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Military Historian | MA from University of Birmingham, UK | Researcher & professional guide | Owner Battlefield Discovery | Personal account, dito views

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Bye bye Cloggieland, hello Blighty 😊

22.07.2025 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Back in the Alps again. Not the Highlands but it’ll do for now πŸ€—

26.06.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming home from a wonderful eight-day tour, time to chillax and watching Trooping the Colour. You have hand it to the Brits that they do pomp and circumstance like no other - superb!

14.06.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello Zell am See. Beautiful weather in the Alps. β›°οΈβ˜€οΈ #goodtimes

12.06.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello again Alps. Always stunning, never boring!

12.06.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, I am a history nerd. But what better way than commemorating D-Day from home than with this superb film on one of the most significant events during ww2? Historical inaccuracies etc ignored, of course 😊🎞️

06.06.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just found out it was his fourth, not first mission.

02.06.2025 13:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It really is.

02.06.2025 08:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Honoured and humbled as I received news that I finally am an adoptant of a grave at the Netherlands America Cemetery. Please meet Clarence Fahnert, 20 y/o from San Antonio, TX. A waist gunner with 385th Bomb Group, he was killed 3-Mar-1944 near Boxtel, NL on his first mission.

02.06.2025 07:09 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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In between tours and chillaxing, watching one of the best films ever made, at least in my opinion.

01.06.2025 17:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello Alps πŸ”οΈ, old friend, glad to be back! 😊

06.05.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#lfc #ynwa 2025 champions of the @premierleagueoff.bsky.social βš½οΈπŸ‘Š

27.04.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Easter! 🐰🐣

20.04.2025 07:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesss! Tough game but a win! #LFC #GoReds #YNWA βš½οΈπŸ‘Š

02.04.2025 20:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready for the derby #LFC - Everton. ⚽️ #GoReds #YNWA. And maybe I catch a glimpse of my oldest son, who’s at Anfield with his girlfriend (lucky ones, bit jealous)😁

02.04.2025 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s been yonks but a new dish I wanted to try tonight: noodels with chicken and Japanese stir fry veggies. Selamat makan πŸ˜‹

25.03.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning from a beautiful Spring morning on DZ-X, west of Arnhem. Not guiding today but joining a tour with VVAM.

22.03.2025 08:02 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A wonderful day out and about with @jojohook.bsky.social at the Sand Dunes of Loon and Drunen. A beautiful part of The Netherlands.

16.03.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A glorious start of the day. Good to be back in Oosterbeek today.

15.03.2025 09:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s go Reds! #YNWA #liverpoolfc βš½οΈπŸ‘Š

26.02.2025 20:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Krakow - this particular spot was used as a scene in Schindler’s List - alongside it some really informative notice boards with descriptions about life in the Jewish Quarter

18.01.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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First stroll around Krakow and the old Jewish quarter. Me and @jojohook.bsky.social having a drink in a nice bar which, interestingly back in the day, used to be a synagoge. The wall paintings still show the building’s former role.

18.01.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Next stop, Krakow with @jojohook.bsky.social 😊

18.01.2025 06:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is going to be an impressive trip with @jojohook.bsky.socialπŸ‘‡

17.01.2025 13:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year from NL! πŸŽ‡πŸŽ‡

31.12.2024 23:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bye bye Quince Cottage. As always, it was wonderful to spend time here, home in UK. See you again in a few weeks 😊

28.12.2024 10:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Merry Christmas and a Happy Newyear from me and @jojohook.bsky.social πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸ»

24.12.2024 20:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK, here I come 😊

22.12.2024 08:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home after full-on fab 8-day #80thBattleOfTheBulge Anniversary Tour with @wwiimuseum.bsky.social Working with museum staff, guides @bfxpl.bsky.social & Roland Gau , actors Robin Laing & Shane Taylor + historian John McManus was a true pleasure. What better way to round off than this classic film 😊

19.12.2024 11:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Superb thread, worth a read πŸ‘‡

09.12.2024 16:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0