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Mainly I like the 52nd Lowland Division. Cohost of News Of The War https://linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar The Lowlander pod https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lowlander/id1715310568 Walking With The Jocks Tour 2025 https://walkingwiththejocks.co.uk/

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Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · Feb 7

🚨Dates for Walking With The Jocks North tour are out! 🚨

9-13 October 2025 Germany

Join @merrynwalters.uk battle honours tours and myself following in the footsteps of Peter White, his jocks and the 52nd Lowland division.

battle-honours.co.uk/event/walkin...

walkingwiththejocks.co.uk

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Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · 9h

GROUND BREAKING RESEARCH KLAXON

Gosh I love looking at the newspapers…. You just stumble across nuggets of gold every single time.

Check it using the link.

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar?u…

Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the lowest point in the war for the British?……Dunkirk? Crete? Singapore? Tobruk?

I’d contest its this point, January 1942.

A blow to morale, how did we recover from it?

@newsofthewar.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · 2d

Molenstraat nowadays (not the exact same camera location, fyi)

Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · 2d

On the 11th of November 1944 The Sphere magazine printed it first photos from the Walcheren campaign, its front page is of the men of the 4th (Borders) Battalion The Kings Own Scottish Borderers (Peter Whites Bat) moving down Molenstraat on November 1st, a few hours after landing.

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 3d

And we’re back! Yes, it the NOTW – as it happened in the first week of 1942. In this episode @andyaitch.bsky.social and @merrynwalters.uk look at what was in the headlines (and the personal ads) on January 8th. Brace yourselves ...

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 4d

📰 READ ALL ABOUT IT 🗞️

We’re back this Friday with a new season - 1942 is finally here. Will we see the tide of the war turning?

Join @merrynwalters.uk and @andyaitch.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts this Friday.

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 17d

G'day, mate! Yes, it's our Australian special. In true #NewsoftheWar style, we invited Chris Olivant to be our guest-editor and share his curious fascination with the Aussies' in WW2. No roos, but plenty of rumination on Blamey, Kokoda & politics🇦🇺🐨 @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

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Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · 20d

Huge thank you to all that tagged along on Walking With The Jocks this weekend.

Sharing the story of Peter White and his jocks is a genuine honour.

Special thanks to wingman @merrynwalters.uk and BH tours.

Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · 22d

Eins, swei, drei.

Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · 23d

German ramble.
Gross Eilstorf

Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · 24d

Day 2 of Walking with the Jocks North.
Battles for the Aller and the woods of Gros Eilstorf.
Is it even a Germany tour without currywurst mit pommes? @merrynwalters.uk

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Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · 29d

Saddam Hussain

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Andy @andyaitch.bsky.social · Oct 4

Look, I’m working on my Winston voice, ok?

I’m a teetotaller and I don’t smoke, so I’m at some disadvantage.

Anyhoo, latest ep of @newsofthewar.bsky.social is out, it’s the last date in 1941… check it out here

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