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RG Poulussen
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Keeping the memory of #WW2 alive by means of #OTDs.

Arnhem author of two *good* books about operation Market Garden, Lost At Nijmegen & Little Sense Of Urgency (Order 😉 via https://pre-jump.nl). Can be hired as Battlefield Guide.
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I bet you haven't seen this one. A Bridge Too Far.
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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War means horror. (#OTD in 1941, battleship HMS Barham (off the coast of Egypt) was hit by three torpedoes from U-331, capsised and exploded, killing 862 men. Amazingly, around 487 personnel were rescued. #WW2 #HISTORY)
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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(July 1944.) Four field graves at Pegasus Bridge. ("Dedication Born and Died a great fighter from his comrades, for Leslie Campbell, Scots Guards & 3 Commando.") #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Meet the Fairey Firefly (was unknown to me). A carrier-borne fighter and anti-submarine aircraft. Introduced in 1943 and produced until 1955. 1,702 were made. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Parking Lot. 😊
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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(1942.) British Mustangs. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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(30 September 1942.) North Africa. Water for the pilot and petrol for this long-range Hurricane, before escorting a convoy. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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M3 Stuart or Honey tank. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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#OTD in 1944. Dutch boys helping to clean an AEC Matador lorry in the village stream. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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#OTD in 1944. No more ground commander in chief, but Field Marshal Montgomery and General Maczek, CO of Polish 1 Armoured Division. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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#OTD in 1944, Geilenkirchen, Germany. Trooper Williamson from 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards comforting a rescued dog in the ruins of a shelled house. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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#OTD in 1944, Geilenkirchen area, Germany. Rain or no rain. REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) troops working to repair the track on a Sherman tank. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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#OTD in 1944, Holland. Life in the trenches. Troops from 1 South Lancashire. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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#OTD in 1941, Tayport beach. Having fun? Members from the Mine Recovery and Disposal Squad towing a naval mine with the aid of a Bren gun carrier from Polish 1 Corps. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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#OTD in 1944. A mine-detecting party from 3 Infantry Division. Note the special protective clothing and "skis" to spread the man's weight on the ground. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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#OTD in 1943, Italy. In war, always keep your head down. Two Royal Artillery signallers, creeping forward. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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#OTD in 1941, London. Not for me. Lieutenant R. Davies and a 1,200 lb mine bomb, dropped in the grounds of the German Hospital. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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#OTD in 1943, Devonport Dockyard. "Losers in the Atlantic Battle", i.e. U-Boot personnel. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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#OTD in 1940, Chatham area. One in the category "Posed". A lance-corporal from the East Surrey Regiment. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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#OTD in 1942. The 4-inch guns from HMS Derwent and the carrier HMS Illustrious. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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#OTD in 1940, Chatham. A nice pose. Men from the East Surrey Regiment. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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What about this?
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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MOT. 😊 (#OTD in 1943, Italy. #WW2 #HISTORY)
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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I think the man on the right is Captain Grant Allen Singer from 10 Royal Hussars, who captured General von Thoma, commanding the Afrika Corps, on 4 November 1942. Captain Singer was killed the next day. #WW2 #HISTORY
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM