#1940

Andi 🏴

andi_ailian

A thread on the consequences of Soviet and Nazi takeovers of Latvia (mainly the USSR's re-occupation of Latvia): In the early 1940s, Latvia was invaded 3 different times.- June 1940,

RAF Division, JSCSC

JscscRaf

The @BritishArmy Anti-Aircraft Command was a crucial part of the Dowding System. It operated searchlights and anti-aircraft guns against incoming German raids. Anti- aircraft guns shot down approximately 300 Luftwaffe

Neil Pudney

NeilPudney

A mercifully short thread, you'll be relieved to know! As promised, some photos to go with the various #Dunkirk80 #Dunkirk1940 threads of the last few days. The Sgt's Mess diary

Matthew Wallack

MatthewWallack

A thread about the Senate: 1. There have been multiple elections since 1940 (the earliest I could find national popular vote data for), where the party winning the most seats

Gareth Davies

bermicourt

Armoured or Tank; what's in a name? A short thread.The answer is that there is quite a lot in a name and the distinction between the two isn't taxonomical pedantry.

Gus Gowland

GusGowland

You can keep your MCU movie marathons. I’m going to watch all the @DisneyStudios animated classics in order. 58 movies. Here we go #disneychallenge #lockdown 1. Snow White & the

Adrian Bott

Cavalorn

Legends persist of British magicians and witches using spells to prevent invasion by sea. Dr John Dee was credited (erroneously, after his time) with raising the storm that scattered the

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now_dee

Those Ancestors that were in n physical bondage, what type of labor were they forced to do? Mine work? Lumber work? Cotton? Landscaping? Engineering? Cooking? Cleaning? Driving? Driver work (aka

𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓷𝓸𝓕𝓲𝓵 🏰

ChronoFil

7 juin 1940 : À court de munitions après avoir résisté à 1 contre 10 pendant 5 jours pour défendre Airaines, le capitaine Charles N'Tchoréré se résigne à se rendre,

Walter Chaw 周瑜

mangiotto

Just finished talking HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) with a fine group of folks. At this point, I don't even consider it a comedy anymore - but, and this might be

Mayank Patel

DataReveals

1) Data reveals that US Media & leftist opinion in 1940s was as #antiHindu as today. In 1940s, Hindus-INC were villain; Today, Hindus-BJP are villian. See data:- 2) 2019 #CAAProtest

Ness Battery

Ness_Battery

#OTDH1940, W/Lieut. Roy Hollinrake, my great uncle, was serving in 53rd (Bolton) Field Regt, R.A. By 27 May, his unit, part of 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, were at Cysoing, just

Steven Mazie

stevenmazie

Thank you for the RT, @JennaEllisEsq, but I'm not sure my tweet means what you think it means. 1/9https://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1262185913746182145 As you know, Jacobson v. MA (1905) asked whether a law

🇺🇸 ERIC BOLLING 🇺🇸

ericbolling

1/ Frank Sinatra considered Kate Smith the best singer of her time, and said that when he and a million other guys first heard her sing "God Bless America" on

Willem Huiskamp

WillemHuiskamp

The Anak Krakatau eruption has reminded me of some old photos my dad took back in the early 1940's while stationed in (what was then) the Dutch East Indies, including

Heinz History Center

HistoryCenter

Welcome to your #HistoryLunchBreak! Today we’re diving into the story of the Butler-born jeep. #MuseumFromHome Just prior to our nation’s participation in World War II, the United States Army was