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Ollie Heppenstall
ORWH98
For William and Harry, uncle and nephew.For Alf, uncle. Harry was killed in autumn 1916 IIRC; the battalion war diary mentions B Company being shelled on the day he died
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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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Nacho Oliveras
NachoOliveras
Catania1/n My ride for the next 30 days.Almost 1/2 than other agents.I can drop off at another airport for a 85 EUR extra charge, but I am told that if
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ale
speakmystory
THREAD ABOUT MY STORYhow my family tried to ruin my future: !!!! TW s:homophobia, toxic family, mental illness, psychological abuse, manipulation Dear Souls, I’ve been told to share my story,
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Adam Berry
Agrbez
C-47 markings - A (probably boring) thread:Marking a combat aircraft with "victories" or bombing missions in WWII was not uncommon, and given the myriad of jobs they could perform, Troop
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Dr Phil Weir
navalhistorian
The Duke of Edinburgh served in the @RoyalNavy throughout #WW2 aboard the battleship HMS Valiant at the Battle of Cape Matapan & the evacuation of Crete, the destroyers HMS Wallace
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alex kershaw
kershaw_alex
Most decorated soldier in US history passed away today.https://twitter.com/snowspain/status/1266029464602935297 Playing himself in the movie about himself. To Hell and Back. Murphy receiving the MOH in Germany, 1945. One of forty
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Derek | The Hellenistic Age Podcast
HellenisticPod
In ~301 BC, Demetrius I Poliorcetes hosted a banquet, & according to Plutarch a toast was made to his kingship. His rival Diadochi, on the other hand, were referred to:
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Muhammad Usama Khan
BohemianRevolt
Kha look. I'll do the Al Pacino thread some other day but this is the Al Pacino's hairstyles and what they portray thread (again). So when we meet Michael (Pacino),
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TheParachuteRegiment
TheParachuteReg
Congratulations to the 26 Parachute Regiment Corporals who promoted to Sergeant today. A big, well deserved move now, to the WOs & Sgts’ Mess, who uphold & protect the Regiment’s
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Marina Amaral
marinamaral2
This is what you get when you don’t show up for Pliny’s dinner party in Rome (circa 97 AD):“My Dear Septicius Clarus,Look here, you accepted my invitation to dinner and
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benna
96SE0K
what’s happening in italy rn : a thread tw // slavery, death, human trafficking, mafia italy has been a place of immigration since the 1970s but it’s been 2 decades
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Marco Malvagio - poorly explained history stuff
MalvagioMarco
I usually avoid hot topics like the plague.But I've been asked about mafia by people outside Italy, and I know they're curious.And other people aren't curious, but they should learn
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Jim Foster
jimfosterfish
1.Thread time!Subject - air travel in a pandemic, in case anyone’s interested in our experiences last week travelling to and from Sicily.We travelled with @British_Airways from Heathrow T5 2. We
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Dr Owen Rees
reeshistory
I do, I get it. The need to find historical lessons during this time - but this link between the plague of Athens in 430-427/6 B.C., the defeat in the
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Francesca Tacchi 🫒 Italian history & shitposting
jackdaw_writes
It's time for my #ItalianHistory thread! On popular demand, I'll be talking aboutTHE GOTHIC WARaka the war between the Ostrogoths and the Byzantines for the control of the Italian peninsula,
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