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  2. 6 hours ago

    in 1943, Benito Mussolini, fascist dictator of Italy, was voted out of power by his own Grand Council and arrested upon leaving a meeting with King Vittorio Emanuele, who told Il Duce that the war is lost. Mussolini responded to it all with an uncharacteristic meekness

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  3. Jul 18

    An example of that has not aged well. Clearly the sentiment is to pay mind to every miniscule detail in one's job to support the war effort. Alas. 'Tis the meaning it was no longer.

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  4. 6 hours ago

    Woman With A Gas-resistant pram, England, 1938

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  5. 2 hours ago

    Corporal Leslie Allen of the 17th Infantry Brigade, Army, carries an soldier wounded by shrapnel from a mine on the slope of Mount Tambu, New Guinea, on July 30, 1943.

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  6. Jul 23

    Seventy-five years ago, Marines launched an amphibious assault to liberate & recapture Guam during . We remember the service members who bravely fought for Guam’s freedom.

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  7. Jul 24

    Navigator Lt Bill Cook, top right, will be pivotal on July 28, 1943 mission in helping pilot, Lt KDW, top left, bring in Little Maggie, below, on one engine. Cook will help revive crewmen who lose their oxygen, and for a period will be the only one manning a gun.

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  8. 10 hours ago

    July 25, 1943 323 B 17s hit Hamburg, Kiel, and Warnumunde, Germany on the 8th AF's 76th mission. Nineteen heavy bombers are lost with 1 KIA, 5 WIA and 190 MIA. Lt Wooldridge will fly his 4th mission today, he will be one of the planes hitting Hamburg. His account later.

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  9. Jul 20

    Soviet defenders inscribed on its walls on 20/07/1941: "I'm dying but won't surrender! Farewell, Motherland". To this day this message remains an ultimate ode to one's love for the Motherland, a brave, fearless & selfless act of heroism against Nazism

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  10. Jul 24

    NEW WEAPONS on Thanks but... WHY SUPPLYDROPS!!!!

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  11. Jul 24

    Page 1 Supply of gas was critical on this long raid. Lt W flew in his own ship "Little Maggie." Bomb load - ten 500# GP bombs. Target, Herroya, Norway. Difficulty finding IP as everything looks the same. diary mission 3.

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  12. 12 hours ago

    A 3am start + all-day journey arriving in a blackout + air raid + 20-strong interview panel = one tough job interview! The fascinating story of Enigma codebreaker & Aberdeen graduate Helene Aldwinckle (98) as told to Oral History 👉

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  13. Jul 19

    Mein Waifu is the Fuhrer Exhibiting Martial Cuteness -

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  14. 15 hours ago

    Military Vehicle Weekend is just two days away, make sure you don't miss out!

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  15. 6 hours ago

    Two Panzer III on a road followed by other vehicles

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  16. Jul 24

    Polish authorities confirmed that Russia is not invited to the events dedicated to the start of . Germany is invited. The decision said to be based on "current realities". Attempts to vilify Soviet victors over Nazism to follow. Comes as no surprise if one recalls 1934-39 👇

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  17. Jul 24

    Shootout to for putting new guns in and unlocking the other guns so I can get my hands on them

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  18. Jul 22

    Soviet soldiers running through trenches in the ruins of Stalingrad, 1942.

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  19. Jul 24

    When I have the honor to sign my book at the same table as Bud Anderson.... only at Osh.

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  20. Jul 24

    HMCS Agassiz of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1944-1945. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as an ocean escort for convoys during World War II.

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  21. Jul 24

    Commando troops of the Free French Army undergoing training at the Special Operations Executive centre at Achnacarry Castle, Lochaber, c1943. [photo: Captain W.T. Lockeyear, © IWM (H 31441)]

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