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Second World War tweets from 1941
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Second World War tweets from 1941
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I livetweet the Second World War as it happened on this date in 1941, & for four years to come. Third time's the charm. Alwyn Collinson, [email protected]
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    Sep 30, 2019
    I've been live-tweeting the Second World War since 2011. If you find this project interesting or enlightening, I'd value your support. Help keep history alive by joining my Patreon:
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    Get more from RealtimeWWII on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $3/month. Since 2011, I've reported "live" from the Second World War:…
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    May 9, 2023
    In Germany, American intelligence officer Richard Helms writes to his 3-year old son, Dennis, on Adolf Hitler's stationery: "The man who might have written on this card once controlled Europe... Today he is dead, his memory despised, his country in ruins." news.lettersofnote.com/p/he-was-a-for…
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    Jun 5, 2022
    The largest armada in history- 5,300 ships carrying 150,000 troops- is now crossing the Channel, heading for Normandy beaches.
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    May 7, 2023
    Admiral Dönitz's German government has offered unconditional surrender of all Reich forces on all fronts. The Allies have won the war in Europe.
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    Sep 20, 2023
    German Oskar Speck, who has spent 7 years canoeing across world, arrives in Australia, unaware of the outbreak of war in Europe. He is interned by the Australian government as an enemy alien.
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    Oct 3, 2020
    The Führer is now on a daily experimental drug cocktail, including opiates, methamphetamine, tranquilisers & hormones. Hitler's personal physician, Dr. Theodor Morell, gives him dozens of pills & injections every day.
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    May 4, 2023
    As Allied forces advance across Germany, they discover treasures of Europe gathered by the Nazi Reich. One U.S. soldier poses for a photograph while wearing the imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire, made in 962.
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    That is not the genuine crown but the 1915 Aachen replica, the original was hidden in Nuremberg tiara013-wordpress-com.translate.goog/2016/11/03/die…
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    Aug 16, 2017
    Thank you to everyone who has followed for the last 6 years. Regular updates will resume on September 1st, as we begin the war anew in 1939.
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    May 2, 2023
    After three days of brutal room-to-room combat in Berlin's Reichstag, Red Army troops hoist the Soviet Union's flag over the heart of the conquered German capital.
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    May 29, 2023
    US Army Private Kurt Vonnegut, recently released from a German prisoner of war camp after 6 months, writes home, describing his captivity in Dresden- when it was bombed by the Allies.
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    Jan 21, 2017
    American workers urged to "keep punching" & smack Nazis in the face every day:
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    May 9, 2023
    American troops on Okinawa hear news of Nazi Germany's surrender, just metres from front lines of the continuing battle against Japanese.
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    Jun 6, 2022
    After a bitter day of battle, Normandy beaches have been conquered, with 140,000+ Allied troops ashore, but at a bitter cost: 4414 Allied soldiers are dead, 5000+ Germans.
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    Second World War tweets from 1941
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    Apr 17, 2023
    As Red Army closes in on the city, Berlin Philharmonic orchestra gives its final performance, playing Wagner's Götterdämmerung; in between movements, Hitler Youth walk down the aisles, offering the audience of Nazi elites free cyanide capsules.
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