Paul🇻🇦 @_Sitrep

Former British Army🇬🇧Bibliophile, History Buff & Catechumen 🇻🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇦🇺 Joined April 2015

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The Rifles @RiflesRegiment

5 hours ago

We are recruiting now! The Rifles is the British Army’s largest infantry regiment, offering a wide selection of different infantry roles including Light Infantry, Armoured Infantry and Security Force Assistance. #DareToBeDifferent

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Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil

5 hours ago

The Catholic Church will officially declare Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati as saints tomorrow.

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Today in History @HistoryNutOTD

a day ago

Today in 1666, London’s Great Fire finally died out. Medieval London was gone…85% of the ancient city was reduced to ash. Here’s what really happened during those 4 apocalyptic days, and the incredible rebuild that followed 🧵👇🏼

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A Soldier's Whisper @SoldiersWhisper

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On September 4, 1967, in the Quang Tin Province of Vietnam, a Navy chaplain without a weapon became one of the bravest men on the battlefield. Lieutenant Vincent R. Capodanno, known to his Marines as “The Grunt Padre,” ran into the fire when his unit was about to be overrun. He…

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Pippa Ettore @pettore

13 hours ago

Lost his life this day 6th Sept.1940. F.Lt. William Henry Rhodes-Moorhouse. One of THE FEW. bbm.org.uk/airmen/Rhodes-… His Hurricane was shot down and dived vertically into the ground. His loss was felt to be unbearable amongst survivors of 601 Sqd.

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Roger Moorhouse 🇺🇦 @Roger_Moorhouse

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The Eagle has Landed. #Wolfpack

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Pippa Ettore @pettore

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Lost his life this day 6th Sept.1940. Sgt. Oliver Vincent Houghton. One of THE FEW. bbm.org.uk/airmen/Houghto… He was killed in combat over Ashford when his Hurricane crashed into Long Beech Wood, Kent. He was just 19 years of age.

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Doug @colour_history

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6 September 1940 British Losses: Airmen: 7 - Aircraft: 20

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William Penn @penn_williamE

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Many reject the Eucharist: “It’s only a symbol. It can’t be literal. It’s absurd.” But 2,000 years ago, Jesus prophesied that exact unbelief— and watched it unfold before His eyes. The prophecy of John 6 still echoes today, 🧵:

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Pippa Ettore @pettore

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Lost his life this day 5th Sept.1942. Adj. Francois Henri Edmond Joseph Andre de Labouchere . French One of THE FEW. bbm.org.uk/airmen/Labouch… His Spitfire was jumped by 4 FW 190s out of the sun. He was awarded the Croix de la Liberation & the DFC. His body was never recovered.

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Bobbie @bo66ie29

12 hours ago

British war workers take a seaside break on a beach in Cornwall. England, 6th September 1943.

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Pippa Ettore @pettore

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Lost his life this day 6th Sept.1940. F.Lt. Carl Raymond Davis. DFC. American One of THE FEW. bbm.org.uk/airmen/as-davi… He was shot down and killed when his Hurricane fell into Canterbury Cottage, near Tunbridge Wells.

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Voices of WW2 @VoicesofWW2

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The last German troops to surrender in World War II were stationed at meteorological stations on the Svalbard Archipelago in the Norwegian Arctic Ocean. These soldiers, isolated in a remote location, received the news of Germany's surrender on May 8, 1945, but due to their…

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alex kershaw @kershaw_alex

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There were some Germans - very few - who dared to oppose Nazism during total war. Sophie Scholl and a small group of students in Munich distributed anti Nazi leaflets and were guillotined after arrest. They belonged to the so called White Rose movement. @WWIIMemorial

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Revd Nicholas Pye @RevdPye

11 hours ago

Yesterday I visited this cemetery in Northern France which has just 44 #WW1 graves. It contains the graves of two allied fighter aces, one of whom won the Victoria Cross. Where was I and who are the two fighter aces? @SpitfireFilly @1940Andy @TonyHoskins16 @churchill_alex

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BRITISH History - On This Day @BritishHistorym

7 hours ago

#onthisday 6/9/1766 – John Dalton, chemist, meteorologist, & physicist was born (d.1844) He introduced the atomic theory into chemistry & researched colour blindness; the umbrella term for red-green congenital colour blindness disorders is Daltonism in several languages.

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The Rifles @RiflesRegiment

2 days ago

The Rifles choose the way of the Jedi, not the way of the Sith. The Force is strong with us! #StarWars #MayTheForceBeWithYou #DareToBeDifferent

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Basil the Great @Basil_TGMD

3 days ago

🚨LEAKED AUDIO OF MOMENT GRAHAM LINEHAN WAS ARRESTED "You published a post on X that was deemed to be intended to instil hatred and incite violence" "What post?" "I can't tell you that" THEY WON'T EVEN TELL YOU WHY YOU'RE BEING ARRESTED THEY'RE THE STASI

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Tim Thurlow @TrenchTrotter

4 days ago

Today 107 years ago the Canadians stormed the D -Q Line east of Arras. They won 7 V.C.s. An amazing feat of arms. This is the D.C.M awarded to Sgt Frizzell 1 Can MGC won that day. Under fire he crossed a road, set up gun and destroyed German artillery holding up advance. More…

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Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine @militaryhistori

4 days ago

Saturday, 2 Sept 1939, HM Gvt was trying to coordinate a declaration of war on Germany. PM Neville Chamberlain had other ideas & spent the day trying to wriggle out of his commitments to Poland & France. Faced with cabinet resignation threats, his hand was forced on Sunday 3rd.