Site of the Le Paradis Massacre, 27 May 1940. 97 men of 2/Royal Norfolks were murdered here by men of SS Totenkopf Division.
John Harris
@thebattleguide.bsky.social
Man of Kent. Military history anorak. Battlefield guide. Biker. CWGC volunteer. IC, GWG & WFA member. Wargamer. BA (Hons) in War Studies.
German Military Cemetery, Lommel. Some 38.5k WWII burials here, plus around 540 from the Great War.
Some of the ordnance encountered on our recent Western Front jaunt.
Amberley (Gloucestershire) Churchyard. The grave of Major General Sir Fabian Ware, KCVO, CB, CMG, LLD, founder of the Imperial (later, Commonwealth) War Graves Commission. Pictured in 2019.
Kitchener keeps a watchful eye on Chatham from near the entrance to Fort Amherst.
Buffs South Africa Memorial, Dane John Gardens, Canterbury.
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Watson with (l - r) grenadiers of the 13th, 11th, 67th, and 3rd Regiments of Foot, their officers, and soldiers of 25th Regiment of Foot, circa 1771. Unsigned. One of a set of six oil-on-canvas paintings attributed to Giuseppe Chiesa (d 1789). National Army Museum.
Some 28mm cowboys from Wargames Foundry arrived today. I’m looking forward to painting something larger than 15mm for a change - I’m sure my eyes will appreciate the break. 😂
Dunkirk 85th anniversary commemoration in full swing in Ramsgate this morning.
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🗓️ #OTD in 1944 ⌚ 21:35 – 11 hours after leaving Gosport, X-20 is at position ‘AA’, just north of a German minefield, where it is due to ‘slip the tow’ from trawler Darthema. X-20 will head south through the minefield alone. #Postage #NavalHistory 🧵
In all the excitement today, I nearly missed #TankTuesday. Here’s Bovington’s Tetrach lurking in a Hamilcar section.
12th Division Christmas card, 1916. Imperial War Museum, ref LBY K93/2045.
Just stitching this together. Over 200 pages of delicious Lard. Available soon. Perfect for that festive treat that you can eat between meals!
Christmas card made by Ronald Searle in Changi Gaol, 1944. Imperial War Museum, ref ART15334.
Screen shot of a past presentation I gave about my #WW1 #nursing research. Venue is the historic Nurse’s Chapel in Christchurch. Some details of my presentations are on my blog site doctorwendy.blogspot.com?m=1 #HistNursing
Christmas Truce 1914? I chanced upon this image in the other place. 🤦♂️ AI has a long way to go…
A striking war memorial in Annan, Scotland. Pictured on a motorbike tour in 2018.
Apparently, it’s elf on the shelf season. I give you this in lieu…
Finished my latest 15mm Sarissa project today. Whither next?
Giving Gettysburg another airing this evening. Shaara’s ’Killer Angels’ is a great read IMHO.
