Dig For Victory Show - 10th & 11th June 2023

A 1940's Festival that brings the community and generations together to learn, remember & have fun. Run by volunteers - It is the summer's best family day out!

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On International Women's Day we celebrate the momentous contribution made by women during WW2.
We hope to highlight some of these stories at The Dig For Victory Show in June.
#dfvs2023 #internationalwomensday

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

📺 Watch The Queen and other members of the Royal Family celebrating the achievements of Commonwealth citizens around the world over the past year on @BBCOne from 5pm.

[NPAS South West & Wales Region @NPASSouthWest]

Here is the moment the #exeterbomb was detonated in #Exeter this evening filmed by NPAS 44. Our video is filmed in Infra Red with the white hot mode selected showing heat as white. A massive multi-agency operation with a successful zero casualty outcome ^GMO

[rgpoulussen.bsky.social @rgpoulussen]

#OTD in 1944. Operation Jericho. A daring high precision low-level attack on Amiens prision, to allow prisoners to escape. "Of the 717 prisoners, 102 were killed, 74 wounded and 258 escaped, including 79 resistance and political prisoners." #WW2 #HISTORY

[Arnhem Fellowship @Arnhem44Fellow]

With regret it is announced that our HLM Jim Hooper died recently aged 98. In September 1944 he was a member of B Squadron of the GPR and flew in men of the South Staffs. A full obituary will appear in our newsletter.

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@spartaner251 @TankMuseum We believe so.

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@WLWESTSONS What happened to the old Stenner?

[Stephen Fisher @SeaSpitfires]

#OTD in 1944, with the front line in Europe stagnating, high command was horrified by the thought of a return to the Christmas truces of the First World War. Nonetheless, steps were taken to prepare the frontline troops and on 14 December a unusual cargo was loaded into an LST.

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@WW2HQ Left handed?

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh look at an anniversary card made by Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, alongside other cards and letters sent by well-wishers to celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary tomorrow.

📸 Chris Jackson/Getty images

[Klaas Meijer @klaasm67]

Remains of a British soldier found at Bemmel by the Royal Netherlands Army Recovery and Identification Service. He died in 1944 during the aftermath of Operation Market Garden. The service will try to identify the soldier.
https://t.co/Y4lBtbrXl8
https://t.co/Y4lBtbrXl8

[H.M.S. Hood Association⚓️ @HMS_HoodUK]

HMS Hood's bell, recovered from her wreck. The last wish of Ted Briggs as a permanent memorial to his crew mates.
Here the bell is surrounded by 1415 poppy petals each one representing a man lost in Hood.
We Will remember them.
#HMSHA #HMSHood #RemembranceSunday

[James Holland @James1940]

Very sad to hear that Fred Glover has died. A proud but very humble D-Day Para and lovely fellow. It’s very sad - actually, traumatic - how swiftly that truly incredible generation are slipping away. @almurray @WeHaveWaysPod @TheParachuteReg

[Arnhem Fellowship @Arnhem44Fellow]

It is with regret that we announce the death of our Hon President Colonel John Waddy aged 100 yesterday. In 1944 he was OC B Company of the 156 Parachute Battalion. More pictures on our FB page.

[Dr Phil Weir @navalhistorian]

The sad sight of @IndianNavy aircraft carrier INS Viraat, formerly the @RoyalNavy's HMS Hermes, flagship of the #FalklandsWar task force, being towed out of Mumbai on her final journey to the scrapyard...

[Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, CAS RAF @HarvSmyth]

A really nice finish to #JETRide - thank you @RAFBBMF @RAFBBMF #NoOrdinaryJob

[rgpoulussen.bsky.social @rgpoulussen]

The Last Post, during the commemoration at the Oosterbeek War Cemetery. Always impressive, now even more.

[Arnhem Fellowship @Arnhem44Fellow]

Arnhem Casualty Leonard Hooker - So what was he doing in Sept 1944? 
Leonard Hooker was an Air Mechanic nominally attached to HMS Daedelus a shore based Navy establishment.

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@James1940 Lovely day for it.

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@TrainingScrew #trenchlife