Christopher Burgess

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[Pippa Ettore @pettore]

Lost his life this day 18th.July 1940.

Sgt. Harry Donald Buchanan Elsdon.
One of THE FEW.
https://t.co/0tSpN7nIn3

He was reported ‘Missing’ when his Blenheim failed to return from a photo-reconnaissance sortie over Le Havre.

Age 28 he was never found.

[Pippa Ettore @pettore]

Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum was the youngest Spitfire pilot during the Battle of Britain. He famously said of his comrades, "We don't want to be thought of as heroes, just that we, and the ones who never came back, are remembered."

[Tank Archives @Tank_Archives]

Cross-country mobility trials of a Heavy Tank T29 began #OTD in 1948. The transmission of tank #3 broke after just 235 km of travel. This was the first of many mechanical issues experienced by the 64 ton tank. #tanks #history #ColdWar

[Tank Archives @Tank_Archives]

#OTD in 1941 the Soviet tank directorate rejected a proposal for a 6-ton light airborne tank that could be towed behind a plane like a glider. A similar project was already in the works but only one prototype was built and rejected after one test flight #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

One of the greatest deception stories of WWII is the secret listeners who bugged Hitler’s generals at Trent Park and its sister sites.

German-Jewish refugees, bound by silence for decades, helped shorten the war.

My book 'The Walls Have Ears' tells the entire history!

[Tank Archives @Tank_Archives]

#OTD in 1942 Grotte got down to business in building his P.1000 superheavy tank. He wrote to Krupp's chief designer Erich Müller asking for consultation on a 16,000 hp engine group and matching transmission to power his monster. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

[Pippa Ettore @pettore]

Born this day 17th.July 1905.

https://t.co/IZJUomwbUT. Jaroslav Maly.
Czech One of THE FEW.
https://t.co/icl0gKPQag

Colliding with PO. Fechtner near Duxford, he survived but Fechtner died.

In June 1941, perhaps unsettled by this death, he took his own life in a London Hotel.

[Pippa Ettore @pettore]

Lost his life this day 18th.July 1940.

PO. Peter Litchfield.
One of THE FEW.
https://t.co/P6izFb9R4i

He was shot down over the Channel in his Spitfire.
He’d previously been seen chasing an Me109 into cloud.

He was never found.
Age 25.

[Tank Archives @Tank_Archives]

#OTD in 1945 the first elements of the 6th Guards Tank Army began to form up in Choibalsan, Mongolia. In August these tanks would cross the border into Japanese-occupied Manchuria, leading to a swift defeat of the Kwantung Army. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

[Pippa Ettore @pettore]

Lost his life this day 18th.July 1940.

FO. Charles Raymond Delauney Thomas.
One of THE FEW.
https://t.co/DQgZS83kH3

Captain of a Blenheim, he failed to return from a mission over Le Havre.

Age 22, his body was washed ashore twelve days later.

[Pippa Ettore @pettore]

Lost his life this day 18th.July 1940.

Sgt. Ronald Yeaman Tucker.
One of THE FEW.
https://t.co/znVID0zQcJ
He was a member of the crew of Blenheim which failed to return from a convoy patrol in poor weather off East Anglia

18 years old. No photo. No Grave.

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

#OTD in 1916: Waves of young men advanced across no man’s land into machine gun fire and artillery hell.

Their bravery remains etched in our national memory.

Lest we forget:
#Somme110

[Tony Pollard @ProfTonyPollard]

What happened to the body of James IV after the battle of Flodden? A postscript to the Battle of Flodden video. As ever please like and subscribe. https://t.co/4MNUSX9hzr

[Pippa Ettore @pettore]

Born this day 2nd. July 1919.

PO.Richard Malzard Hogg.
One of THE FEW.
https://t.co/33qfFrbjTI

He was shot down in his Spitfire and killed in combat over the Channel.
Age 21.

[Pippa Ettore @pettore]

Born this day 3rd. July 1916.

https://t.co/IZJUomwbUT. Ian Richard Gleed. DFC. DSO.
One of THE FEW.
https://t.co/jqI2Fxrwhy

All information in Link above.

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

Ended my week on the Somme for #Somme110 at Ancre British Cemetery where dead from both ends of the battle lie. Also heard a Golden Oriole in the trees, a bird mentioned by many soldiers who were there in 1916.

[Tim Thurlow @TrenchTrotter]

Not forgotten. Killed on this day 1916. I paused by his grave two days ago and remembered him. I have his trio and plaque at home. On many walks across the field in which he fell with others from his battalion I have found two Suffolk cap badges. I always think was one his?

[Tank Archives @Tank_Archives]

#OTD in 1939 the Japanese began a major offensive in the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol. The goal of the attack was to cross the river, take the Bain-Tsagan mountain, and use this favourable position to encircle and destroy Soviet and Mongolian troops. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

[Tank Archives @Tank_Archives]

A model of the 17 cm K Sfl. was finished #OTD in 1942. This heavy SPG was based on the VK 45.02(H), the future King Tiger, which was also in very early stages. Despite starting so early, the project was never completed. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

[Pippa Ettore @pettore]

Born this day 3rd. July 1916.

PO. Jean Henri Marie Offenberg.
Belgian one of THE FEW.
https://t.co/u1omWfBJmg

Awarded the DFC. The first Belgian to receive this.
Tragically killed in a mock attack by a pilot of 92 Sqd. His tail was cut off. He dived vertically into the ground.