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Category Archives: War Memorial
OTD: Warsaw Uprising
On this day (01/08/1944) The Warsaw Uprising began. The Polish underground resistance, led by the Polish resistance Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa), attempted to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. The uprising was timed to coincide with the retreat of the … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Memorials and Monuments, Military, On This Day, Retrospective, South Africa, Staffordshire, War, War Memorial, World War 2
Tagged Germany, Katyn Forest Memorial, OTD, Poland, Polish Memorial, Warsaw Uprising, World War Two
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OTD: Start of the Korean War
On this day; 25 June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, signifying the start of the Korean War. As wars go this has become a forgotten one and in spite of having ended on 27 July 1953 the region has … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Memorials and Monuments, Military, On This Day, Personal, Retrospective, War, War Memorial
Tagged Bays Hill, Korean War, North Korea, SAAF, South African Air Force, South Korea, United Nations
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OTD: Commemorating HMSAS Parktown
HMSAS Parktown was originally built for The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company of London by Smiths Dock Company of Middlesbrough. She was laid down and launched in 1929 under the name Southern Sky. In 1936, she was bought by the … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Memorials and Monuments, Military, On This Day, Personal, Ships, South Africa, War, War Memorial, World War 2
Tagged HMSAS Parktown, Middle East, On this day, South African Navy, Tobruk, World War 2
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Remember the War
“Many people laid down their lives in that terrible conflict. They fought so we could live in peace, at home and abroad. They died so we could live as free people in a world of free nations. They risked all … Continue reading
Posted in Collections and Museums, CWGC, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Personal, Photo Essay, Portsmouth and Gosport, Retrospective, United Kingdom, War, War Memorial, World War 2
Tagged Cemetery, Cenotaph, CWGC, MIlitary, Remembrance Day, Second World War, VE Day, war, War grave
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ANZAC Day 2020
ANZAC: soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Today is Anzac Day and it is probably a very subdued one given the state of the world at this point in time. It is a national day of remembrance … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, CWGC, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, On This Day, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom, War Grave, War Memorial, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged ANZAC, Australia, Gallipoli, Lives of the First World War, New Zealand, Remembrance Day, World War
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