Andy Adams

Serving LE Army Officer . Enthusiastic about military history. WFA Member. Occasional cyclist and LANCS medal hoarder. Dread God

[Aaron Edwards @DrAaronEdwards]

One of the greatest officers ever to serve in the @BritishArmy. His approach to #leadership was unorthodox but highly successful. The stories about him are the stuff of legend. Interview courtesy of @Telegraph

[UNN @UnityNewsNet]

So Army Chief General Sir Roly says that the British Army is 'ready for war' and that the wider public must also be prepared to get involved and make sacrifices.

Maybe he could start by teaching his soldiers how to march and wear their uniforms correctly?

Embarrassing.

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

Excellent ales …. Give them a follow .

[Chuffin Ale - The Indy Beer Specialist @Chuffin_Ale]

New X account to combo with our other social media platforms. Rawtenstall’s number 1 Indie Beer and Wine shop/bar. PLUS, curator of the epic RAWTENSTALL BEER FESTIVAL 🍺 #rawtenstall #beerfestival #craftbeer #wine

[Tom Tulloch-Marshall @SommePhantom]

It has come as a great surprise to the le maire & commune of Beaumont-Hamel, not to mention to officers & members of the Hawthorne Ridge Crater Association, to hear that "stewardship" of the craters site is (apparently) controlled by @cwgc https://t.co/hpsALKNfj8... >cont>

[Tom Tulloch-Marshall @SommePhantom]

which is "news" to everyone who is actually involved😱 The HRCA relies entirely upon (modest) membership fees & donations, - see the website > https://t.co/8TtXIScyXf

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

Last talk of the #Gallipoli Lecture Day 2026 at #Cumbria's Museum of Military Life . The 29th Indian Infantry Brigade on Gallipoli – John Wilson. A fresh perspective on the Gallipoli Campaign exploring the often-overlooked role of the Indian Infantry Brigade. #WW1 @Gallipoli100

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

Continuing the #Gallipoli Lecture Day post lunch features Steve Warburton and his talk - ‘First In, Last Out – Brig-Gen C H T Lucas (87th Brigade, 29th Division) at Gallipoli’
Lucas’ diary and letters home offering insight into campaign life. #WW1 @WFA

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life Gallipoli Lecture Day wouldn’t be complete without this young chap, @PeterHart1915 talking about the Conditions at Gallipoli – 
Hell on earth? #WW1 #Dardanelles #CarlisleCastle #GreatWar @sommecourt @GaryBain1280 @Gallipoli100

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

Kicking off the #Gallipoli Lecture Day 2026 at #Cumbria's Museum of Military Life, Stuart Eastwood & his talk on the #Border Regiment , the history of 1st Border, a pre-war regular battalion, and 6th Border, the Regiment’s first New Army battalion, in the campaign. @Gallipoli100

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

I recently started a #WW2 Substack. It’s all free and the latest article for #Arnhem82 is about the British and Commonwealth casualties at Arnhem:

https://t.co/vJCiPNQDFp

[Al Murray 🇺🇦 @almurray]

Sappers at Arnhem

Arnhem/Oosteebeek/Wolheze Tuesday 19th September.

Major Aeneas Perkins RE, 4 Para Squadron RE. The shit hits the fan for 4th Para Bde.

@WeHaveWaysPod @James1940
@AirborneSappers

[Koen van Wijk @KJvanWijk]

Theirs is the glory.
Airborne Memorial Service at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery.
#MarketGarden

[Voices of WW2 @VoicesofWW2]

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN from a German perspective. (A compilation of some previous released and unreleased photos (mostly) taken, 77 years ago, on September 19th, 1944)

German anti-aircraft gunners of a 2 cm FlaK 38 gun smoke cigars and have a chat with war correspondent Lieutenant Erich Wenzel (pictured with a bottle of wine) during the battle for Arnhem on Boulevard Heuvelink, during Operation Market Garden. 19 September 1944.
This picture was taken in Arnhem on the morning of Tuesday 19th September by a Luftwaffe photographer, or Kriegsberichter, named Jacobsen, who, with Erich Wenzel, were from a Propaganda Kompanie attached to Luftlotte 3. They arrived in Arnhem on this day and began to document the battle with this 2cm Flak 38 gun, sited on the corner of Johan de Wittlaan and Boulevard Heuvelink.

This was one of four guns, another can be seen in the background, from Deelen Airfield which were transferred to the 9th S.S. Panzer Division's Flak Abteilung on Sunday 17th September to assist with anti-aircraft cover but also to guard against a possible break-out from the Bridge by the British troops there. Jacobsen and Wenzel spent the next 48 hours in the area and shot several rolls of film, of which six have survived more or less intact.

Colourised PIECE of JAKE

[Walk Among Heroes @walkamongheroes]

One of the last living survivors of the Battle of Arnhem laid a wreath today at the Airborne War Cemetery, honoring his fallen brothers-in-arms.

@WW2Facts

#ww2history #ww2 #netherlands #holland #marketgarden

[Klaas Meijer @klaasm67]

The end of the Market Garden commemoration on Ginkel Heath. The music and the colours depart.

[Klaas Meijer @klaasm67]

Start of the commemoration of the British airborne landings at Ginkel Heath. #MarketGarden

[Alan Sweeney @Alan_K_Sweeney]

I've had a special interest in the Battle of Caporetto (12th Isonzo) for over ten years now and visited the battlefield three times.Its importance on subsequent German ops is understudied.Really looking forward to reading @masaccio60's book for more detail on the wider campaign.

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

Day 5 (final day) for the #4LANCS battlefield study Ex SALIENT ROSE and the final stand. The Death Cells at #Poperinge. The group discuss the realities of war and the Great War military discipline ahead of the dash for Calais and home 🌹 . #WW1 @LancsInfantry

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

Last activity of the day for the #4LANCS battlefield study Ex SALIENT ROSE - COMMEMORATION. Menin Gate and the Last Post Ceremony. #Ypres #WW1 @LancsInfantry

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

Last activity of the day a town walk 🥵 taking in some of the many locations linked to the British Army and its time spent in #Ypres during #WW1 . #MeninGate #RampartsCemetery #YpresReserviorCemetery #StGeorgesMemorialChurch @CWGC @LancsInfantry