There’s a talk at The London Archives this month on the explosive history of Bloomsbury, London. It covers both World Wars. Wednesday 15th...
Like everyone else I found these forums while doing research. I hope that what I have will also help some other people. I inherited a cache of...
I'm looking for this unit, especially a war diary reference: I'm researching Sgt. Norman Squire (1909 - 1979) - - among Norman's papers were...
Piece of railway track thrown by the explosion - 7 Nov 1944. [ATTACH] Same spot today? - No2 Old Park Road - [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
10 Incredible Stories Of Bravery During The Blitz Reginald Ellingworth served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. By the Second...
Hello, for a TV documentary I am looking for an author/expert who researched/wrote about the wartime experience of Londoners. I am particularly...
Photographs from THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN 1940-1945 series showing the aftermath of the V1 rocket landing in Aldwych on 30th June 1944;...
Thought I’d share this document stating the bombing of Balham train station
Award George Cross Sapper George Cameron Wylie (1942531) Bomb Disposal Royal Engineers On the 12th September 1940 a 2,000kg bomb landed close to...
Once Britain had declared war on Germany (11.15am, UK) September 3rd 1939, what was the procedure for Germany to close the embassy and for its...
On the evening of 29th December 1940 a German bombing raid caused what become known as the ‘Second Great Fire of London’. The attack targeted the...
From Imperial War Museum collections.
From Imperial War Museum Collection
Holocaust memorial outside Parliament to go ahead
Original Photos of London hit with V1 & V2 taken by a US service man in 1945. Can anyone ID the area hit. Last photo taken in 1944. Photos from my...
An interesting article by Professor Richard Overy, a number of myths "busted". Have a peek. A "taster":These banal solutions masked the reality of...
New Cross Memorial Plaque V2 strike 25th November 1944
A Post war exhibition held by SIGESO, SubCommittee for the Investigation of German Electronic and Scientific Organisation, was held at Earl's...
Photos from the Bank of England's vaults http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35370494 From an extraordinary expansion, to the preparations for...
The Blitz, was a sustained period of bombing raids inflicted upon the British by the Nazis between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941. If you wander...
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