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Russell Phillips

#OnThisDay in 1917, an Austro-Hungarian naval force of three cruisers, two destroyers and three submarines attacked the Otranto Barrage. The barrage was an Allied anti-submarine barrier manned primarily by armed trawlers.

Fourteen of the forty-seven drifters on the barrage at the time of the attack were sunk, and four were damaged.

https://russellphillips.uk/wwi-otranto-barrage/

Russell Phillips · The Otranto Barrage - Russell PhillipsThe Otranto Barrage was a naval blockade of the Otranto Straits, intended to prevent the Austro-Hungarian navy gaining access to the Mediterranean Sea.
#FirstWorldWar#MilitaryHistory
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CaledonMoneypit 🇨🇦

Good Morning #Canada
Prior to 1940, many Ontario communities had a Boer War era cannon in a park or beside their town hall to commemorate that town's participation. Most of these cannons were melted down in preparation for #WWII, so the history of Canada’s 1st overseas military campaign was removed from public view. It wasn't our finest moment in history as British commanders used our troops to destroy South African villages.

#CanadaIsAwesome #MilitaryHistory
warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/b

www.warmuseum.caWarMuseum.ca - Canada and the South African War (Boer War) - 1899-1902Canada and the Boer War 1899-1902 - The South African War (1899-1902) or, as it is also known, the Boer War, marked Canada's first official dispatch of troops to an overseas war. Anglo Boer War Summary
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Flipboard Culture Desk

80 years ago, Germany surrendered to Allied forces in WWII, leading to the declaration of May 8 as Victory in Europe Day. @npr spoke to 96-year-old Harry Miller, who was a soldier in the 740th Tank Battalion stationed in northern Germany, about what that day was like and the things he's learned. "I hope, I hope people will see the futility of it all," he says.

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#VEDay #WWII #History @histodons #MilitaryHistory #WorldWarTwo

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Russell Phillips

#OnThisDay 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."

russellphillips.uk/madagascar/

#histodons #MilitaryHistory #SecondWorldWar
@histodons @militaryhistory @worldwarshistory

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Russell Phillips

At 1:45pm #OnThisDay in 1980, three shots were heard from inside the Iranian Embassy. The hostage Abbas Lavasani had been murdered, but nobody outside the embassy knew that yet.

At 6:46pm Lavasani's body was dumped outside the embassy. Within an hour, the #SAS had assaulted the building, killing five terrorists. One hostage, Ali Akbar Samadzadeh, died during the attack. The siege was over.

russellphillips.uk/nimrod

#histodons #MilitaryHistory
@histodons @militaryhistory

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bookandswordblog

I have a few photos of people skirmishing in fights with slings and bows where people sometimes die (so not just the battle games you can try in any city in a rich country) at bookandsword.com/2023/07/08/re #archery #slinging #antiquidons #militaryHistory

Book and SwordReview: “The Greek Hoplite Phalanx” by Richard Taylor – Book and Sword
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Calishat

#AmericanHistory #MilitaryHistory #AmericanRevolution #EyewitnessAccounts #PrimarySources #DigitalHumanities

'The Westchester County Historical Society has released a digitized collection of 1,100 pages of eyewitness accounts from the American Revolution, titled “Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.” The compilation ... features 407 interviews conducted between 1844 and 1851 by John Macdonald.'

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Talk of the Sound · Westchester Unveils Rare Revolutionary War AccountsELMSFORD, NY (April 22, 2025) — The Westchester County Historical Society has released a digitized collection of 1,100 pages of eyewitness accounts from the American Revolution, titled “Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.” The compilation, now accessible on the Westchester County Archives Digital Collections website and New York Heritage site, … Continue reading Westchester Unveils Rare Revolutionary War Accounts
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