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Adam Berry
Agrbez
Here's a little favourite of mine. Captain Alfred W "Irish" Ireland was the Regimental S-1 of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and a member of the Regiment from the start.
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TheParachuteRegiment
TheParachuteReg
This week, we’re celebrating the lives of black Paratroopers who helped earn The Parachute Regiments reputation through their actions.Sgt Sidney Cornell was one of only a handful of black men
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David Rothkopf
djrothkopf
You know, Trump could turn out to produce some positive consequences. After all, Caligula may have been a bad guy but rulers like Caligula helped speed the fall of the
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John Michael Collins
MikeCollins_61
@warbird_nerd More from Normandy. August 1944, Flt Lt Geoffrey Murphy returning to B5 ALG with one u/c shot off. Lands on one leg. Everyone goes to his rescue. He gets
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A.R. Buckle
JuliusGoat
Remember when the 50 states landed 50 separate armies at the beach in Normandy and the federal government was just the backup and kept most of the military supplies for
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Lizzie Baker
bakerlizzie1
ThreadEd Snow was 17 when he jumped into Normandy on D-DAY. He was in the 101st Airborne F Company. Here's a pic of him in his warpaint and mohawk gearing
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Paul Matthews
bergy_bit
NORMANDY THREAD DAY 8: UTAH BEACH Well it's the last day of the tour and we are exploring the westernmost landing beach Utah. This was one of the two American
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Sean Claxton
seanboy_50
#OTD 76 years ago, five of the six men in the photo below died in Normandy. A little #WW2 thread...The chap on the right of the front row was a
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Romain Bréget
Kormin_
While I was visiting Verneuil-sur-Avre cemetery, I came upon the grave of a Canadian paratrooper, killed on August 17th, 1944. 1st Canadian Parachute Brigade. Surely, he was dropped on DDay.
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Peter Molloy
Peter_Molloy_
(1/13) Self-indulgent thread alert . Inspired by some enjoyable tweets from @ProfPeterDoyle the other week (and sponsored by lockdown boredom), I thought I’d take a look through my shelves to
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linc
lincnotfound
the many adventures of winnie the pooh timeline (a thread) 1936 somewhere in the peruvian jungle 1942 normandy (d-day) 1957 akator or "the lost city of gold" 1969 the moon
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Eric Osborne
UrkMcGurk
I grew up in Minnesota in the 1980s. It didn’t grant me extraordinary insight. It’s just a place like a lot of other places in this country. Good people. Safe.
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Lily Hawker-Yates
gwenofmonmouth
Here is my second poll for today's edition of the Medieval Queens World Cup! This is the penultimate set of polls for this round, so the competition is really heating
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David B. Larter
DavidLarter
A thread from one of the officers aboard Cole. Also a two-time Normandy sailor (once as CO). Remember this Monday is the 20th Anniversary. Spare a thought from the wardroom
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Adam Berry
Agrbez
In June 2013 a project I had worked on for a few years culminated in a great day for all involved and one I'll never forget, which was attended by
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Oliver 🇯🇪
DefenceDailyUK
A thread about Sark, the last feudal state in Europe.Sark, a roughly 4.5km2 island with a population of just under 500, is part of the Channel Islands. Although it is
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