@rgpoulussen
Keeping the memory of #WW2 alive by means of #OTDs. Arnhem author of two *good* books about operation Market Garden, Lost At Nijmegen & Little Sense Of Urgency (Order 😉 via https://pre-jump.nl). Can be hired as Battlefield Guide.
Operation Spring Awakening began #OTD in 1945. After three failed attempts to relieve the besieged garrison of Budapest, the German and Hungarian armies launched a massive offensive aimed at eliminating the 3rd Ukrainian Front and a stabilizing the front line. #history #WW2 #WWII
Much more. They are a bit slow.
Is that Trump's man reporting?
It was most likely on 6 March 1943 that RTp Ardito depth-charged HM/Sub Turbulent, which was lost with all hands on patrol. She has not been found.
In August 1942 Turbulent attacked and damaged Italian merchant Nino Bixio on its northbound run. Bixio was carrying 3,200 POW, of whom 336 were killed.
I'm old enough to remember the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where the same playbook was used as a public message. What can go wrong?🤔
Idiots!
In the US, only with approval of Congress the President can declare war. Republicans in Congress: "This is not war."
And still Americans think they are the greatest of nations.
#OTD in 1945, Cologne, Germany. The famous tank battle at the cathedral. #WW2 #HISTORY
#OTD in 1944, Willie Hitler enlisted in the U.S. Navy and joined the fight against his uncle Adolf. He served as a Pharmacist's Mate and was awarded the Purple Heart after being wounded by shrapnel. He changed his name after the war and lived quietly in NY. #WW2 #HISTORY
#OTD in 1945, Geldern, Germany. A Sherman Firefly. #WW2 #HISTORY
Very important. (#OTD in 1945, Sonsbeck, Germany. Private Thomas Childs from 1 Herefordshire (11 Armoured Division) reading a letter from home. #WW2 #HISTORY)
#OTD in 1943, North Africa. A 25-pounder gun mounted on a Valentine tank, the combination is called a Bishop. #WW2 #HISTORY
#OTD in 1942, North Africa. A captured 28mm Schwere Panzerbüchse 41. #WW2 #HISTORY
#OTD in 1945, Sonsbeck area, Germany. Private Jim Sinar from Tipton. #WW2 #HISTORY
#OTD in 1945, Issum, Germany. Brigadier Prior-Palmer (right), CO from 8 Armoured Brigade, consulting a map. #WW2 #HISTORY
Impressive. (1944, Burma. Assamese troops using their skills to construct a makeshift bridge. #WW2 #HISTORY)
Around this time, in 1945, Germany. Operation Veritable. Every farm was fortified. #WW2 #HISTORY
Around this day in 1945, Sonsbeck, Germany. Operation Veritable. A Crusader III anti-aircraft tank with two 20mm Oerlikon guns. #WW2 #HISTORY
(September 1944, Wolfheze area.) Operation Market Garden. Men from 133 Parachute Field Ambulance, I think. #WW2 #HISTORY
Around this time, in 1945. Vickers machine guns. #WW2 #HISTORY
In the US, only with approval of Congress the President can declare war. Republicans in Congress: "This is not war."
And still Americans think they are the greatest of nations.
The German 37 mm anti-tank gun wasn't the only weapon in its class with a bad reputation. #OTD in 1943 a report on the fighting in Tunisia compared the effect of 37 mm shells to peas bouncing off the armour of German tanks. #artillery #History #WW2 #WWII
No end in sight for the Americn Nightmare.
Just as Krupp provided the hardware that made the death and destruction of World War I possible, so too do a handful of weapons manufacturers that make the weapons used in the current military action in Iran. These companies will make money as others suffer.
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the link is doubtful
On 5 March, a German AA gunner sergeant sat down and penned his report about the sinking of SS Tembien by HM/Sub Upholder on 27 February. Tembien was the last of three vessels carrying Allied POWs from Operation CRUSADER to be sunk. About 400 POWs died on her.
#navalhistory #maritimehistory
The Stuart chassis was used to make SPGs, albeit unsuccessfully. The 81 mm Mortar Carrier T27 was completed #OTD in 1944. It was approved by Artillery, but rejected by the Armor Board. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
A manager at a firm my Dad worked for was on the Burma Railway. A Japanese firm was going to invest in the company & some of its directors visited. As they were introduced to him he turned his back on them & left the room. Later he went ballistic with the CEO over the deal & resigned in protest.
Widening is not particularly smart.
