, but commerce still goes on.
Dogs to be fed, etc.
#WW2 was about people, not just great events...

Army Group B's relationship with Sturmpanzer IV (colorized)

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OTD in 1944
Orders are received to paint the now-iconic five pointed White Star (within circles) on every Allied vehicle, located on the largest surface to aid aerial identification & avoid friendly fire.

Also known as the Liberation Star.
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This D-Day 80 commemoration, raise a glass to Heroes by enjoying a whisky from a Deluxe Anniversary box with Great War Tommies on it...

Errr...

Someone go fire Baz in Product Development.

Again.
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It was a very busy day for the Arnhem Heroes 2 Kickstarter today! We released a Radio Trailer with Signaler and unlocked all our stretch goals. Which meant the Drop Containers and baskets were also released. kickstarter.com/projects/arnhe… #chainofcommand #28mmww2 #boltaction

“Germany Kaput” - soldiers of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada at De Grindhorst in the Netherlands, May 1945. #VEDay #WW2

Jonathan Ware My Mum was in London aged five and remembers the noise of the celebrations in the street. Her Dad was killed in Normandy and she was kept inside all day while her Mum wept inconsolably. It was a bleak, bleak day for her and her family.

Hold on...

The first posts from IWM... without a copyright claim?!?!?!

A blip?

Or signs of A New Hope...
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Simply BRILLIANT!

Please give Their Finest Hour a follow, as we are running up to the big reveal of their new archive on 6 June 2024.
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Coming later today, a new thread looking at the history of VE-Day.

The story's got it all an absolutely bonkers tale featuring a banging soundtrack, Thatcher, subversive elements, hairbrained schemes, anarchy, scones, street parties, & Germany.

youtu.be/PGNiXGX2nLU?si…

Why is VE-Day important?

Runcie was a Troop Leader in 3rd (Tank) Battalion, Scots Guards in Normandy, later becoming Archbishop of Canterbury.
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