Blues to Espania…

Notice for anyone on a War Studies course or studying WW2. For Artillery week next month I want to give at least one spot to an up-and-coming, male or female person to talk about BIG GUNS! It could be on doctrine, a specific weapon, a unit, or an action where artillery played a

Helen's WWII Trivia Tuesday (8): Every Tuesday I ask a WWII-related quiz question! Only one of the poll options is correct: Which one of the following women was a SOE Agent?

Beer & Battlefields, exactly what it says on the tin. I’ve been asked to look at this Leger Battlefield Tours with the brilliant Ben Mayne and we’re hear on a recce visiting various sites regarding the area of the Ardennes. A place that has a rich history that we aim to bring you

Today has been an emotional one. Covering the ground around Bastogne hearing the stories of Easy company and walking the ground is important but also difficult emotionally. Any battlefield brings out different feelings and this one is no different. Thanks Ben.

It’s been a fantastic few days here on the battlefields of Belgium. The history beer food and scenery are amazing. I’ve met some passionate craftsmen who make some superb beers and others who’s museums are a life’s work of collecting and keeping the stories alive. Thank you

If Sqn Ldr Arthur Scarf's Victoria Cross medal could remain in the UK, at the RAF Museum, it would not only be a tribute the wartime operations of the RAF in the Far East, but also a tribute to all service personnel who survived or perished in captivity. #savearthurscarfsvc

A fantastic first day on our Leger Battlefield Tours Air War Europe tour. Our first stop was Reichswald Cemetery where members of 617 are buried. We then moved onto the Mohne and Edersee damns. It was good to see the water level back up to where it should be after the recent low levels

On our Leger Battlefield Tours we’ve been to Colditz Castle today. It’s been many things in its 600 year history. Obviously it’s most famous for its role in WW2 but it’s been a concentration camp, lunatic asylum and it’s current role is a music school

Dresden is one of the most beautiful places to visit that has a very violent past that has thankfully been repaired and is commemorated daily by man’s ability to forgive the past.

Zagan! Our Leger Battlefield Tours was spent in the company of the Great Escapers. We followed the story of Big X and the sad fate of the escapers

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With the addition of my latest painting the Normandy 1944 series has grown to 8 pieces - which means a quarter of them feature Calvados! You can see them all here: timgodden.co.uk/shop/normandy #ww2 #Normandy #Normandie #illustration

Day 7 on our Leger Battlefield Tours Air War Europe tour started at Berlin Cemetery followed by a visit to the Marienbourn checkpoint then onto Hannover Air Museum and a tour around Hannover discussing the bombing during WW2

Our visit to Hannover Commonwealth War Graves on day 8 this morning was an emotional one as always. We then went onto visit Rheinberg where we discussed the Damns crews that are there as well as Palmer VC before moving onto Steenbergan and Bergan Op Zoom

Thanks to everyone on here and good luck with everything you do. It’s time