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HMS Edinburgh’s last battle

May 2, 2012 in 1942, May 1942, torpedo by Editor

The light cruiser HMS Edinburgh had lost most of her stern in a torpedo attack on the 30th April. She was being towed back to Murmansk when German destroyers attacked.

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Kenneth Campbell attacks the Gneisenau

April 6, 2011 in 1941, April 1941, Victoria Cross, torpedo by Editor

The Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber used by RAF Coastal Command.

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Italian Fleet attacked in Taranto harbour

November 12, 2010 in 1940, November 1940, battleships, torpedo by Editor

The Fairey Swordfish biplane in flight with torpedo

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Naval Intelligence monitors Gunther Prien

October 2, 2010 in 1940, September 1940, torpedo by Editor

The Anti-Submarine Warfare Branch of Naval Intelligence monitored the patrols of individual U-boats. The October 1940 report shows the known sinkings by Kapitanleutnant Prien during his 28 day September patrol.

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Four ships for three torpedoes in Bomba

August 24, 2010 in 1940, August 1940, torpedo by Editor

Fairey Swordfish with Torpedo - three planes with one torpedo each sank four ships on 23rd August 1940.

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Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary

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Post-tweeting 1940

ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: War Secretary: List of 16779 miners serving in Home Forces "out-of-date". Names duplicated, some men discharged in 1928 http://t.co/U0acE4er
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Mr Nehru warns of crisis. "No chance whatever of any compromise between the British Government and Indian nationalism" http://t.co/cFXLEw50
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Chiefs of Staff: Local Russian attacks and German counter-attacks continue without any noteworthy territorial changes http://t.co/az5rWUib
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: India Secretary: US to aid evacuation of Indians from Burma by running service between Dinjan in Assam and Myitkyina http://t.co/hltXZ02N
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Cabinet agrees "public ought to be told more about the positive achievements of the nation's War effort" http://t.co/38yTlHUn
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Minister of Information directed to circulate monthly reports to Cabinet on "the state of public morale" http://t.co/mNJkrTHr
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Colonial Office receiving reports of heavy Japanese bombing of Burmese capital Mandalay. Much of the city set alight
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Attlee to report on whether civilian anti-gas precautions are "more, or less, complete in Germany than in this country" http://t.co/EMs3SYjP
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Eden: Bomb explosion at Angora threatens relations between Russia and Turkey. Situation "somewhat disquieting" http://t.co/LXFTV343
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: PM: "Important that we should make the Russians realise the extent of the risks" which are being run in supplying them http://t.co/0Na0ahH5
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Admiralty: Of the last convoy returning from Russia, one ship had been sunk by air action and two by U-boat http://t.co/AOVTI4xQ
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Air Chief: We raided Italy overnight "for the first time for several months". RAF targeted Turin where blackout relaxed http://t.co/eGhEZSKk
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Prime Minister welcomes Mr. Harry Hopkins and General George Marshall, Chief of Staff of the US Army to Cabinet meeting http://t.co/G4BV6R1W
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Joint Intelligence Committee: Japan's aims "peace in China", occupying Burma, "compelling us to dissipate our troops" http://t.co/Pb8rwaqy
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Joint Intelligence predicts no invasion of UK in 1942. Hitler characteristic "to try to defeat his enemies one by one" http://t.co/QynlQhik
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: India Secretary: Serious problem arisen in Burma. Up to 1m Indians anxious to depart. Danger "there may be a stampede" http://t.co/Rg5O6oFb
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Foreign Secretary circulates drafts of proposed military and political treaties with Soviet Union http://t.co/0xhl0Fqj
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Information Minister reports "widespread decrease in confidence" on Home Front. "Prevalent sense of frustration" http://t.co/HVbsLhYs
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Morrison: Can release men from civil defence to industry & "replace defensive thinking by an offensive will to victory" http://t.co/mWbzmEtR
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ukwarcabinetukwarcabinet: Chancellor has "communicated to the War Cabinet full particulars of his financial proposals for the forthcoming Budget" http://t.co/C1LfyUap
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    May 21, 2012 in 1942, May 1942

    The 109′s scatter like spray. Twisting in my seat; my companions can’t have heard my order – I’m alone. Enemy fighters every-where. Two race low overliead; four more on my right. As three more 109s dive head-on under my nose I watch the fourth turnin…

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    May 21, 2012 in London, Political, Russia, War-time, george orwell

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    May 21, 2012 in Uncategorized

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    May 20, 2012 in 1942, May 1942

    I had gone about fifty miles inland before I was spotted by an enemy fighter. The method of foiling aircraft attack in the open desert is quite simple. The plane, or planes, would generally attack from behind. What you had to do then was a complete 180…

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    May 20, 2012 in Uncategorized

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