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Tag Archives: World War Two
St Clement Danes RAF Statues
On my recent visit to London in 2020 I ended up in “The Strand” and subsequently found St Clement Danes church. The reason for this blogpost ties into my last post about “The Few” and the Battle of Britain. On … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, London, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Photo Essay, Retrospective, War, War Memorial, World War 2
Tagged bombing, Hugh Dowding, Hugh Trenchard, London, RAF, Royal Air Force, Statue, The Blitz, Victoria Embankment Gardens, World War Two
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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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