[US] Darkest Hour (2017) - In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
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TDIH: February 8, 1942, The Battle of Singapore, also known as the Fall of Singapore, begins. The battle was fought in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II when the Empire of Japan invaded the British stronghold of Singapore.
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A thread with excerpts from Madhusree Mukerjee's devastating book, "Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India during World War II"
https://twitter.com/AbhinavAgarwal/status/1385674078703427584
The Rat Bomb. An explosive device developed by the British Special Operations Executive Body in World War II for use against Germany. Explosive rats were never used, as the first batch of them was intercepted by the Germans and so German troops knew what to look for.
TIL of recently discovered photos that showed Japanese military using Sikh POW (fighting under the British Empire) as target practice after the fall of Singapore during World War II.
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'The British Commonwealth in Arms', World War I Empire propaganda poster - 1918
The Panjandrum -- A set of wheels packed with rockets and explosives designed by the British Army during World War II. It flew out of control during testing and was never used in battle.
World War II permanently weakened the British empire and hastened the speed of global decolonization. What was the state of the British empire in the years leading up to the war? Did anyone predict it’s African colonies declaring independence less than two decades later?
TIL About Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the "Lion of (East) Africa". He was a General for Imperial Germany under Wilhelm II during the First World War, known as one of the greatest Generals of WW1 he was "the only German Commander to successfully invade the British Empire during WW1"
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[WP] In an Alternate History Scenario, World War II ended in a stalemate in mid-1941. The British Empire and Nazi Germany are locked in a cold war.
Carving of the Ottoman Empire - in this clip of the documentary, i came across the connection of World War 1 to crusades and a reference Salah Uddin Ayyubi. The British and the French really capitalized on the divisions. I will leave the link to the documentary in the comments. It’s 2 parts.
v.redd.it/8okwqm79kd981
Map of the British Empire Shortly Before the Outbreak of World War II[OC]
World War II: The British Empire Joins the Axis and the Japanese Empire Becomes an Ally
Everything about World War 2 is the same. Except now the British and their entire Empire fights with Nazi Germany while the Japanese fight for the Allies. America still declares war on the Axis in 1941. How does this change the dynamics of WW2 and what is the eventual outcome?
'The Prussians want to make this the dark continent: will you let them do it?', British World War I propaganda poster purporting to show the German Empire's territorial ambitions in Africa - 1914-1918
TIL of the British Pet Massacre where over 750,000 pets were killed in preparation for food shortages during World War II
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'The Prussians want to make this the dark continent: will you let them do it?', British World War I propaganda poster purporting to show the German Empire's territorial ambitions in Africa - 1914-1918
On this day in 1943, World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, British prime minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin met at the Tehran Conference to discuss war strategy against the Axis powers.
From Dec. 16, 1944 to Jan. 25, 1945, American, British, Canadian, Belgian, and French forces fought to stop the final major German offensive of World War II: The Battle of the Bulge was launched in the heavily forested Ardennes Mountains of Belgium.
Pacific War of World War II in British schools?
Is the Pacific War of World War II taught in British public schools?
And more than just a passing mention of Japanese attacks on British and U.S. territories and the atomic bomb.
For example, do British schools teach about the Japanese invasion of and war against China? The major battles of the war, the military and political strategy, the British contribution to the Manhattan Project, the fact that the U.S. needed the approval of Britain before using the Atomic bombs against Japan, the British contribution to the Allied occupation of Japan, etc;
I ask because Britain was one of the three Allied Powers of the Pacific War (the U.S. and China being the other two), and her contributions were important to the Allied victory, and the war did have a notable impact of British Commonwealth history, so it would seem odd for it not to be part of British educational curriculum.
In the early days of World War II, when many Americans considered the European war to simply be a power struggle between nations, why was there such widespread sympathy and support for the British?
Juan Pujol García had the possibly unique distinction of receiving decorations from both sides during World War II, gaining both an Iron Cross from the Germans and a Member of the Order of the British Empire from the British.
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The search for German paratroopers. From Dec. 16, 1944 to Jan. 25, 1945, American, British, Canadian, Belgian, and French forces fought to stop the final major German offensive of World War II: The Battle of the Bulge was launched in the heavily forested Ardennes Mountains of Belgium.
Do you think that if the British Empire was stable by the end of the World Wars, it could have become the third superpower of the Cold War and turned imperialism (and monarchism by addition) into the third leading ideology of the war?
From what I remember, the British Empire was temporarily the third Cold War superpower, but it had already been falling off, so a few years in, it fell out of the running. I also hear that the original plan was to present imperialism as the third leading ideology, but it never worked out because it was already weak. That being said, do you think a more stable British Empire would have found the success?
Obviously, there are other things to take into account such as how Britain was naturally more leaning towards ideals apart from these, so take those into account as well.
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The British pet massacre was an event in 1939 in the United Kingdom where over 750,000 pets were killed in preparation for food shortages during World War II.
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“Oscar” the cat served on three warships, one German, two British, and all sank in action during World War II. The cat survived each sinking floating away on wooden planks until being rescued. He came to be knows as “Unsinkable Sam”.
Why is Gandhi credited for Indian Independence if it was just part of the fall of British empire after World War II?
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[World War II] British infantry and tanks probably of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade in action likely enroute to Münster, Germany in late March 1945.
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British tanks which took part in the defeat of Germany at the end of World War II, lie piled on top of each other at a scrapyard in Hamburg, waiting to be broken up and recycled. May, 1958
Enemy casualties waiting to be hauled up on the davits of a hospital ship during the British offensive in the Western desert of Libya, World War II, circa 1942
This Day in Victorian History Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1940-45, 1951-55) during World War II, and writer (Nobel Prize in Literature, 1953), born in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England (1874)
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[Map] Map of the British Empire Shortly Before the Outbreak of World War II
Battle of Bamber Bridge Jun 24, 1943 – Jun 25, 1943 On this day in 1943 black American soldiers faced off with white American Military police during World War II on British soil. Yes you read correctly black American soldiers had to fight their own whi
'Your groundnuts help to feed the Empire's fighting men - Dig for Victory', World War II poster for Britain's African colonies - c. 1940
British soldiers salute the Union Flag as it is hoisted on an Italian flagpole in Benghazi after the city's recapture in World War II - c. 1942
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