WW2 Battlefields

#WW2 Battlefields across the world.

[Tim Godden @TJGodden]

I’m very sorry to have to share the news that Richard passed away yesterday. It was an honour to have known him for the last few years of his eventful life. Another of the voices of the Normandy summer of 1944 fades away into memory. #ww2 #veteran

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

Had a nice message from someone who had used my Walking D-Day book recently to walk the ground in Normandy. It remains one of my best-selling books but bizarrely the least known! Available from @penswordbooks: https://t.co/n99WyWIKKg

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

I see a lot of people are heading to Blue Skies, just to let you know you can also find me there.

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

“Fell fighting Fascism from Cable Street to Normandy” - Tilly War Cemetery.

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

#DDay80: a Giant amongst Giants - Ken Cooke, D-Day veteran, amongst the Standing With Giants silhouettes at The British Normandy Memorial. A great end to a perfect week.

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

Bert Barritt, 2nd East Yorks, wounded in the fighting near Chateau la Londe #OTD in 1944. This was taken when we revisited the chateau in 2009. Bert was an incredible man, known affectionately as ‘Holy Joe’ to the men in his unit because of his strong Christian beliefs. #DDay80

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

#DDay80: In Normandy, the role & use of the Royal Artillery was a key component to success on the battlefield. The wide range, skill & ability of the British gunners was one of 21st Army Group's greatest assets. It's important to understand & recognise their contribution. 1/12

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

#DDay80: The role of the Royal Engineers (RE) on D-Day & in the #Normandy campaign is another aspect of the #WW2 British & Commonwealth story that deserves more focus. On most beaches the RE were among the first to land, clearing the beaches making the assault possible. 1/14

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

#DDay80: how did British & Canadian soldiers take on German Armour on D-Day & during the Normandy Campaign of 1944? What weapons did they have available and how useful were they? [thread] 1/12

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

Travelling to France for #DDay80? Fancy seeing some lesser-known #WW2 locations connected to #DDay & the Battle of #Normandy? Then I hope this is thread is of interest!

[Martin Whincup @whincupm]

80 years ago today, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943) premiered.

A masterpiece by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, which some, including Prime Minister Winston Churchill, sought to have banned.

#PowellAndPressburger #TheArchers #FilmTwitter

[rgpoulussen.bsky.social @rgpoulussen]

The book on the left is based on primary sources. The book on the right is not. It's full of opinions, meant to sell books, which upsets me a lot. https://t.co/BLE401EdD2

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

Very much enjoying ‘Footsloggers’ by @PeterHart1915 - an amazing, incredibly detailed and at times moving account of 16th Durham Light Infantry at War, particularly their part in the Italian Campaign in #WW2.

[WW2 Battlefields @ww2battlefields]

Ranville War Cemetery in Normandy - many of those from 6th Airborne Division who fell in the fighting on D-Day and afterwards are buried here. #WW2

[WW2 Battlefields @ww2battlefields]

Remembering #DDay - looking down on one of the costliest British landing beaches of 6 June 1944, where the 1/Hampshires came ashore at Asnelles on Gold Beach.

[WW2 Battlefields @ww2battlefields]

@CWGC “Operation Torch” ?

[WW2 Battlefields @ww2battlefields]

@rgpoulussen It’s done on the fly, the important thing is to tell the story!

[WW2 Battlefields @ww2battlefields]

Amazing footage of #DDay:

[Imperial War Museums @I_W_M]

In this incredible footage shot on D-Day, 6 June 1944, troops of 45 Royal Marine Commando disembark on 'Queen Red' Beach at La Breche, amidst the burning tanks of the 22nd Dragoons and 13/18th Hussars.

Learn more about Operation Overlord: https://t.co/N9KyPVRzyP

© IWM A70 31-2

[WW2 Battlefields @ww2battlefields]

@JunoBeachCentre Such an important part of the D-Day story.

[Juno Beach Centre @JunoBeachCentre]

#DDay 🍁79 years ago today, 14,000 Canads and 7,000 Brits landed on Juno Beach. From 7:30-8:00 am, the first Canadians launched attacks along a 8km stretch of beach. Despite the heavily entrenched enemy, by evening, a Canadian bridgehead was established on the coast of Normandy.

[Ben Mayne @BattlefieldBen]

Ranville War Cemetery, veteran’s returning on a pilgrimage. A time to reflect and remember.