Austin J. Ruddy
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Austin J. Ruddy
@austinjruddy.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Have jumped here to @bsky.app as X has become an unmoderated poisonous toxic hellhole of anonymous fruitloop nazis and nutjob conspiracy theorists free to spout their irrational bollocks enabled by deranged manbaby Musk. RIP Twitter.
*EXCLUSIVE* 85 years ago the #Luftwaffe dropped the largest bomb of the #Blitz on #Hendon tragically killing over 75 residents. But why here? For the first time, I definitively identify the target with rare unpublished photos. Only in the new Britain At War magazine - OUT NOW! #WW2 #London #History
January 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Not good news for #historians, #writers and #journalists apparently... even worse news for the public/readers because #AI can only scalp off online already published sources - good #History is from unpublished sources. Nor can AI interpret.
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Money blog: The 40 jobs 'most at risk' of AI - and 40 it can't touch
Today in Money: Several big companies - Klarna, Microsoft and Amazon - have replaced human roles with AI, but what could this technology mean for the future of your job? We speak to workers, researche...
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October 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Not good news for #historians, #writers and #journalists apparently... even worse news for the public/readers because #AI can only scalp off online already published sources - good #History is from unpublished sources. Nor can AI interpret.
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9 October 1936 | Dutch Jew, Abraham Alexander Velleman, was born in Zutphen.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
9 October 1936 | Dutch Jew, Abraham Alexander Velleman, was born in Zutphen.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
'Austin said: “At the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, it’s the perfect time to remember the sacrifices #Leicester folk made to ensure our freedom. It’s been an honour to play a part in making sure their voices are still heard today.”' #VEDay
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Exhibition brings Leicester’s Second World War voices to life to mark VE Day’s 80th anniversary | News | University of Leicester
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May 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
'Austin said: “At the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, it’s the perfect time to remember the sacrifices #Leicester folk made to ensure our freedom. It’s been an honour to play a part in making sure their voices are still heard today.”' #VEDay
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A peaceful, serene view of Lutyen's Arch of Remembrance, Victoria Park, #Leicester. Unveiled 100 years ago, this impressive war memorial is a worthy tribute to the thousands of folk who paid such a cost for our freedom today. #VEDay #veday80thanniversary #nazismdefeated #WW2
May 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A peaceful, serene view of Lutyen's Arch of Remembrance, Victoria Park, #Leicester. Unveiled 100 years ago, this impressive war memorial is a worthy tribute to the thousands of folk who paid such a cost for our freedom today. #VEDay #veday80thanniversary #nazismdefeated #WW2
⌛️After 8 years, 88 articles, 132,000 words & 880+ photos of #WW2 artefacts, my #Militaria series comes to an end in @britainatwar. It's time to move on to other projects - but I will continue writing as and when for @britainatwar. Thank you to all those who supported my series!
April 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
⌛️After 8 years, 88 articles, 132,000 words & 880+ photos of #WW2 artefacts, my #Militaria series comes to an end in @britainatwar. It's time to move on to other projects - but I will continue writing as and when for @britainatwar. Thank you to all those who supported my series!
LOOKING AFTER YOUR KIT: Collecting historical #militaria expands knowledge & understanding. But we are all just custodians of these bygone objects - so how do we maintain them for the future insights? See my simple tips in my latest article in Britain At War magazine #WW1 #ww2 #history
April 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
LOOKING AFTER YOUR KIT: Collecting historical #militaria expands knowledge & understanding. But we are all just custodians of these bygone objects - so how do we maintain them for the future insights? See my simple tips in my latest article in Britain At War magazine #WW1 #ww2 #history
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Belgian #2WW resister Andrée Dumon has died aged 102.
Aged 17, she helped run the #Comet escape line, escorting c.800 downed aircrew & 300 soldiers to Paris. Betrayed, she survived Ravensbrück & other camps.
RIP #AndréeDumon 1922-2025.
Aged 17, she helped run the #Comet escape line, escorting c.800 downed aircrew & 300 soldiers to Paris. Betrayed, she survived Ravensbrück & other camps.
RIP #AndréeDumon 1922-2025.
March 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Belgian #2WW resister Andrée Dumon has died aged 102.
Aged 17, she helped run the #Comet escape line, escorting c.800 downed aircrew & 300 soldiers to Paris. Betrayed, she survived Ravensbrück & other camps.
RIP #AndréeDumon 1922-2025.
Aged 17, she helped run the #Comet escape line, escorting c.800 downed aircrew & 300 soldiers to Paris. Betrayed, she survived Ravensbrück & other camps.
RIP #AndréeDumon 1922-2025.
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12 March 1912 | Polish Jewish woman Ala Gertner was born in Będzin. She was incarcerated in #Auschwitz in August 1943. She worked in „Union” munition factory from where together with other women she smuggle gunpowder to Sonderkommando resistance. She was hanged on 6 January 1945.
March 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
12 March 1912 | Polish Jewish woman Ala Gertner was born in Będzin. She was incarcerated in #Auschwitz in August 1943. She worked in „Union” munition factory from where together with other women she smuggle gunpowder to Sonderkommando resistance. She was hanged on 6 January 1945.
