1944 Operation Market Garden This was an unsuccessful Allied military operation that ran from the 17th Sept-25th. It had hopes of finishing the war before Christmas. Britains Montgomery was involved as it used land and airborne forces In Holland and Germany. The idea was to gain more of a way into the heart of Germany […]
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1940 7th September The Blitz started Black Saturday Towards the end of Summer, The German Luftwaffe was instructed to start focusing on industrial and military targets near London and other parts of the UK. The first on Saturday 7th Sept around London Docks area. Black It became known as Black Saturday, not to be
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1British Troops sent to Korea, 1950 Prior to this British forces were mainly ships, and some air squadrons. This was to back up United nation’s efforts like those from the USA because of threats by communist forces. National Service was extended because of the Korean situation. Approx two million deaths occurred during the Korean War.
RAF Bomber Command launched its night attack against Berlin in retaliation to raid on London
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Over eighty years ago, on October 14, 1940, in the South London area of Balham, a devastating bombing raid produced one of the stand-out pictures of the blitz, with a photograph of the number 88 London Bus, on the last run of the day, sunk in the bomb crater above the Balham tube station. The
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The Goldsmiths’ Garden, located in the heart of the City of London, has a rich and fascinating history that dates back to the medieval era. The site was originally home to the St John Zachary church, which was built in the 12th century and dedicated to St John the Baptist. Over the centuries, the church
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