Researching 18 Allied soldiers from WW2 held as PoWs in a small shed in Normandy & delivering talks far & wide about them. Some say that it should be a book!
Hyde, Cheshire & Normandy
Joined August 2013
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For every retweet of this post, I will donate £1 to the @VC_and_GC_Assoc up to £50,000.
Time is running out following @I_W_M’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery.
Visit while you still can, to honour the bravery of those who risked so much to protect our great nation.
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Our meetings are going online so you can enjoy the fun of @mcrmilhist in your own home.. more info here. mcrmilhist.org.uk/ @SalfordUni_PCH @ww1pen @WW2Nation @pgmhilferink @WW2Talk @Mars_Clio @SalisburyMHS @militaryhistori @BritMilHistory @MMUHistorySoc @MitSNormandy
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Two thoughts tonight.
1. HM The Queen was magnificent tonight.
2. I hope the PM makes a swift recovery, and have no time for those who would use this as an opportunity for personal attacks. Now is a time to rise above politics and remember our common humanity.
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Good crowd tonight for “Bomber Command before Harris”. @AirPowerHistory @historyblokes @bomber_command @RAF_Bomber_War @iwm_network @MitSNormandy
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Mardi #Archives des #Coëvrons : cet été nous avons reçu Colin Foster @MitSNormandy qui a fait don de son travail de recherches sur John Harder, 1 des 18 "Men in the shed" dont l'avion s'est écrasé en 44 à #Mézangers secouru par des évronnais ℹ️ menintheshed.com #WW2
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As the sun rises today, as you make your breakfast, as the kids head to school, as you savour your freedom, please remember what 156,115 young men were doing exactly 75 years ago to protect that liberty.
Their sacrifice, dedication & courage will never be forgotten. #DDay75
ALT black and white photo of troops storming ashore on D Day
ALT two elderly veterans wearing their medals wipe tears from their eyes.
ALT a veterans stands to attention and salutes a blanket of union jack flags lying on a d day beach
ALT a colour and black and white montage showing troops storming the beaches with a colour background
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Great turn out for our talk tonight on the German airborne invasion of Crete with @Bleaklow join our mailing list here. mcrmilhist.org.uk @klaasm67 @SalfordUni_PCH @RPBook @MitSNormandy @rgpoulussen @WW2Talk @crete1941 @WW2Nation @ww2battlefields
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Phenomenal night last night and delighted at the mini #Brixmis reunion we had with former #Brixmis members who came along and shared their stories. Thanks to @ColdWarPod for speaking and making this happen.
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Harry Patch in 2008, then aged 110, paying his respects to German dead in the cemetery at Langemark. He died the following year and will forever be remembered as the last survivor of trench warfare on the Western Front. Photo by me on trip in his company that l will never forget. – at Glasgow, Scotland
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British Soldiers: Deserters, Rebels and Renegades, 1790-1860 is our September talk. More info here. mcrmilhist.org.uk/ @SalfordUni_PCH @NapoleonicWars @History_Pod @Waterloo200org @PeterlooMemoria @PHMMcr
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First Tom Neil, then Geoff Wellum and now the wonderful Mary Ellis. Three flying legends gone, just like that. It’s really quite traumatic how fast that amazing generation is slipping away. I feel more than wistful.
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75 yrs ago tonight, 133 men of 617 Sqn took off to attack the Ruhr dams. Only 77 returned. The legend of "The Dambusters" was born.
I salute their courage, skill & sacrifice: RIP the fallen & thank you for your service.
Today, only Johnny & Fred survive: amazon.co.uk/Return-Dambuste…
ALT empty chairs outside a squadron ops room
ALT pictures of 2 dambusters, Fred & Johnny, during the war and as they are now
ALT cover of john's book - "return of the dambusters"
ALT painting depicting a lancaster bomber flying over the german dams with a bomb exploding
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Who was responsible for Op Market Garden not achieving its objectives? nitter.gq/katieprice/status/9028…
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Hearing some amazing stories from veterans at @ArmedForcesDay in #Denton Town Hall tm@TamesideCouncil @GwynneMP @andykinsey @MitSNormandy
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Fascinating talk on Bloody April 1917 with author Stuart Hadaway @MitSNormandy @RAFMUSEUM
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BBC News - D-Day memorial to remember fallen servicemen bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39171006
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Tonight's talk - Debut at Caumont 1944 with @MitSNormandy @6TH_GUARDS_TANK @WW2Nation @WW2Talk @PanzerDB @SalfordUni_PCH @sommecourt