LAND OF BEGIN AGAIN: 1945, #ww2 was finally over and a type of #peace reigned. Using rare original artefacts, in my latest Britain At War magazine article, I look at #Britain 80 years ago, counting the cost and the legacies we all enjoy today. www.keymilitary.com/britain-war/... #history #nhs #sww
March 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
BLITZ SPIRIT: Whether driven by fear or defiance, national teamwork, bonhomie and unity helped #britain in #ww2. But was #Blitz Spirit political propaganda - even a myth? Using rare artefacts, I examine this phenomenon in the current @BritainAtWarMagazine
#HistoryMatters #history #historylovers
#HistoryMatters #history #historylovers
February 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
BLITZ SPIRIT: Whether driven by fear or defiance, national teamwork, bonhomie and unity helped #britain in #ww2. But was #Blitz Spirit political propaganda - even a myth? Using rare artefacts, I examine this phenomenon in the current @BritainAtWarMagazine
#HistoryMatters #history #historylovers
#HistoryMatters #history #historylovers
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Thrilled that my debut book, 'Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain', will be published by @headofzeus.bsky.social in May! You can now pre-order here: geni.us/EagleDays
Thank you SO much Dan Jones, my agent Georgina Capel & @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social ♥️ 1/4
Thank you SO much Dan Jones, my agent Georgina Capel & @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social ♥️ 1/4
January 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thrilled that my debut book, 'Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain', will be published by @headofzeus.bsky.social in May! You can now pre-order here: geni.us/EagleDays
Thank you SO much Dan Jones, my agent Georgina Capel & @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social ♥️ 1/4
Thank you SO much Dan Jones, my agent Georgina Capel & @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social ♥️ 1/4
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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27 January 1895 | A Polish Jew, Lazarus Rosenbaum, was born in Radomsko. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 16 October 1941.
No. 21640
He perished in the camp after four days.
In #Auschwitz from 16 October 1941.
No. 21640
He perished in the camp after four days.
January 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
27 January 1895 | A Polish Jew, Lazarus Rosenbaum, was born in Radomsko. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 16 October 1941.
No. 21640
He perished in the camp after four days.
In #Auschwitz from 16 October 1941.
No. 21640
He perished in the camp after four days.
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27 January 1921 | A Czech Jewish woman, Růžena Buschová, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from the Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from the Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
January 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
27 January 1921 | A Czech Jewish woman, Růžena Buschová, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from the Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from the Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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27 January 1933 | A German Jewish boy, Lutz Ludwig Grünstein, was born in Berlin.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstad ghetto on 9 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstad ghetto on 9 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
January 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
27 January 1933 | A German Jewish boy, Lutz Ludwig Grünstein, was born in Berlin.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstad ghetto on 9 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstad ghetto on 9 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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27 January 1928 | A German Jewish girl, Marion Ehrlich, was born in Berlin.
In November 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
In November 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
January 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
27 January 1928 | A German Jewish girl, Marion Ehrlich, was born in Berlin.
In November 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
In November 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
GOING UNDERGROUND: When #LondonUnderground opened in 1863, little could its architects realise that it would save thousands of lives & shelter war-winning factories & national treasures! See my article in Britain At War magazine - out now! #ww2 #Underground #London #tube #History
January 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
GOING UNDERGROUND: When #LondonUnderground opened in 1863, little could its architects realise that it would save thousands of lives & shelter war-winning factories & national treasures! See my article in Britain At War magazine - out now! #ww2 #Underground #London #tube #History
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A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
THE SERVICE OF YOUTH: #ww2 was not only won by adults. Through numerous youth organisations, children played their part on #britain's #HomeFront. Using rare artefacts, I tell the history of these forgotten groups only in the current Britain At War Magazine.
December 12, 2024 at 6:30 PM
THE SERVICE OF YOUTH: #ww2 was not only won by adults. Through numerous youth organisations, children played their part on #britain's #HomeFront. Using rare artefacts, I tell the history of these forgotten groups only in the current Britain At War Magazine.
📢⏰ #OTD 80 years ago, #Britain's #HomeGuard was stood down after 4 years' diligent service in defence of the nation. In this 9-page packed special, I examine why what should have been a glorious cruise to victory proved a bittersweet ending - only in the new Britain At War Magazine - out now.
December 3, 2024 at 4:39 PM
📢⏰ #OTD 80 years ago, #Britain's #HomeGuard was stood down after 4 years' diligent service in defence of the nation. In this 9-page packed special, I examine why what should have been a glorious cruise to victory proved a bittersweet ending - only in the new Britain At War Magazine - out now.
Thoroughly recommend new Sir Steve McQueen film #Blitz. Probably the most historically accurate and detailed depiction of the Blitz I've seen. A lot of work has clearly gone into it. The lead, 10-year-old Elliott Heffernan greatly deserves a film award for a clearly testing role. #WW2 #History
November 22, 2024 at 6:48 PM
🌺In memory of the 108 people killed & 208+ injured 84 years ago today during Leicester's Blitz Night of 19-20 November 1940.🌺
The full story of #Leicester's near-forgotten ordeal through bomb and flame is told here: shorturl.at/w2x5v
#Blitz #WW2 #SWW #History #Remembrance
The full story of #Leicester's near-forgotten ordeal through bomb and flame is told here: shorturl.at/w2x5v
#Blitz #WW2 #SWW #History #Remembrance
November 19, 2024 at 9:21 PM
🌺In memory of the 108 people killed & 208+ injured 84 years ago today during Leicester's Blitz Night of 19-20 November 1940.🌺
The full story of #Leicester's near-forgotten ordeal through bomb and flame is told here: shorturl.at/w2x5v
#Blitz #WW2 #SWW #History #Remembrance
The full story of #Leicester's near-forgotten ordeal through bomb and flame is told here: shorturl.at/w2x5v
#Blitz #WW2 #SWW #History #Remembrance
