World War II
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🧵 #PunjabFiles #Sikhs #WW1 #WWII A Forgotten Hero – Pvt. Buckam Singh Over 65,000 Sikh soldiers fought in WWI and over 300,000 in the WWII. Pvt. Buckam Singh (Bukkan Singh on his...
Another Face I want to share. This man was picked up from the street in 1943, put on transport to Berlin to take part in cleaning up the city after bombings (Arbeiteinsatz). He sa...
The US government is rewriting the history of the Holocaust, portraying the Soviet Union - which DEFEATED Nazism - as the villain. More than 80% of Nazi casualties were on the Eas...
1/5 One of the most effective but tragic 2SAS operations was launched on this day in 1943. It was codenamed ‘Speedwell’. Five of the 13 men were killed (4 shot by firing squad) & 3...
Unrevealing the truth of the Bengal Famine in 1943 The Bengal Famine of 1943 was a tragic and devastating event that resulted in the loss of more than 3 million lives. This human...
Why did Second World War Happen (Thread) Part -2 1936-39 Civil War starts in Spain Nationalist General Francisco Franco leads a rebellion against a democratic socialist governmen...
Why Second World War Happened (Thread) Part -1 It was told to us that WW2 happened coz on 1st Sep 1939 Germany invaded Poland but it was not told to us what happened prior to that...
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN was released 25 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the greatest and most realistic depictions of WWII warfare, the behind the scenes tale is worthy of Steven...
During the Second World War, the Germans adopted different types of Kampfgruppe to address command decisions, whether in defence or attack. Institutionally, the concept was used by...
US Nazi agent "C-80". Here's an article from 1941 describing William Rhodes Davis's role in helping Nazi spy chief Hertslett get into the country. Davis owned the oil refinery the...
🇫🇷 Miss Dior Late afternoon 6 July 1944, Catherine Dior, Resistance member and sister of fashion designer Christian, is arrested by the Gestapo when she goes to meet a member of he...
THE GREAT ESCAPE was released 60 years ago today. Featuring a huge all-star cast and an iconic theme, the making of story is as extraordinary as the real-life story on which it is...
1/ Ever hear the crazy story of the Nazi Navy Research Institute's attempt to prove Peter Bender’s Hollow Earth Theory? A massive & ironic L (🖕). Bender was a teacher & ex-pilot wh...
Why US Dropped Atomic Bomb on Japan (Thread Trilogy) Part 3 : Hiroshima - The Rain of Ruins Aug 5th 1945, Hiroshima Japan Hiroshima was major military, commercial city of Japan w...
Thread: The Battle of the Bulge and the Limits of Combat Power The Ukrainian offensive is just beginning and will take many weeks to sort itself out fully. Perhaps we can relax a...
In US-occupied Germany, an American soldier replaces the street sign for Adolf-Hitler-Strasse with Roosevelt Boulevard, as a programme of de-Nazification begins. https://t.co/KAosD...
Happy Memorial Day. Roosevelt did Pearl Harbor. Mega 🧵 1/ https://t.co/t77NikNdk7
Russian actor Vasily Lanovoy: "In Europe, journalists asked me: 'Why do you celebrate Victory Day like that? We have already forgotten it. I asked them, "How many days did your...
Admiral Dönitz's German government has offered unconditional surrender of all Reich forces on all fronts. The Allies have won the war in Europe. https://t.co/iIQwqwMvc2
Chronology of important event 1939-1947: 1. World war II started: Sep 1939 2. Congress provinces ministry resignation:Nov 1939 3. 'Pakistan resolution' passed by ML on demand of...
After a last farewell to Goebbels, Bormann & Führerbunker staff, Adolf & Eva Hitler go to their private rooms. Hitler is determined not to be taken alive, having heard of Mussolini...
In 1920, this historian managed to predict World War II step by step! He called out the Anschluss and the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact included, by reading maps and history books Buck...
1/ CONQUERING CRIMEA: PART 4 In this fourth of a short series of threads on the military history of Crimea, I'll be looking at the German-Romanian invasion of Crimea during World...
"For decades former Nazis and German war criminals served at the highest echelons of NATO. Most of them were highly decorated Nazis, who later served in top positions in the Wester...
