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Russell PhillipsNew instance, new <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a> post. I'm an author of <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/militaryhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MilitaryHistory</a> and <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TTRPG</a> books, and I'm a <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/boardgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoardGame</a> player.Most of my posts are likely to be about the <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/secondworldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a>, the <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/coldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ColdWar</a>, and <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/rpgs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RPGs</a>.I'm <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> and <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NonBinary</a>, so might post or boost posts about those topics.If you would like to get my blog posts direct to your feed, you can do so by following @Russell@russellphillips.uk.

Dining & CookingKWV 1930 Muscadel auctioned for R17,000 at historic KWV Auction <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2063304/kwv-1930-muscadel-auctioned-for-r17000-at-historic-kwv-auction/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.diningandcooking.com/2063304/kwv-1930-muscadel-auctioned-for-r17000-at-historic-kwv-auction/</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/BennieHoward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BennieHoward</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/cape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cape</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CapeWineMaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CapeWineMaster</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CathedralCellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CathedralCellar</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/HanepootJerepigo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HanepootJerepigo</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/IvanSwartz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IvanSwartz</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/JohnLoomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnLoomes</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/kwv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kwv</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Kwv1930Muscadel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kwv1930Muscadel</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/KwvAuction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KwvAuction</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/KwvAuction2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KwvAuction2025</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MasterOfCeremonies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MasterOfCeremonies</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/NationBuilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationBuilder</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Nebbiolo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nebbiolo</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/npos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#npos</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/roodeberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roodeberg</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SouthAfricanWine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthAfricanWine</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Strauss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Strauss</a>&Co <a href="https://vive.im/tags/TheMentorsChardonnay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMentorsChardonnay</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WhitePort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhitePort</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wine</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WineFromSouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WineFromSouthAfrica</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WineOfSouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WineOfSouthAfrica</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/XoPinotageSingleVarietalBrandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XoPinotageSingleVarietalBrandy</a>

🌈 StyLo the Unicorn 🦄So the German Foreign Office issued basically the following statement on <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/May8th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#May8th</a>: "Our historic responsibility for the Shoa- the betrayal of all civilised values- and the remembrance of the millions of victims of the <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> unleashed by <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/NaziGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaziGermany</a> gives rise to our obligation to resolutely defend peace and corporate interest in <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> today." 2/2

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2062416/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2062416/</a> UK’s King Charles and Prince William lay wreaths to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day – The Irish Times <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BritishRoyalFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BritishRoyalFamily</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/catherine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#catherine</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CatherineMiddleton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatherineMiddleton</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KateMiddleton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KateMiddleton</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrinceOfWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrinceOfWales</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrinceWilliam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrinceWilliam</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrincessOfWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrincessOfWales</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RoyalFamilies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RoyalFamilies</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RoyalFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RoyalFamily</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SECONDWORLDWAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SECONDWORLDWAR</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/William" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#William</a>

UK<a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/85476/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/uk/85476/</a> every second German favours ‘drawing a line’ under Nazi past – The Irish Times <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a>

Russell Phillips<a href="https://historians.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnThisDay</a> in 1942, Admiral Syfret accepted the formal surrender of the French forces in Diego Suarez. The next day, Churchill sent a note to 29th Independent Infantry Brigade, whom he had observed in training some months before. He wrote, "I was sure when I saw you at Inverary nine months ago that the 29th Brigade Group would make its mark."<a href="https://russellphillips.uk/madagascar/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://russellphillips.uk/madagascar/</a><a href="https://historians.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MilitaryHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MilitaryHistory</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/militaryhistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@militaryhistory</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/worldwarshistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@worldwarshistory</a>

Lifestyle | The Guardian USMinerals, mobile phones and militias: how war unfolded in DRC <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/may/07/minerals-mobile-phones-and-militias-war-and-peace-in-drc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/may/07/minerals-mobile-phones-and-militias-war-and-peace-in-drc</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Secondworldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Secondworldwar</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lifeandstyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lifeandstyle</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Mobilephones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mobilephones</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/MetGala2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetGala2025</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SierraLeone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SierraLeone</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smartphones</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Worldnews</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Telecoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Telecoms</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Business</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/MetGala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetGala</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fashion</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Rwanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rwanda</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USnews</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mining</a>

Russell Phillips<a href="https://historians.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnThisDay</a> in 1942, the Allied invasion of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Madagascar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Madagascar</a> began on the west coast. The defenders there were unable to report this to their higher command because Percy Mayer, an <a href="https://historians.social/tags/SOE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SOE</a> agent, had cut telephone cables.I'll be giving a talk about the invasion at <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WeHaveWaysFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeHaveWaysFest</a> in September. <a href="https://wehavewaysfest.co.uk/line-up/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wehavewaysfest.co.uk/line-up/</a><a href="https://historians.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MilitaryHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MilitaryHistory</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/militaryhistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@militaryhistory</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/worldwarshistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@worldwarshistory</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2049332/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2049332/</a> Canada’s role in Netherlands liberation remembered in Nelson <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nederland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nederland</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netherlands</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nieuws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nieuws</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a>|<a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CanadianMilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanadianMilitary</a>

