Stop leaving poppies on Wittmann's grave. This should not be hard #WW2 #SWW #History

Hold on, is this documentary about the return of an A-26 Invader to Normandy? A class of aircraft that did not participate in the campaign? Err... Perhaps it is niche alt-history??? Go figure. #WW2 #SWW #History www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN5N...

A fine Otway/Merville Battery find. #WW2 #SWW #History

Final paragraph, of the final chapter, of the final part, finalising the Hill 112 campaign. Finished by Welsh soldiers. Now onto Volume 2's home run. #WW2 #SWW #History

Utter drivel. For starters, 7 RWF did not operate M10s. Nonsense. This should not be hard. #WW2 #SWW #History

army group b and poor sturmpanzer colorized #ww2 #sww #history

‘Germany must win… the Fuhrer will find a way.’ Anon Officer, 271 Artillerie, 30 July 1944 Spoiler: they didn't #WW2 #SWW #History

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Grandad Father Son Spitfire Trinity #WW2 #SWW #History

Slave labour underpinned V-2 production, engrained in the Holocaust. To suggest it was POWs overlooks a deliberate Nazi campaign of exploitation, presecution & genocode. I think this needs to be front & centre. Thoughts? #WW2 #SWW #History

Gebuza Nungu was a Zulu member of 15th Glamorganshire (Gower) Home Guard, born in Ulundi in 1870, he came to Britain as a lion tamer with the The Savage South Africa Show in 1898, before moving to South Wales & working in the steel industry. #WW2 #SWW #History

Historians of Germany, fascism, & the Second World War: any suggestions for recent book chapters/articles that examine the historiography of Nazi Germany along the lines of those in Kershaw's rather dated The Nazi Dictatorship: Problems & Perspectives of Interpretations? It's for a senior seminar.

At some point we need a suitable phrase for 21st Army Group's massive July offensive, 15 - 25 July... as these lack a suitable operational name tying them together. 'Titanic' #WW2 #SWW #History

Very glad, if knackered, to say that Vol 1 of Jocks, Dragons and Sospans, the new history of 53rd Welsh Division has been submitted to the publisher. Now to finish Vol 2. #WW2 #SWW #History

All being well, my next book comes out on 30 Nov 25. It looks at the alleged disappearance of the 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment & looks at all the duff history that surrounds the story of their advance on Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12 Aug 15 during the Gallipoli Campaign #WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli

A reminder to most militaria dealers that the majority of Sospan Fach were not manufactured or supplied to 4 Welch... But to the Home Guard. Possibly a ratio of 10:1. #WW2 #SWW #History

So @wartimeni.com thought you may like these higher res images of troops in NI, feel free to use them.

A Challenger (no not that one) at the surrender of Cuxhaven, 7 May 1945. #WW2 #SWW #History

Simple maths. Approximately 90% of German divisions on the Eastern Front participated in genocide/atrocities/the Holocaust. German infantry divisions in Normandy had approximately 30% of their strength drawn from Eastern Front veterans. #WW2 #SWW #History

Person A: Did the army not put out any guidance on how to wear GS Caps? Normandy Bean: You mean Cap, Ridiculous? British soldiers: #WW2 #SWW #History

One of the many British soldiers who served in 53rd Welsh Division. #WW2 #SWW #History

Always nice when people take the time to review your books. Here's a new one from The Modelling News: www.themodellingnews.com/2025/07/read...

Heavy plant is boring right? I mean surely a bulldozer can't be cool, right? Wrong! Look at the armoured D-7 Dozer! /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

In WW2, the age for active overseas service was 19. This was reduced to 18 1/2 in early 1944 when manpower crisis bit. You had to be 21 to vote. I'm not a fan of votes at 16 for several reasons, but we need to understand our own history. Basics. #WW2 #SWW #History

Useful Operation Goodwood Answers! Yes it was #OTD in 1944. No, Operation Goodwood was NOT a British breakout attempt. Yes, Goodwood WAS meant to be in parallel with Operation Cobra. No, Goodwood was not launched to conserve infantry casualties. #WW2 #SWW #History

British armoured losses during Operation Goodwood 493 tanks were destroyed, damaged or disabled. 156 tanks completely written off: 118 of from 29 Armoured Brigade. Of the remaining 337, 119 needed extended repair in rear workshops, 218 minor work & return. #WW2 #SWW #History

So did Lieutenant John Gorman of 2 Armoured Irish Guards *really* destroy a 68.5 ton King Tiger in a bonkers ram with his 33 ton Sherman tank? What really happened on that fateful summer's day? Read on. /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

On 18 July 1944, Bomber Command unleashed over a thousand heavy bombers against the German defenders opposing Operation Goodwood: a massive armoured offensive. But how many bombers were lost, & why is it so hard to agree on such losses? /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

How savage were British officer casualties in Normandy? Almost every man in this O Group became a casualty in the same action in less than 12 hours. #OTD in 1944 #WW2 #SWW #History

