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The first field penetration trials against a Ferdinand tank destroyer were held #OTD in 1943. The results were discouraging. Commanders demanded that tank guns larger than an 85 mm had to developed in order to fight new heavily armoured German AFVs. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Today in 1914, Austria-Hungary delivers a punitive 10-point ultimatum to Serbia following Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination in Sarajevo in June. The demands, which seem designed to be rejected, target Serbian sovereignty. Serbia accepts all but one. Austria-Hungary declares war

23 July 1951. Philippe Pétain died (aged 95). He was a French war hero in the First World War but he collaborated with Nazi Germany during WW2 while serving as the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944.

A bit of nostalgia on my way to the Isle-of-Wight. Over 50 years have passed since my mother sewed my Young Ornithologists Club (YOC) badge onto my anorak sleeve upside down! #ClarencePier #OldPortsmouth

A couple of gems discovered amongst the charity shops of Shanklin on the Isle of Wight #Mannerheim #WW2 #WinterWar #ContinuationWar

Memorial marking where the 1944 Pluto pipeline entered the English Channel at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. The plaque was originally installed on #ShanklinPier but was temporarily lost after what was left of the pier was demolished in the 1980s. Now reinstated on the beachfront

A variation on the theme of the Unknown Warrior. A soldier is entombed in Hürtgen, representing those who fought in the area at the end of 1944. In a deliberate move, a combatant was chosen without knowledge of whether he was German or American. Helmets adorn his sarcophagus.

Mackerel fishing in the Solent, sad to see #SpitbankFort in a seemingly derelict state. I stayed on there for a couple of nights in 2018 when the place was a hotel and had a great time. Hopefully it will become accessible again at some point.

On this day in 1953, an armistice brings the Korean War to a close. The three-year conflict killed 3.5 million people.

After nearly 3 years of fundraising, planning and work, I am really proud of what we have achieved at the Houston Wallace and 9 Brave memorials in Bazentin. Fantastic work by Western Front Services Terry Berry & Rick Smith🇺🇦 Thank you to everyone who donated. #cheshire #worcestshire

"We reap what we sow" - Amazon MGM Studios is bringing the anti-war drama Der Tiger to select theaters on September 18, marking the first German Amazon Original movie to receive a theatrical release in Germany. Watch the trailer for #DerTigerMovie now! „Wir ernten was wir säen“

Pretty pleased with this #charityshop purchase. ‘The Cast Iron Sixth: A History of the 6th Battalion - London Regiment’. Timely for my walk across the Loos battlefield in October.

Congratulating the Lionesses! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💂 When the nation has something to celebrate, it calls upon the Armed Forces 🎉 It was an honour for the military to lead the Lionesses’ victory parade in London today. Congratulations from all England fans in the UK Armed Forces.

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Popped into COMBE MARTIN MUSEUM and enjoyed talking to the volunteers and viewing the collection. This old radio is rigged up to play a selection of short historical speeches using push buttons - simple but really effective.

Picked up a lovely pair of nicely framed Hansi prints (Jean-Jacques Waltz) this morning.‘Riguewihr under French Rule’ and ‘Riguewihr under German Occupation’. The detail is fascinating #FWW 1917

A stopover at the RAF Memorial on Cooper’s Hill #Runnymede on our way down to Gatwick Airport. My first visit to pay my respects to the 20k+ airmen and women who are commemorated there.

So, off we go on a Norwegian coastal cruise. First up is the Fredriksberg Fort on the Nordnes Hill in #Bergen. Built in 1666/67 it was decommissioned in the early part of the 20th Century. Used as a place of execution in the 1800s it is nowadays open to the public.