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@RealTimeWWII I livetweet the Second World War as it happened on this day in 1940 & for 5 years to come (2nd time around). Created by Alwyn Collinson, realtimewwii@gmail.com
@wwiistories Personal stories of WWII - oral histories, interviews, books, videos. Owner of http://www.recollectionsofwwii.blogspot.com and http://www.imprintsofwwii.blogspot.com
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During the Battle of Okinawa, Desmond Doss saved the lives of 50–75 wounded infantrymen atop the area known as Hacksaw Ridge, carrying them one-by-one down a 400-foot escarpment. Doss refused to kill an enemy soldier or even carry a weapon due to his religious beliefs.
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Men of the US 1st Marine Division fighting just beyond White Beach, Peleliu. September 1944.
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Troops of the 3rd U.S. Army march toward the village of Lutrebois during the Battle of the Bulge. January 25th 1945.
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@marinamaral2 - Captain Thomas Garahan of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 398th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division raises an American flag that was secretly made by a local French girl from a store in Bitche, France. March 16th 1945.#WWII pic.twitter.com/3DGV494tNT -
A US Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of bombing squadron VB-8 on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) during the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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U.S. troops in an LCVP prepare to land on Utah Beach in Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6th 1944.
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@marinamaral2 - Members of 303 Polish Fighter Squadron return from a mission during the Battle of Britain in September 1940.#WWII pic.twitter.com/nU2v3Xb7nU -
B-25 Mitchell bombers aboard USS Hornet in April, 1942.
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Normandy beach defenses on May 6, 1944.
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A US pilot stands up in the cockpit of his plane on the tarmac at Midway Naval Base in 1942.
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#Map is a vivid reminder of the magnitude of#WWII. Shipwrecks around the world during the Second World War. Source: https://buff.ly/2HkBpkc pic.twitter.com/8r0skVQ7yA -
A US Marine aiming his Garand M1 rifle whilst sat on Japanese ammunition crates on the Island of Iwo Jima, Japan. February 1945.
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British soldiers admire the Caryatids on the Acropolis while sightseeing in Athens in October 1944.
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#VetsResistSquadron#VetsResistSupportSquadron My friend/patient is a#WWII vet. He is 95 & lost his wife last year. He has been depressed. I would like to have a news station come do a segment on him. He has many stories to share. pic.twitter.com/7gJGR9ceRJShow this thread -
The Sturmtiger was designed to level entire buildings with a 380mm rocket launcher. That's a shell literally as big as a human.
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An American soldier plays with his pet kangaroo at an Allied base in Northern Australia. September 1942.
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US 101st Airborne Division paratrooper Corporal Louis E. Laird boarding a C-47 transport during the rehersals for the Normandy invasion. Spring 1944.
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British troops take a break from fighting on the front line as they fight each other next to a Sherman tank in early August 1943.
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P-51 Mustang fighters being prepared for test flight, North American Aviation, Inglewood, California, in October, 1942.
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#WWII#Navy pilot Chuck, and bride Beverlypic.twitter.com/m30Rwe3UNf
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