April 13, 2023
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RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1943. Able Seaman R.J. Allen from Truro. #WW2 #HISTORY https://twitter.com/rgpoulussen/status/1651471271648018432/photo/1
RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1943. Able Seaman R.J. Allen from Truro. #WW2 #HISTORY https://twitter.com/rgpoulussen/status/1651471271648018432/photo/1
April 27, 2023
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RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1941. The Bismarck seen in the distance from a Fairey Swordfish from the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious just before the torpedo attack. #WW2 #HISTORY https://twitter.com/rgpoulussen/status/1661987942322020353/photo/1
RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1941. The Bismarck seen in the distance from a Fairey Swordfish from the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious just before the torpedo attack. #WW2 #HISTORY https://twitter.com/rgpoulussen/status/1661987942322020353/photo/1
May 26, 2023
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On June 10th 1940, the Norwegian forces in Norway signed a capitulation agreement.
The King and the Government had by then departed for the UK to continue the war from exile, along with parts of the Navy.
Our merchant fleet would prove vital in the months and years ahead.
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@URDailyHistory:
10 June 1940: Norway surrenders to Germany. Germany invaded on April 9. After the Soviet Union, #Norway held out longer, 62 days, than any other nation that was invaded by #Germany during World War II. #WWII #WW2 #history #OTD #ad https://t.co/tk8s6Jux7n https://t.co/q1IHGeqfTC
On June 10th 1940, the Norwegian forces in Norway signed a capitulation agreement.
The King and the Government had by then departed for the UK to continue the war from exile, along with parts of the Navy.
Our merchant fleet would prove vital in the months and years ahead.
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@URDailyHistory:
10 June 1940: Norway surrenders to Germany. Germany invaded on April 9. After the Soviet Union, #Norway held out longer, 62 days, than any other nation that was invaded by #Germany during World War II. #WWII #WW2 #history #OTD #ad https://t.co/tk8s6Jux7n https://t.co/q1IHGeqfTC
June 10, 2023
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RT @LarsGyllenhaal: This Swedish American #WW2 veteran recently turned 103 but passed away this weekend. Thelma Sanders was an army nurse in the jungles of China Burma & India for most of 1943-45 and endured real hardship there but decided to after the war continue saving others. A real hero that... https://twitter.com/LarsGyllenhaal/status/1671137475962478593/photo/1
RT @LarsGyllenhaal: This Swedish American #WW2 veteran recently turned 103 but passed away this weekend. Thelma Sanders was an army nurse in the jungles of China Burma & India for most of 1943-45 and endured real hardship there but decided to after the war continue saving others. A real hero that... https://twitter.com/LarsGyllenhaal/status/1671137475962478593/photo/1
June 20, 2023
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RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1944. Battleship Tirpitz, a tough nut to crack. A Lancaster flying over smokescreens in Kaa Fjord, Norway. #WW2 #HISTORY
RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1944. Battleship Tirpitz, a tough nut to crack. A Lancaster flying over smokescreens in Kaa Fjord, Norway. #WW2 #HISTORY
September 15, 2023
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RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1943, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor airfield. Following their briefing, Handley Page Halifax crews from 76 Squadron boarding their transports, before a raid to Kassel. Of the 569 aircraft used in the attack, 43 were lost, of which 25 were Halifaxes. #WW2 #HISTORY
RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1943, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor airfield. Following their briefing, Handley Page Halifax crews from 76 Squadron boarding their transports, before a raid to Kassel. Of the 569 aircraft used in the attack, 43 were lost, of which 25 were Halifaxes. #WW2 #HISTORY
October 23, 2023
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RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1943, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor airfield. Following their briefing, Handley Page Halifax crews from 76 Squadron boarding their transports, before a raid to Kassel. Of the 569 aircraft used in the attack, 43 were lost, of which 25 were Halifaxes. #WW2 #HISTORY
RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1943, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor airfield. Following their briefing, Handley Page Halifax crews from 76 Squadron boarding their transports, before a raid to Kassel. Of the 569 aircraft used in the attack, 43 were lost, of which 25 were Halifaxes. #WW2 #HISTORY
October 23, 2023
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RT @rgpoulussen: One of my favourite pictures. (#OTD in 1942, El Alamein. #WW2 #HISTORY)
RT @rgpoulussen: One of my favourite pictures. (#OTD in 1942, El Alamein. #WW2 #HISTORY)
October 26, 2023
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RT @rgpoulussen: We did our bit in #WW2. (#OTD in 1941, Dutch sub O-21 torpedoed U-95 in the Mediterranean. 12 Germans survived, 35 died. #HISTORY)
RT @rgpoulussen: We did our bit in #WW2. (#OTD in 1941, Dutch sub O-21 torpedoed U-95 in the Mediterranean. 12 Germans survived, 35 died. #HISTORY)
November 28, 2023
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RT @OnthisdayRN: #OnThisDay 1941 Lt Cdr Malcolm Wanklyn awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry during a daring attack on an Italian convoy.Wanklyn was the Allies most successful submarine commander of #WW2 by tonnage sunk, all the more remarkable a feat as his sub HMS UPHOLDER was lost in 1942
RT @OnthisdayRN: #OnThisDay 1941 Lt Cdr Malcolm Wanklyn awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry during a daring attack on an Italian convoy.Wanklyn was the Allies most successful submarine commander of #WW2 by tonnage sunk, all the more remarkable a feat as his sub HMS UPHOLDER was lost in 1942
December 18, 2023
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RT @RNshiplosses: 19 Dec 1941 // Light cruiser HMS Neptune capsized and sank after striking four Italian mines in succession off Tripoli, Libya. Of her 764 crew, 30 survived the sinking, but only one was still alive when picked up by the Italians five days later. (© @I_W_M FL 2924) #RoyalNavy #WW2
RT @RNshiplosses: 19 Dec 1941 // Light cruiser HMS Neptune capsized and sank after striking four Italian mines in succession off Tripoli, Libya. Of her 764 crew, 30 survived the sinking, but only one was still alive when picked up by the Italians five days later. (© @I_W_M FL 2924) #RoyalNavy #WW2
December 19, 2023
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RT @rgpoulussen: (Not colourised.) #OTD in 1944, Sessa Aurunca area, Italy. Forward observation officer, signaller and 5.5-inch gun "Smasher" crew, all working closely together. #WW2 #HISTORY
RT @rgpoulussen: (Not colourised.) #OTD in 1944, Sessa Aurunca area, Italy. Forward observation officer, signaller and 5.5-inch gun "Smasher" crew, all working closely together. #WW2 #HISTORY
January 10, 2024
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RT @rgpoulussen: War. (#OTD in 1945, Schilberg, Holland. Churchill tanks, men from 9 Durham Light Infantry and a knocked out German PaK 40 (note the big round hole in its shield). #WW2 #HISTORY)
RT @rgpoulussen: War. (#OTD in 1945, Schilberg, Holland. Churchill tanks, men from 9 Durham Light Infantry and a knocked out German PaK 40 (note the big round hole in its shield). #WW2 #HISTORY)
January 20, 2024
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RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1945, Elbe River area, Germany. Private Fred Greener pushing a bicycle loaded with PIAT rounds. #WW2 #HISTORY
RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1945, Elbe River area, Germany. Private Fred Greener pushing a bicycle loaded with PIAT rounds. #WW2 #HISTORY
April 29, 2024