UK<a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/70240/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/uk/70240/</a> Victory in Europe, angst in Britain – The Irish Times <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#European</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a>

Russell PhillipsI'm very excited to announce that I will be giving a talk about the invasion of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Madagascar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Madagascar</a> at <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WeHaveWaysFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeHaveWaysFest</a> in September.I went to my first We Have Ways Fest last year. It's a great festival, with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. If you go, come and say hello.Tickets are available now at <a href="https://wehavewaysfest.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wehavewaysfest.co.uk/</a><a href="https://historians.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MilitaryHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MilitaryHistory</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/militaryhistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@militaryhistory</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/worldwarshistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@worldwarshistory</a>

World History EncyclopediaThe Eastern Front (1941-5), called the Western Front or Great Patriotic War by the Soviets, was by far the bloodiest of the Second World War (1939-45). <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#German</a>-SovietWar <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EasternFront" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EasternFront</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GreatPatrioticWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreatPatrioticWar</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NaziGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaziGermany</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SovietUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SovietUnion</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryFact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryFact</a> <a href="https://whe.to/ci/2-2716-en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://whe.to/ci/2-2716-en/</a>

Russell PhillipsI've set up a store so that you can now buy my books directly from me. To celebrate, until Friday 9th May you can use code FEDI25 to get 25% off all purchases.<a href="https://russellphillips.uk/books/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://russellphillips.uk/books/</a><a href="https://historians.social/tags/ColdWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ColdWar</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/IndieTTRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndieTTRPG</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MilitaryHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MilitaryHistory</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indiettrpg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@indiettrpg</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/militaryhistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@militaryhistory</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/worldwarshistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@worldwarshistory</a>

World History EncyclopediaThe German-Soviet War, known in the USSR and today's Russia as the Great Patriotic War or, in Western Europe, as the Eastern Front of the Second World War (1939-45), began in June 1941 with Operation Barbarossa and ended in Germany's total defeat in May 1945. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#German</a>-SovietWar <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EasternFront" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EasternFront</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NaziGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaziGermany</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USSR</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryFact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryFact</a> <a href="https://whe.to/ci/1-24261-en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://whe.to/ci/1-24261-en/</a>

World History EncyclopediaThe Battle of Smolensk in August to September 1943 was the second time the Soviet Union and the Third Reich fought over the city on the Dnieper during the Second World War (1939-45). <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OperationSuvorov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OperationSuvorov</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Smolensk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smolensk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryFact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryFact</a> <a href="https://whe.to/ci/2-2707-en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://whe.to/ci/2-2707-en/</a>

World History EncyclopediaThe Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BattleOfKursk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BattleOfKursk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#German</a>-SovietWar <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RedArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RedArmy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tank</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryFact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryFact</a> <a href="https://whe.to/ci/2-2704-en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://whe.to/ci/2-2704-en/</a>

TheEdinburghBookshop"We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing..." (Churchill, on VE Day)The 8th of May will mark 80 years since Victory in Europe was declared, after a back-breaking, titanic struggle by the generations who came before us, to crush the horrendous evil of the Nazi regime.History to be remembered.<a href="https://bookish.community/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/livres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#livres</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/Histoire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histoire</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/VEDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VEDay</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/bookshops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookshops</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/librairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#librairies</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/VEDay2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VEDay2025</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/VEDay80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VEDay80</a>

Russell PhillipsI've just discovered that Amazon UK is selling Setting Europe Ablaze, my <a href="https://historians.social/tags/TTRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TTRPG</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/SOE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SOE</a> sourcebook, for under £11, about a third of the list price (£29.99).If you want a copy, and don't mind dealing with Amazon, it's a bargain.<a href="https://amazon.co.uk/dp/1804430609" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://amazon.co.uk/dp/1804430609</a><a href="https://historians.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a>

Opinion | The Guardian USJoe Rogan’s guests are revolting | Sam Wolfson <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/16/joe-rogan-guests" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/16/joe-rogan-guests</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trumpadministration</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Secondworldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Secondworldwar</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Israel</a>-Gazawar <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BernieSanders</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Farright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Farright</a>(US) <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/JoeRogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoeRogan</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Podcasts</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USnews</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Men</a>

World History EncyclopediaThe Red Army of the USSR began the Second World War (1939-45) with a series of shocking defeats, but from late 1942, it rallied and held on to key cities like the capital Moscow, Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), and Stalingrad (Volgograd). <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RedArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RedArmy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SecondWorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SovietUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SovietUnion</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USSR</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryFact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryFact</a> <a href="https://whe.to/ci/2-2700-en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://whe.to/ci/2-2700-en/</a>

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