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  An Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

  I read somewhere that this particular bomber flew with a pronounced nose-down posture while in level flight. In other words, this one might be doing that in this photo.

  • Yesterday at 3:05 AM
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  Stuart Vincent SILVEY

  I live in Stonehouse and as a Volunteer for the Commonwealth war graves “eyes on hands on project” Stuart’s is one I look after. I have done some research on him but can’t find any Red Cross prisoner record for him. There is local newspaper report referencing being a prisoner.
  Do you think it...

  • Saturday at 2:52 PM
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  They’re definitely enjoying a deserved rest, but nice enough of Leclerc not to ask them for a proper salute. Probably also kind of a staged photo for then newspapers.

  • Friday at 8:41 PM
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  A German soldier trying to dig himself out after being buried after a bombardment. He became a POW soon after. Normandy, 1944.
  
  The soldier was from the Müller combat group, which defended the settlement of Quineville in Lower Normandy. This improvised combat group consisted of three battalions...

  • Friday at 7:37 AM
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  General Leclerc inspecting troops of the French 2nd Armored Division.

  • Tuesday at 7:38 PM

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