#Arnhem

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EasyCompany506t

On the night of 22 Oct, 1944, Operation Pegasus I was put into action. This was an evacuation of mostly British Airborne troops from the German held territory north of

Ben Philip

BenPhilip_

Personal thread:I wanted to share some personal thoughts following the death of 97-year-old Battle of Arnhem Veteran, Sandy Cortmann this weekend. For me he was the epitome of a hero,

Jonathan

3468marsh

#Arnhem76 Day One.Sunday 17th September 1944.A thread about 6 Platoon of B Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion. The 2nd Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Frost dropped on DZ X with

Jonathan

3468marsh

#Arnhem76 Day 7. Saturday 23rd September 1944.The fighting in Oosterbeek continues but the defensive perimeter is now shrinking. The 7/KOSB still hold the line to the north but have fallen

Jonathan

3468marsh

#Arnhem76 Day 8 Sunday 24th September 1944.Today we are looking at the eastern flank of the Oosterbeek Perimeter (circled in purple) on the map. This section of the line was

XVIII Airborne Corps

18airbornecorps

1 of 20:Today we’ve described the airborne insertion of Market Garden from the perspective of the American and British paratroopers. #MarketGarden76 #OTD 2 of 20:But what of the view from

XVIII Airborne Corps

18airbornecorps

1 of 24:Hongerwinter: The Dutch Famine of 1944-1945One horrific results of Operation Market Garden was the winter that followed and the pain it inflicted on the Dutch people we failed

Jamie Muir

jamiembrixton

At the age of 12 or so I started telling friends of my parents’ that I had a museum in the hope that they would give me things to go

Cycling Professor

fietsprofessor

MINI LECTURE: Street appropriation [1/13]Cars have taken over our public space. That APPROPRIATION happens in stealth. Government responses to it seem a-political and technocratic. This hides a 1-directional process that

XVIII Airborne Corps

18airbornecorps

1 of 31: “My Place is Here: The Ballad of Delbert Kuehl” This is the unforgettable story of a Chaplain under fire.#SundayMorning 2 of 31:We’ve observed some ugly leadership trends

RG Poulussen

rgpoulussen

(Thread.) After operation Market Garden, German High Command regarded the Allied bridgehead north of the Waal River as a severe threat. It might be used as a springboard to the

XVIII Airborne Corps

18airbornecorps

1 of 40:The Fifth Star: A Market Garden Story in 40 Tweets 2 of 40:It’s Tuesday! While we're not doing #TuesdayTrivia, as part of our Operation MARKET-GARDEN story, Tragic Ambition,

Emile Gillet

Emile_Gillet

Destin #02- L’Équipe de France U20 2011 - Griezmann, Lacazette // Changements de nationalités // Tombés dans l’oubli Pour savoir ce que ces Bleuets sont devenus, c’est par ici

Calla Wahlquist

callapilla

Up now, we've got Vanessa Cavanagh from Wollongong Uni, Timothy Neale from Deakin Uni, Bhiamie Eckford-Williamson from ANU, and Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Melbourne Uni Cavanagh is a Bundjalung and Wonnarua woman

Richard de Nooy

RicharddeNooy

It is a great tragedy that movies like #SixMinutesToMidnight still get made, mainly because there are many more worthwhile, important and fascinating stories to be told about WWII, set in

M•A•J

Ultra_Suristic

It's been awhile since we've heard from Martin Ødegaard, who here is responding to recent criticism by local pundits after having a great game vs Heracles two days ago. Dutch