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  1. BFBS Forces News: Forgotten no more: Search the stories of 12,500 Coastal Command heroes lost in WW2. “The Coastal Command Losses Database was officially launched at the International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) in Lincoln this week, bringing together what is believed to be the first truly comprehensive record of Coastal Command losses…. Described as the Royal Air Force’s ‘Cinderella […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/10/forgotten-no-more-search-the-stories-of-12500-coastal-command-heroes-lost-in-ww2-bfbs-forces-news/
  2. A Harvard writer who became a WWII paratrooper — and wrote the truest account of what that war really felt like. Review is live.
    #books #bookreview #ParachuteInfantry #WWII
    smpl.is/amr40

  3. A Harvard writer who became a WWII paratrooper — and wrote the truest account of what that war really felt like. Review is live.
    #books #bookreview #ParachuteInfantry #WWII
    smpl.is/amr40

  4. A Harvard writer who became a WWII paratrooper — and wrote the truest account of what that war really felt like. Review is live.
    #books #bookreview #ParachuteInfantry #WWII
    smpl.is/amr40

  5. A Harvard writer who became a WWII paratrooper — and wrote the truest account of what that war really felt like. Review is live.
    #books #bookreview #ParachuteInfantry #WWII
    smpl.is/amr40

  6. A Harvard writer who became a WWII paratrooper — and wrote the truest account of what that war really felt like. Review is live.
    #books #bookreview #ParachuteInfantry #WWII
    smpl.is/amr40

  7. The Wadatsumi no Koe (Voices of Fallen Student Conscripts) memorial museum in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, which preserves memories of students killed in World War II, will mark the 20th anniversary of its opening in December. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/ #japan #history #wwii #students #universityoftokyo #museums #wadatsuminokoe

  8. The Wadatsumi no Koe (Voices of Fallen Student Conscripts) memorial museum in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, which preserves memories of students killed in World War II, will mark the 20th anniversary of its opening in December. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/ #japan #history #wwii #students #universityoftokyo #museums #wadatsuminokoe

  9. The Wadatsumi no Koe (Voices of Fallen Student Conscripts) memorial museum in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, which preserves memories of students killed in World War II, will mark the 20th anniversary of its opening in December. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/ #japan #history #wwii #students #universityoftokyo #museums #wadatsuminokoe

  10. The Wadatsumi no Koe (Voices of Fallen Student Conscripts) memorial museum in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, which preserves memories of students killed in World War II, will mark the 20th anniversary of its opening in December. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/ #japan #history #wwii #students #universityoftokyo #museums #wadatsuminokoe

  11. The Wadatsumi no Koe (Voices of Fallen Student Conscripts) memorial museum in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, which preserves memories of students killed in World War II, will mark the 20th anniversary of its opening in December. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/ #japan #history #wwii #students #universityoftokyo #museums #wadatsuminokoe

  12. More than 11 tons of World War II ordnance cleared from Okinawa in a year

    Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 101st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit disable a U.S.-made 5-inch shell in…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Okinawa #explosives #ordnance #worldwarII #WWII
    europesays.com/japan/89249/

  13. alojapan.com/1537505/more-than More than 11 tons of World War II ordnance cleared from Okinawa in a year #explosives #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #ordnance #WorldWarIi #wwii #沖縄 Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 101st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit disable a U.S.-made 5-inch shell in Urasoe, Okinawa, on Sept. 5, 2026. (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) Japan’s military disposed of more than 11 tons of unexploded ordnance on Okinawa during the past fiscal yea

  14. alojapan.com/1537505/more-than More than 11 tons of World War II ordnance cleared from Okinawa in a year #explosives #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #ordnance #WorldWarIi #wwii #沖縄 Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 101st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit disable a U.S.-made 5-inch shell in Urasoe, Okinawa, on Sept. 5, 2026. (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) Japan’s military disposed of more than 11 tons of unexploded ordnance on Okinawa during the past fiscal yea

  15. A grim milestone for #Russia was reached this morning:

    1.5 million casualties in their stupid #UkraineWar

    (Casualties = dead wounded captured and missing)

    Obviously #WWII surpasses that, but no conflict since. In fact 1.5 million casualties surpasses all conflicts Russia/ #USSR was involved in since, combined

    newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia

    The world is a very stupid place full of very stupid people who don't understand the stakes with rising #fascism. Russia shows them where it leads. Do they see?

  16. A grim milestone for #Russia was reached this morning:

    1.5 million casualties in their stupid #UkraineWar

    (Casualties = dead wounded captured and missing)

    Obviously #WWII surpasses that, but no conflict since. In fact 1.5 million casualties surpasses all conflicts Russia/ #USSR was involved in since, combined

    newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia

    The world is a very stupid place full of very stupid people who don't understand the stakes with rising #fascism. Russia shows them where it leads. Do they see?

  17. A grim milestone for #Russia was reached this morning:

    1.5 million casualties in their stupid #UkraineWar

    (Casualties = dead wounded captured and missing)

    Obviously #WWII surpasses that, but no conflict since. In fact 1.5 million casualties surpasses all conflicts Russia/ #USSR was involved in since, combined

    newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia

    The world is a very stupid place full of very stupid people who don't understand the stakes with rising #fascism. Russia shows them where it leads. Do they see?

  18. A grim milestone for #Russia was reached this morning:

    1.5 million casualties in their stupid #UkraineWar

    (Casualties = dead wounded captured and missing)

    Obviously #WWII surpasses that, but no conflict since. In fact 1.5 million casualties surpasses all conflicts Russia/ #USSR was involved in since, combined

    newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia

    The world is a very stupid place full of very stupid people who don't understand the stakes with rising #fascism. Russia shows them where it leads. Do they see?

