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#OTD in 1942, the most elegant ocean liner, ever built, SS Normandie, sunk in New York.

#OTD in 1945, Nutterden area, Germany. Operation Veritable. An Archer 17-pounder self-propelled gun. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945. Operation Veritable. Flooding and mud, the major obstacles during the initial advance. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945, Volkel airfield, Holland. "Babs VI" will not be flying anymore. Written off after a wheels-up landing. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945, Kranenburg, Germany. Operation Veritable. Men from 15 "Scottish" Infantry Division. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1918, Abbeville. Ladies from the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps caring for the graves of British soldiers. #WW1 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945, Germany. Operation Veritable. Men from 1 Black Watch, 51 "Highland" Infantry Division warming up and waiting for a meal. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1944, aero-engine factory, Limoges, France. 617 Squadron commander Cheshire made three low-level passes, warning civilians, before bombing commenced. #WW2 #HISTORY

A grumpy German officer. (February 1945. Operation Veritable. #WW2 #HISTORY)

(February 1945.) Operation Veritable. The British version of the Nebelwerfer or Katyusha, the Land Mattress, range 7,230 metre or 7,910 yards. #WW2 #HISTORY

Mesmerising P-47 Thunderbolts. #WW2 #HISTORY

Maltese Spitfire. #WW2 #HISTORY

(June 1942.) An Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 bomber passing overhead during operation Harpoon, another convoy to supply the besieged island of Malta. There's one torpedo still hung up. (Note the tracer fire.) #WW2 #HISTORY

The Miles M.20 resulted from an Air Ministry requirement for a ‘utility fighter’ which could be quickly manufactured. There was a concern, fortunately never realised, that Luftwaffe bombing could cripple aircraft production. The prototype was produced in just 9 weeks. 📷 destinationsjourney.com 🧵1/5

Before i forget: It started from 82 Airborne Division drop and landing zones. #MarketGarden

Before i forget: It started from 82 Airborne Division drop and landing zones. #MarketGarden

According to this, it could operate in up to 9 feet of water, tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2-uk-sherm...

#WW1 #1GM What the photo doesn't clearly show: The "Guidetti launcher" is triggered by the bolt of a Lebel rifle. gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...

#OTD in 1945 personnel of the Zebra Mission shipped out to Europe. Their goal was to support the deployment of 20 Heavy Tanks T26E3, the only American heavy tanks to see combat in the Second World War. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII

#OTD in 1918, La Ville-aux-Bois. French troops manning a "bomb thrower". #WW1 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945. Operation Veritable. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1940, Flines Woods near Orchies, France. "All quiet." Men from 1/7 Royal Warwickshire in a forward trench named "10 Downing Street". #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945, Italy. IWM caption mentions "patrol" and "secret". #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945, operation Veritable began. Men from 6 Royal Welch Fusiliers, on a sledge. 😊 (A very muddy Reichswald.) #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1944, Earls Court, London. In preparation of the invasion of Europe. A Sherman BARV (Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle). #WW2 #HISTORY

(Operation Veritable.) Eisenhower: "Some of the fiercest fighting of the whole war" and "a bitter slugging match in which the enemy had to be forced back yard by yard". Montgomery: "Enemy parachute troops fought with a fanaticism un-excelled at any time in the war". #WW2 #HISTORY

Uncertainty. (#OTD in 1945. Operation Veritable. #WW2 #HISTORY)

#OTD in 1945, south of Nijmegen - starting from former Market Garden landing zones - operation Veritable began, aimed to clear the area West of the Rhine River. Thaw and rain had made roads very muddy. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945. Five divisions took part in the opening stage of operation Veritable. These are men from Canadian 3 "Waterrats" Infantry Division boarding Buffaloes. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945. Operation Veritable. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945. Operation Veritable. As already mentioned, a very muddy Reichswald. #WW2 #HISTORY

More of this, America! (It's not that hard to resist!)

Still astonishing that the FBI in a short time has become a liability. In plain view, Trump's men are demolishing democracy. Hardly any opposition.

More of this, America! (It's not that hard to resist!)

When the Germans invaded Poland on 1st September 1939, the Polish Air Force relied on three main types. These were: the PZL P.11 fighter, the PZL.23 Karaś light bomber and the PZL.37 Łoś medium bomber. Contrary to popular belief, most of these aircraft survived the initial Luftwaffe attack. 🧵1/9

Jeff Bezos is an enemy of democracy. #JeffBezos #WillLewis #AdamONeal #WashingtonPost #WaPo #Journalism #FreePress #BoycottAmazon #BoycottWholeFoods #EatTheBillionaires #USPol

Trump being Trump, and no Democrats doing what they are supposed to do: Condemn, condemn and obstruct whenever possible. For crying out loud, they voted for him *twice*. What will it take?

Same here in Oz. The US are doing themselves NO favours whilst they keep that vulgar, vile, repulsive grub in the White House. He was never fit to be POTUS, and yet they voted for him twice.🥴🤬

Good! As I said before isolate the US! Now!

#OTD in 1944, Anzio area, Italy. Sherman tanks assembling, before an attack. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1944, Italy. Lance Corporal J. Leigh from the Seaforth Highlanders and his mascot Churchill. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1943, Tripoli, North Africa. Field Artillery Tractors towing 25-pounder guns passing Churchill and Montgomery on the saluting base. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1945, Faenza area, Italy. A Grant ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle) lifting a Daimler scout car which had become bogged down in the mud. #WW2 #HISTORY