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Today is #VEDay and we pay tribute to all the brave allied servicemen and women who served in the Second World War.
It is more important than ever to remember the sacrifices made to protect freedom and deter aggression.
ALT Churchill waving to crowds on VE Day
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Among those murdered in the Holocaust were 20,000 Hungarian Jews, shot on the banks of the Danube, having been forced to remove their shoes. The shoes were deemed to hold value. Sculptor Gyula Pauer’s monument is composed of 60 pairs of shoes in iron. #HolocaustMemorialDay
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2 July 1942 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Eva Kohn, was born.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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Today marks the anniversary of D-Day.
Nearly 200,000 naval personnel – more than half of them Royal Navy, 25,000 Merchant Navy seaman – manned an invasion force of nearly 7,000 vessels.
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This day in 1942, General MacArthur left the Philippines and his forces, which were surrounded by the Japanese. Once arrived in Australia he stated: "I shall return".
The reaction of his escape was mixed, with many American and Filipino troops feeling bitter and betrayed. #WW2
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29 January 1929 | A Polish girl, Maria Wojda, was born in Zamość.
In #Auschwitz from 13 December 1942.
No. 27082
She was evacuated from Auschwitz and liberated in Bergen-Belsen.
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On #HolocaustMemorialDay we remember all those murdered during the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
It is a day of commemoration and action, to build a better future.
Join us as we #LightTheDarkness.
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21 January 1912 | A Pole, Aleksy Runda, was born in Janów. A butcher.
In #Auschwitz from 1 October 1941.
No. 21194
He perished in the camp on 20 December 1941.
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⭐️ Today, Colonel-General, Hero of the Soviet Union Vassily #Reshetnikov turns 1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣!
✈️ In only #WWII alone 307 combat missions, participated in the Battle of Stalingrad and the air raid on Nazi Berlin in 1942.
🎉 Many happy returns!
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In honor of Veterans Day this #ww2 hero, Uncle Joey whose turning 100 launches a podcast today as the oldest living podcaster in the world as he thanks you all for your service and please pass this around to give people hope open.spotify.com/show/06IMXz…
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In those two minutes of silence, who do you remember?
We have remembered them for one hundred years, and we will continue to remember them: those who served in the trenches of the First World War to those who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
#LestWeForget #Remembrance
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8th September 1941
German 88s decimate Soviet heavy tanks as they try to counterattack.
Walter Lubbeck was fighting with Army Group North on the approach to Leningrad.
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'The Undying Flame’ A comprehensive guide to the Olympians who perished in the war #OlympicGames
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US Olympic wrestler Edward Heywood - died in action in #WW2 before Pearl Harbour
ALT Lt Commander - former Olympian - commanded USS Reuben James - sunk by Germans U boat before war declared.
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World War 2 naval battles were absolutely terrifying.
This is HMS Hood during Battle of the Denmark Strait.
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We would be honoured if you would like to join us in Remembering those lost in HMS Hood 80 years ago this May 24th.
Please help us #ShineaLight for #HMSHood and help us remember those who never came home.
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William (Bill) Dundas had been on HMS Hood for 5 months when she sailed to intercept Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. Such was the effect on him of the events of May 24th that he never spoke of his experiences in either public or private.
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2200hrs – Admiralty formally inform Hood group that Bismarck is in the Denmark Strait. Estimated interception around 0140-0200hrs on May 24th. All hands ordered to make preparations for Action and put on Battle Gear. #OTD #RoyalNavy #WorldWar2 #HMSHood @HMSPWLS @HMS_Echo
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2054hrs – Hood speed 27kts. Course 295° Destroyers struggling to maintain speed in worsening seas. VADM Holland signalled to the destroyers "If you are unable to maintain this speed, I will have to go on without you. You should follow at your best speed". #OTD #RoyalNavy
