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#OTD in 1918, the famous "Two against Twenty" fight. In one of the most remarkable aerial mêlées of the Great War, two Bristol Fighters took on 20 German scouts and

#OTD in 1918Manfred von Richthofen, the #RedBaron, was shot down and killed near Morlancourt, France. He was the top ace of the First World War. His death remains controversial to

#OTD in 1917, the Canadian Corps advanced into battle together for the first time and captured #VimyRidge. This decisive victory changed the course of the war and transformed Canada from

#OTD in 1944 an accidental explosion on a farm near Ijzendijke in the Breskens Pocket (Netherlands) killed 41 British and Canadian soldiers and injured a further 50 men, some seriously.

#OTD in 1944 Op Switchback was launched by 3rd Cdn Inf Div to clear the Breskens Pocket. It was an audacious plan developed by LGen Guy Simonds which, combined with

My hackles have been raised by Max Hastings' review of Anthony Beevor's #Arnhem book. What an obtuse, self-serving, and pompous review. The @nybooks should be embarrassed to publish this kind

I'm a day late, but here's a thread from the centenary of von Richtholfen's death. All we can say today is that Roy Brown, Wop May, and some Australian MGers

While we can't visit Vimy right now, we can take a virtual tour of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. A Thread.#Vimy #VimyRidgeDay #WW1 #FWW [All photos taken by me unless

1/ My thoughts on #Vimy. A thread. [Sorry...it's long...]Today is the 102nd Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. A battle often referred to as the day Canada was born

“Bloody April” and the RFC...A thread!#OTD in 1917 the Battles of #Vimy and Arras began.The Battle of Arras is considered the nadir of the Royal Flying Corps’ fortunes in the