Ever wonder why the UK still has military bases in Cyprus...Good thing there are people out there to explain it. We explain it here.
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Ever wonder why the UK still has military bases in Cyprus...Good thing there are people out there to explain it. We explain it here.
youtu.be/5v22DC_8l74
10 Mar 1800 // 3rd-rate HMS Repulse was wrecked on a reef off Brest in a storm when her first lieutenant, John Rothery took her too close inshore while Captain James Alms was confined sick, due to an injury, in his cabin. Rothery had wrongly assumed that the Captain had placed him in command. [1/3]
Royal Navy corvette HMS Asphodel. Imperial War Museum image: FL 1109. Description: a small warship in harbour, with men on her foredeck and buildings visible in the background.
10 Mar 1944 // Corvette HMS Asphodel, escorting a Freetown-Liverpool convoy, was torpedoed by U.575 while investigating an asdic contact about 300 miles west of Cape Finisterre. She sank very quickly: just 5 men survived from her 97 crew. (Imperial War Museum: FL1109) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
In this episode, we go back to Babi Yar, the largest open-air shooting of the Holocaust which took place in Kyiv in September 1941.
I talked with Victoria Khiterer about the massacre, bystanders, and the incredible struggle to commemorate this event.
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How the British and Indian Army prepared their mules for service 🫡
#MuleMonday (click vid for full size)
To mark the 80th anniversary of the March 10, 1945 firebombing of Tokyo, a thread introducing one of the most remarkable primary sources I've come across in the archive:
Gen. Thomas Power's eye-witness report, recorded while circling over the firestorm for nearly two hours. 1/
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1445hrs 11 Dec 41 RTp (Regia Torpediniera - escort destroyer) Alcione is struck by a torpedo from HM/Sub Truant off Crete as she attempts to counter-attack the sub.
@rjhammond215.bsky.social @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social @axe99.bsky.social @ima-naval-history.bsky.social #maritimehistory #navalhistory
YT thumbnail; an image of the moon on the left and a missile being fired at it "Nuking the Moon: Project A119"
Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at some of the non-military plans for nuclear weapons that were thought up by either the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War
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Mirage IV
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Join my new nuclear book club, the Doomsday Library.
Vote for the books, get a video on the 1st of each month, and chat on the dedicated thread.
First up: THE CHRYSALIDS by John Wyndham.
YT thumbnail. An image of the Shah next to an image of a map of iran with an atom symbol superimposed "Iran Nuclear Program: The Cold War"
Are you, or is anybody you know, potentially interested in learning WHY Iran has a nuclear program in the first place? Are you curious as to how the developed it and if they had help in doing so?
Have i got the video for you... youtu.be/ZrNNeS31lNg
Only 1% of the 660,000 women serving in the Red Army fought in the tank forces, but even the stories of that 1% are not fully known. Here is just a small portion of the women who fought and died in #tanks in the Great Patriotic War. #history #WW2 #WWII #InternationalWomensDay
Two black and white photos of a soldier who has received a facial injury during World War I. In the first photo, his injuries are on display. In the second photo, he is wearing a facial prosthetic (mask) that covers his injuries.
Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #InternationalWomensDay🧵
From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1
A genuine image generated by and posted on the French health ministry’s Twitter account. Blue and red writing on a white background, reading “Coronavirus (COVID-19) DESINFOX Non, la cocaïne ne protège pas contre le COVID-19. La cocaïne est une drogue stimulante addictive. Son usage provoque de graves effets indésirables et nocifs pour la santé des personnes.
Six years ago today, in one of the most French bits of French news this account is aware of, the French health ministry issued a statement to the French people warning them that using cocaine would not protect them from Covid
The USS V-4 underway before she was renamed "Argonaut" in 1930. One of three US V-boats mounting six inch guns.
The USS Argonaut (formerly V-4, renamed 1930) was a unique minelaying submarine laid down in 1925 and commissioned in April, 1928. Built to the largest permissible size under the Washington Treaty, she carried two 6" guns, four bow-mounted 21" torpedo tubes and could carry 60 mines.
#NavalHistory
Set aside for a minute the stupidity of starting this whole war (we'll come back to it)
This strike on a school shows why war is serious business for serious people.
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A monochrome ‘spot the mistake’ scene featuring a postman cycling along a lane besides a half timbered thatched cottage
An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
Can you spot 12 deliberate mistakes?
From Treasure magazine, 1965
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
Ships sunk by submarines since World War Two, thread
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4th Dec 1971, Pakistani submarine PNS Hangor sunk India frigate INS Khukri with a torpedo
To say Jerrie Cobb led a life is an understatement.
When @maryhaverstick.bsky.social started working on a film project with Jerrie, the rabbit hole got deeper and darker.
Check out our chat with Mary about her incredible book, A Woman I Know.
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#avgheek #booksky #histbookchat
This week’s feature follows the daring escape of a Blenheim pilot and his crew through enemy lines and the Belgian medical system during May 1940. Chaos, bravery, tragedy and death.
#Ww2 #history
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#OTD in 1944, the 8th Air Force flew Mission 250 to the heart of Berlin for the first time.
One of the pilots was Dick Bushong of the 390th BG, and a couple of years ago, I asked him about the mission. I'm pleased to say that Dick is still with us and is approaching 103!
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🚨 It's the 30th June 1944, so where to begin?! In this week's News of the War, the pages are full of reasons fror @andyaitch.bsky.social to get stuck in, and @merrynwalters.uk to chip in occasionally with, well, WW2 scoops, really.
EPSOM. OVERLORD. BAGRATION. UNCLE ROGER.
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It's March 5th, and you know it!
It's been 73 years since the Vozhd died in a pool of his own urine.
Check out our video here for a rundown of those events and the power struggle that followed.
In the meantime, I'm off to represent the entire Red Army at the buffet.
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The crew of Ten Horsepower became the most decorated in the Eighth Air Force. In addition to Medals of Honor being awarded to Mathies and Truemper, there were also 7 Purple Hearts. Joe Rex, who stayed at his radio despite his injuries, received the Silver Star, while Carl Moore received a DSC.
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A third approach was made, this time apparently intending to force land near the airfield. The B-17 crashed heavily, cartwheeled and broke up, killing Mathies and Truemper instantly. Remarkably, Nelson was discovered still alive in the wreckage, though he died soon afterwards.
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‘Valor at Polebrook’, by David Poole. This colour artwork depicts two B-17s in olive drab camouflage with grey undersides, both low over fields against a cloudy sky. The nearest aircraft, slightly lower than the one behind, has its wheels down. 📷 thisdayinaviation.com
In the meantime, another B-17 had taken off to help in any way possible, but was unable to talk directly to Ten Horsepower, instead relaying messages via the tower. A second attempted landing now also failed, but Truemper and Mathies refused a direct order to head out to sea and bale out.
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At this point, the airfield tower told the crew to bale out. Five did so, three breaking limbs in heavy landings. Truemper and Mathies, however, remained aboard. Though unsure if Nelson was even still alive, they refused to abandon him if there was a chance he could be saved.
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Overhead line drawing of Polebrook airfield in 1944, showing three main runways crossing each other to form a triangle in the centre, with numerous dispersal bays to the south and hangars to the north. 📷 American Air Museum UPL 41601
Surviving another fighter attack, which injured radio operator Joe Rex and caused further damage, Truemper eventually handed over control to Mathies to check the B-17’s position. Working together, the crew brought Ten Horsepower back to Polebrook, where a first landing attempt by Mathies failed
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