Warfare in News

Posted on Monday 7th November

The Royal Air Force Museum have an online Book of Remembrance which visitors are invited to contribute to via the website .

Website users are given the opportunity to post an online memorial, including a photograph, commemorating the life of family member who was a former member of the Service.

When your message has been posted online by the Museum, it will be able to be viewed by visitors to this online exhibition. If you would like to upload a story but do not have a photograph, the museum will include a special 'RAF Poppy', as pictured.

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ARMISTICE AND REMEMBRANCE DAY

Mon 14th November

A remembrance of those who gave their lives so we could live ours. Read article...

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Disabled Veterans remember the Fallen

Fri 18th November

Disabled veterans from The Royal Star & Garter Homes paid tribute to the Fallen at several Remembrance events, in the centenary year of the Battle of the Somme and the Charity’s own Centenary. Read article...

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Pilots of the Caribbean

Thu 17th April

A description of the RAF Museum London's latest exhibition 'Pilots of the Caribbean' by curator Peter Devitt, delving into the stories of black volunteers across two World Wars. Read article...

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Wittmann versus Ekins

Wed 17th May

With the opening of the Tiger exhibition at the Tank Museum in Dorset it was inevitable that the discredited TV theory that tanks of the 27th Sherbrooke Fusiliers knocked out the German panzer ace Michael Wittmann would resurface somewhere. Read article...

Dates in History

British Army march into Tripoli

23rd January 1943

On 23 January 1943 the British 8th army marched into Tripoli, later occupying the Libyan capital in this World War Two battle. This was part of a series of battles that initially started with the Italian occupation of Ethiopia. This thrust was eventually supported by the German Africa Corps in the hope that the whole of North Africa would be occupied by the Axis forces, ultimately denying the Allies access to the reserves of labour and raw materials in the North African/ Middle Eastern Region. However, during the British Liberation of Tripoli, Germany was deeply involved on a second war front, with Russia. This meant that a depleted Germany force fought in North Africa, and the manoeuvres by Rommel amounted to slightly more than a series of fighting retreats. Each encounter further diminished the Axis' reserves of men and material, while the Allies received reinforcements every day. This was to lead to the ultimate defeat of the Axis forces in the North Africa. Among the Colonies that fought on the side of the British/Allies, were South Africa, New Zealand, Senegal and Australia.

Further Reading

Monty's Highlanders
(Hardback - 208 pages)
by Patrick Delaforce

The 51st Highland Division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British Army in WW2. It was the only infantry division in the armies of the British Empire that accompanied Monty from during Alamein to Berlin.

After the 1940 disaster at St Valry when… Read more at Pen & Sword...

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