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The appearance of the thickly armoured Tiger II tank was quickly met with an improvement in anti-tank guns. #OTD in 1944 Stalin ordered that one regiment in anti-tank artillery brigades would be armed with 100 mm BS-3 guns. #artillery #history #WW2 #WWII
December 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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#OtD 25 Dec 336 was the 1st recorded celebration of Jesus' birth on Dec 25. His early followers practised an 'informal communism', following Acts 4:32: "No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own but they shared everything they had" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9728...
December 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Dec 25th - Brian of Nazareth was born.

📽️📅 Life of Brian (1979)
December 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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One of the biggest drawbacks of the Valentine tanks in Red Army service was their low traction when driving on ice. #OTD in 1943 a report was composed on designs of additional spurs for this tank, which proved quite effective. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
December 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Dec 24th - With no Christmas spirit left in New York, Santa struggled to get his sleigh to fly until Jovie remembers what her friend Buddy the #Elf said: "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear".

📽️📅 Elf (2003)
December 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Old Ladybird books updated.

‘Daddy learns to get involved'
(1964 and 1974)

Artist: Harry Wingfield
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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#OTD in 1941 a decision was made to build tank destroyers on the Pz.Kpfw.38(t) chassis. The result was the 7,62 cm Pak 36(r) auf Fgst. Pz.Kpfw.38(t) (Sfl) (later renamed Marder III), which became Germany's second most common tank destroyer. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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The bit that gets missed in the scandal around Farage's schooldays is that his school made him a prefect - despite warnings from staff about his conduct.

It's a recurring theme for Trump, Johnson, Farage & co. We can't be surprised at the way they behave, when their behavior is constantly rewarded.
December 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The PPSh submachine gun was accepted into service #OTD in 1940. This weapon was much simpler to produce than the PPD, making it a very common weapon. It was popular among tankers and tank riders, as it was shorter and easier to handle than a rifle. #guns #history #WW2 #WWII
December 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Pitch perfect, sadly.
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Evocative light on #Canberra #WV787 this morning ahead of its turn in the #NAMrestoration schedule in 2026!
#EveryNAMvisitCounts
December 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar
Window 20
‘Winter Sunrise’
Artist: SR Badmin
December 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Still to be seen in RAF Cosford Museum. (December 1942, Benghazi area, North Africa. Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 10639 "Black 6" captured by 3 Squadron RAAF. #WW2 #HISTORY)
December 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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#OTD in 1944, Athens. No peace, after the Germans left. A member from British 5 "Scottish" Parachute Battalion, fighting members of the "Greek People's Liberation Army". #WW2 #HISTORY
December 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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#OtD 18 Dec 1974 the radical Danish Solvognen theatre group, dressed as Santas, provoked a near-riot in the Magasin department store when they gave out free toys from the shelves to children. When they were arrested by police, the children began to cry www.tiktok.com/@workingclas...
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Town centre
Artist: Frank Hampson
(Stories of our Christmas Customs, 1964)
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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In 2018 I said I had never met the Russian Ambassador. And to prove it, here I am in 2013 not meeting him.
December 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Dec 13th 1941 - 6 Days after Pearl Harbor, a Japanese Navy submarine surfaces off the Californian coast trapping a skinny dipper on the periscope. Captain Wild Bill Kelso lands his plane in Death Valley, blowing up a gas station while refuelling

📽️📅 1941 (1979)
December 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Ford Windsor Carrier (Pilot Model) seen during trials in Canada towing a 6-pdr. Anti-Tank gun - a task it performed very easily. A small lightly armoured tracked vehicle is always going to be useful for some of the less glamorous work for an army. #WW2
December 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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#OTD in 1940, Catterick. A "Boche-Buster", a 250-ton 18-inch railway gun. #WW2 #HISTORY
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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So British. 😊 (December 1942, Benghazi area, North Africa. #WW2 #HISTORY)
December 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Nothing says "smash the political establishment" quite like begging the Prime Minister to put your mates in the unelected House of Lords.
December 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Platypus grousers gave the Sherman exceptional mobility in mud despite its narrow tracks "out of the box". Comparative trials in deep mud were conducted by the American 8th Army #OTD in 1944, where a Sherman with these grousers outperformed Panther and Churchill tanks. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
December 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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A welded Skink turret was put through trials #OTD in 1944. The complex shape did not easily lend itself to welding and subsequent turrets were cast instead. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM