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WWII sites

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:56 pm
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by sidevalve » Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:43 am

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I'm sure many of us have, in our travels, sought out sites made famous (or infamous) during WWII or previous conflicts..
I went to the Menin Gate...

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Stayed at an 'old' hotel in Geikenkirchen. It was really typical of an old pub. We happened to see the barman go down to the cellar, new concrete...

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Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:56 pm
Captain of HMS Queen Elizabeth "reassigned" to new role

Last post by prospector « Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:13 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri May 17, 2019 8:21 am
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The Captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, Captain Nick Cooke-Priest, has been reassigned following his use of an official car on...

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After filling in time going through this thread this skit comes to mind.
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Last post by prospector
Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:13 am
One more War II Veteran is gone

Last post by Rwy in Sight « Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:35 pm
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by Rwy in Sight » Sun Nov 03, 2019 7:38 am

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The current Mrs RiS grandfather's was a WWII veteran and fought in Northern Africa in the battle of El-Alamein with the then GRAF on one of its...

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With the exceptions of our parents and very few teachers, those veterans are the people to whom we own our freedom and so many more things.

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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:35 pm
Remembering the good but sometimes scary times.

Last post by Capetonian « Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:29 am
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by Alisoncc » Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:24 pm

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November the 11th is rarely remembered in Oz these days. Haven't seen a single red poppy anywhere in my local town, except mine of course. But...

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Pub refuses to serve anyone not wearing poppy on Remembrance Day

‘Everyone should be wearing a poppy,’ says Sean Donnelly

Anyone who orders a...

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Last post by Capetonian
Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:29 am
Someone been a naughty boy??

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:40 pm
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by 4mastacker » Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:51 am

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Oh dear, Standards appear to have fallen.

I didn't know crisps and chocolate bars were classed as food in the orfficers mess.

An ex-lance jack...

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Long gone now but the head barman at Waddo was allegedly an exRSM. Bit of a jobsworth except do anything for you if you were on side.

Then suddenly...

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Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:40 pm
The Cold War looms again

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:14 am
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by lasernigel » Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:21 pm
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I did my bit 75-77. Crash outs once a month to some unknown area on Soltau. Saying unknown but Willy with his bratwurst wagon always seemed to turn...

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As it happens the Nimrod couldn't kill a submarine until late 70s, as the passive torpedo was too slow and the high speed one fuse didn't work until...
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Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:14 am
100th Anniversary of the end of World War One - a thought provoking image.

Last post by G-CPTN « Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:29 pm
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by 4mastacker » Sun Nov 04, 2018 7:25 pm

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I came across the following, very thought provoking image on another site. It's not my image so I hope the owner doesn't mind me posting it here at...

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I watched the Peter Jackson film last night, which I found informative and a little shocking.
I suspect that the content was sanitised to permit...

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Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:29 pm
Battle of Britain 77th Anniversary - 15th September

Last post by Capetonian « Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:10 pm
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by Alisoncc » Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:37 am

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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the...

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On ITV4 at 1520Z

FILM: Battle of Britain (1969)

In 1940, the Luftwaffe launches a campaign of aerial attacks against Britain to gain control of the...

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Last post by Capetonian
Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:10 pm
American escapees

Last post by Rwy in Sight « Sat Jun 30, 2018 7:37 pm
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by Hydromet » Sat Jun 30, 2018 5:03 am

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Just because I saw it yesterday...

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For monuments and historical actions like that we should include the French for fighting successfully the Germans as well as the British (for the...

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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Sat Jun 30, 2018 7:37 pm
RAF 100th Anniversary - 1st April 2018

Last post by Sisemen « Sun Apr 01, 2018 12:56 pm
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by admin » Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:02 am

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Will be busting a gut to get the site upgrade finished before the 1st. Wouldn't want to interrupt the festivities on the 1st. To all ex- and current...

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Ah, but the rebellious amongst us will always try to shave an inch or two off =))

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Last post by Sisemen
Sun Apr 01, 2018 12:56 pm
Remembrance Day and the Real Message

Last post by ian16th « Sun Nov 13, 2016 9:33 am
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by admin » Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:23 am
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Long been a bit iffy about Nov 11th and Remembrance Day. Not the reason but more what it should mean to those attending services, and also younger...

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Er.....Western Australia has a tidy group of a dozen or more "boys" who meet up regularly for lunch every two months!

The SA lot make...
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Last post by ian16th
Sun Nov 13, 2016 9:33 am
A fitting memorial to Sir Archibald McIndoe and the Guinea Pig Club

Last post by Alisoncc « Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:17 pm
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by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:14 am

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About time that Sir Archibald McIndoe and the members of the Guinea Pig Club were honoured.

I had the privilege of working at East Grinstead for...

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A long overdue memorial giving recognition to some brilliant work.

Alison

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Last post by Alisoncc
Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:17 pm
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.

Last post by Pinky the pilot « Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:15 am
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by Alisoncc » Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:37 pm

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Please excuse the ramblings of an old bugger. Today the 25th October 2015 is the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. I have long been a big...

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and for me it's not over yet. A whole new adventure about to start.

Do tell, Alison. :-bd

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Last post by Pinky the pilot
Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:15 am
Upon Saint Crispin's Day

Last post by admin « Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:01 am
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by henry crun » Sun Oct 25, 2015 7:18 am
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Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:01 am
UK Iraq veterans 'may face prosecution'

Last post by Boac « Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:07 pm
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by admin » Sat Jan 02, 2016 9:04 pm

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UK soldiers who fought in the Iraq War may face prosecution for war crimes, according to the head of a unit investigating alleged abuses.
Mark...

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I make no comment on the Iraq matter, except to say that Western armed forces are signatory to the Geneva convention and where it may appear to have...

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Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:07 pm

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