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WORLD WAR TWO

WORLD WAR TWO 

Operation Primrose

20 December 202020 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Enigma Machine, Naval, operation primrose, uboats, WW2

German Type IXB submarines were slightly larger than the original German Type IX submarines, later designated IXA. U-110 had a

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WORLD WAR TWO 

Operation Primrose

20 July 202020 July 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments codebreaker, enigma, operation primrose, uboat

German submarine U-110 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. She was

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WORLD WAR TWO 

Operation Deadlight

3 July 20203 July 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Germany, Navy, Operation Deadlight, uboats

Operation Deadlight was the code name for the Royal Navy operation to scuttle German U-boats surrendered to the Allies after

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WORLD WAR TWO 

Operation Archery

24 June 202024 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments commandos, Norway, operation archery

Operation Archery, was a British Combined Operations raid during World War II against German positions on the island of Vågsøy,

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WORLD WAR TWO 

Operation Dryad

24 June 202024 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Channel Islands, commandos, operation dryad

Operation Dryad was a raid on the Casquets lighthouse in the Channel Islands by British Commandos during World War II.

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WORLD WAR TWO 

Propagandawerfer 41

29 May 202029 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments German, Nazi, propaganda, propagandawerfer

The Propagandawerfer 41 consisted of a light 12.26 kg steel tube framework. The base of the launcher was triangular in

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WORLD WAR TWO 

Texel Disaster

25 May 202025 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Minesweeper, Navy, Texel

On the night of 31 August 1940, the British 20th Destroyer Flotilla – consisting of HMS Express, Esk, Icarus, Intrepid

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Altmark Incident

24 May 202024 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Altmark Incident, Germany, hostages, Norway, prisoners

In February 1940, the German tanker Altmark was returning to Germany with 299 British merchant sailors on board, these were

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WORLD WAR TWO 

Arctic Convoy PQ-17

20 May 202020 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments America, Arctic convoy, Britain, pq17, Russia

The beginning of the German war against the USSR, the British and American governments agreed to send unconditional aid to

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Operation Mincemeat

14 May 202014 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments body, Italy, Operation Mincemeat, Spain

On the 29th September 1939, soon after the start of the Second World War, Rear Admiral John Godfrey, the Director

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Indepth Posts

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers
British History Indepth Posts 

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers

23 November 202023 November 2020 Ben Davidson 1

No 10. Harold MacMillan British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963.

JFK – The Assassination
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JFK – The Assassination

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British Broadcasting Corporation
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British Broadcasting Corporation

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Laika – The Sputnik Dog
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Laika – The Sputnik Dog

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Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot
British History Indepth Posts 

Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot

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Matthew Hopkins – The Witchfinder General
Indepth Posts 

Matthew Hopkins – The Witchfinder General

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FILM & TV REVIEWS

1917
Film Reviews 

1917

8 February 20218 February 2021 Ben Davidson 0

The film 1917 is certainly a bit glossy and smooth, a cinematic marvel by a crew who are really damn

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany – BBC
Film Reviews 

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany – BBC

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Iron Fury (2020)
Film Reviews 

Iron Fury (2020)

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The Last Kingdom (Netflix)
Film Reviews 

The Last Kingdom (Netflix)

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Braveheart (1995)
Film Reviews 

Braveheart (1995)

1 May 20201 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0

US Civil War

Crittenden Compromise
US Civil War 

Crittenden Compromise

24 December 202024 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0

The compromise proposed six constitutional amendments and four Congressional resolutions. Crittenden introduced the package on December 18. It was tabled

George Armstrong Custer
American West Famous People US Civil War 

George Armstrong Custer

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Sherman’s March to the Sea
US Civil War 

Sherman’s March to the Sea

19 August 202019 August 2020 Ben Davidson 0
The New York Draft Riots
US Civil War 

The New York Draft Riots

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Home Front

Women’s Timber Corps
Home Front 

Women’s Timber Corps

2 January 20212 January 2021 Ben Davidson 0

Formed in 1942, the origins of the WTC go back to the First World War when the Women’s Timber Service

WW2 Food Rations
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WW2 Food Rations

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Ministry of Food
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Ministry of Food

30 June 202030 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Lord Woolton Pie
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Lord Woolton Pie

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