  19. South Korea to skip Sado mine memorial service for third year

    SEOUL – South Korea will not send officials to Saturday’s memorial service at the Sado Island Gold Mines,…
    #EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #history #Niigata #SadoIsland #SouthKorea-Japanrelations #WWII
    europesays.com/korea/148651/

  20. В нашому редакційному обговоренні прозвучали й крамольні, незручні ідеї, що може між євреями і нацистами рейху тоді (в часи #WWII) сталося щось подібне до "розбрату", антагонізму і подальшому несприйняттю, яке відбулося між сталіним і гітлером? Звідки такі "наміри" тотального винищення цілого народу (а далі й інших народів)? Між іншим, до совєтських гітлерівці поставилися практично так само, після "побиття глечиків" між двома диктаторами — німецьким і совєтським

  21. В нашому редакційному обговоренні прозвучали й крамольні, незручні ідеї, що може між євреями і нацистами рейху тоді (в часи #WWII) сталося щось подібне до "розбрату", антагонізму і подальшому несприйняттю, яке відбулося між сталіним і гітлером? Звідки такі "наміри" тотального винищення цілого народу (а далі й інших народів)? Між іншим, до совєтських гітлерівці поставилися практично так само, після "побиття глечиків" між двома диктаторами — німецьким і совєтським

  22. В нашому редакційному обговоренні прозвучали й крамольні, незручні ідеї, що може між євреями і нацистами рейху тоді (в часи #WWII) сталося щось подібне до "розбрату", антагонізму і подальшому несприйняттю, яке відбулося між сталіним і гітлером? Звідки такі "наміри" тотального винищення цілого народу (а далі й інших народів)? Між іншим, до совєтських гітлерівці поставилися практично так само, після "побиття глечиків" між двома диктаторами — німецьким і совєтським

  23. Monday, September 7, 2026

    Russian attacks kill 9, injure 68 in Ukraine over past day amid declared pause in strikes against capitals . . . . . Sochi oil depot reportedly erupts in flames again days after Ukrainian strikes . . . . . Russia's Lavrov claims start of "real war" with Germany after Moscow accused of Leipzig Airport attack . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  24. Am 1. September 1939 begann mit dem deutschen Überfall auf Polen der Zweite Weltkrieg.

    Die @bsbmuenchen verfügt über zahlreiche mikroverfilmte Quellen aus Archiven weltweit zur Geschichte des #WWII – darunter Akten aus #Polen, der #Ukraine, #Großbritannien und den #USA.

    🔎 Verzeichnet sind sie hier: bsb-muenchen.de/mikro/vmg.html

    Die Mikroformen können über die #Fernleihe bestellt und im Lesesaal Ihrer Heimatbibliothek genutzt werden.

    #Quelle #Archiv #ZweiterWeltkrieg #Histodons

  25. Color photographs of when Japan was under Allied occupation are vanishing more than 70 years after U.S. service members captured vivid scenes that may hold lost pieces of the nation's history. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/ #japan #us #sendai #miyagi #wwii #atomicbombings #photography #cameras

  26. Wednesday, August 26, 2026

    Russian drone strikes border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova . . . . . "He's sort of like Hitler" — Trump's ex-Ukraine envoy Kellogg warns Putin won't stop at Donbas . . . . . US snubs joint UN rebuke of Russian strikes against Ukraine — again . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  27. A memorial gathering was held in Tokyo for those who died in detention in Siberia and elsewhere after being captured by the former Soviet Union following the end of World War II. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/ #japan #siberia #wwii #wardead #sovietunion

  28. @davidtheeviloverlord @WastelandWandrr
    Is it just me, or is the missing subtext for that Germanesque "We are going to win" claim:

    "...this time." 🤔

    #WWII #NaziDon

  29. Jewish Heritage Europe: Czech Republic: A new database and map that document Holocaust monuments and memorials throughout the Czech Republic has been launched. “A new database and specialized map that systematically document Holocaust monuments and memorials located throughout the Czech Republic has been launched… It currently contains 616 detailed records and more than 5,550 photographs, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/14/czech-republic-a-new-database-and-map-that-document-holocaust-monuments-and-memorials-throughout-the-czech-republic-has-been-launched-jewish-heritage-europe/
  30. Years of work by a late historian in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, has shed light on lesser-known impacts of World War II on Japanese civilians, such as the psychological effects of air raids. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/ #japan #history #wwii #utsunomiya #atomicbombings #us #tokyoairraids

  31. Wednesday, August 5, 2026

    "It started flying right at me": Russian drone seen targeting vegetable seller at Kherson market in horrific video footage . . . . . Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area . . . . . Over 8,300 glide bombs dropped by Russia on Ukraine in July in record figure since full-scale invasion . . . . . US stocks of ATACMS, Precision Strike missiles at rock bottom after virtually all used in Iran war . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  32. Japan Sank US Navy Battleship USS California at Pearl Harbor. In October 1944 She Opened Fire in History’s Last Battleship Battle.

    USS California by the Numbers: The $12,750,000 Battleship Sunk at Pearl Harbor and Rebuilt for War The Navy’s…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Battleship #california #ImperialJapan #MareIsland #Military #navy #Nihon #PearlHarbor #USmilitary #usnavy #USSCalifornia #vallejo #worldwarII #WWII
    europesays.com/japan/68444/

  33. Ynet News: From torn doll to prisoner art: Digital archive opens Majdanek to the world. “A new digital archive gives free access to rare documents, artwork, photographs and personal belongings from the Majdanek, Bełżec and Sobibór death camps, preserving Holocaust history and supporting research, education and remembrance.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/08/from-torn-doll-to-prisoner-art-digital-archive-opens-majdanek-to-the-world-ynet-news/