So 81 years ago, five miles of the British front explodes into action on 16 July 1944. Troubling reports reach Army Group B's Headquarters that British breakout looms, the front may implode. /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

So in Normandy, the British have Regiments of Sherman, Cromwell, and Churchill tanks.* And like where does the DINKY LIL' STUART FIT IN???? Well... It's a doozy. /1 *Well Canadians jus' get Armd Regts of Shermans but that's for another day... #WW2 #SWW #History

M10 and M10 17 Pounder supporting CHURCHILLS in Normandy A British perspective anchored around Tank Brigades. The unsung hero /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

Towed 17 Pounders offered British & Canadian inf divs serious ATK firepower. Unfortunately they were bloody heavy, took 12 hrs to dig in, & slow to bring up - oft proving moot in fluid action. So mobile Valentine 17 Pdr SP were trialled in theatre. #WW2 #SWW #History

royal artillery m10 17 pdr sp* crews in normandy vs ss tiger tank crews *remember these sps routinely operated as integrated combined arms, in close proximity & netted into tanks, infantry & arty etc #ww2 #sww #history

So when it first appeared in Normandy, the Sherman Firefly and it's meaty 17 pounder represented an ideal combo of reliable chassis, great gun and devastating firepower right? Ummm... Truth is a bit more complex. /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

Missing Men Talisman, Lieutenant Robert Mavor's tank in 3 Troop 1 Lothian & Border Yeomanry went missing during Operation Greenline on 16 July 1944. A search party later found it brewed up, penetrated by an AP round. No survivors were found. A mystery. /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

Many veterans from 43rd Wessex chose to have their ashes scattered on Hill 112, forever alongside their mates who never came home. #WW2 #SWW #History

Throughout the Normandy campaign, Allied commanders anticipated that German soldiers would surrender in large numbers, but this... rarely happened. The exception over predicted rule. Why? /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

The Battle for Hill 112 28-29 June to 4 August 1944 The critical battleground where 21st Army Group bested Army Group B, bleeding key Panzer formations white in a prolonged savage battle of attrition. Foreshadowing Army Group B's collapse in mid-late August. #WW2 #SWW #History

Operation Jupiter, the assault on Hill 112 started 81 years ago today. Audio: Rifleman Douglas Rosewarn, 5th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. IWM 17500 Film: 129 and 130 Brigade going in on the attack on Hill 112, Eterville and Maltot. IWM A70 76-6

49th West Riding Division were derided by Lord Haw Haw as ‘You Polar Bear Butchers!’ for their actions holding the Rauray gap & helping secure the Scottish Corridor by Hill 112... 43rd Div soon began calling themselves ‘The Butcher Bears’, & made their Christmas card! #WW2

Bloody Work In addition to local donation, vast amounts of blood was flown into Normandy. From 21 June to 21 August 1944 over 18,000 pints of blood, 15,000 pints of plasma and 2,400 mega units of penicillin were delivered by the Blood Transfusion Service. #WW2 #SWW #History

Snapshots of Hill 112 The Pivotal Normandy Battle What was it to fight in a 6 week battle of pure attrition, where all that mattered was the complete destruction of the enemy? A battle where any movement could get you & your mates killed? Well... /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

The sheer amount of raw materiel unleashed by both sides during the battle for Hill 112 is just staggering. Operation Jupiter's 19 minute preliminary arty bombardment from 0445 saw 1,260 ROUNDS FIRED PER MINUTE. 1,260 ROUNDS PER MINUTE. #OTD in 1944 #WW2 #SWW #History

As you traipse through the undergrowth in Normandy you spot a discarded enemy weapon there, it looks pretty cool. Do you pick it up and use it? Yup, time to explore captured weapons in Normandy. /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

Greenline saw everything, PM Churchill, Churchills, Conger, Crabs, Crocodiles, arty, tactical innovation, Monty's Moonlight, Rommel, Dempsey, Waffen-SS, Tigers, white phos, Panthers, Stugs, Fusiliers, Grenadiers, Lifebuoy flamethrowers... & a lot of suffering. #WW2 #SWW #History

Quiet Gallantry Fusilier Kenneth Simm, 6 Royal Welch Fusiliers Kenneth was one of B Company's four stretcher bearers. Bloody risky work, as teams of two SBs ran the gauntlet to rescue wounded soldiers, juggling heavy 14kg stretchers. Constantly exposed. /1 #WW2 #SWW #History

The Luftwaffe raced many of their inspirational Eastern Front top guns to blast Allied aircraft out of frenetic Norman skies. Leutnant Wachowiak joined JG 52 in May 1944 having racked up over 100 kills on the Eastern Front. He was killed on 16 July. #WW2 #SWW #History

Churchill tank vet: "While engaging a Panther at 35 yards" Me: #WW2 #SWW #History

The exceptional bravery of Corporal J.D. Newell from 107 'King's Own' RAC. Looking after his mates, even after their Churchill was knocked out. #WW2 #SWW #History