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OTD Military History
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All about military history. Run by historian Brad St.Croix. Check out the OTD YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@OTDMilitaryHistory Support OTD through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/OTDMilHistory
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 2d
That should be every day
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 2d
Saying fighting to help the Nazis is bad is apparently "sentimentalist lalaland politics".

The Cold War really destroyed some people's brains.

This comment is about the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician).
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 4d
You can’t separate the Holocaust from any understanding of World War 2. Those who do are really saying something very bad.
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 4d
I see that argument all the time.
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 4d
Well said
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 4d
Yup. A terrible thing to use for historical research.
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 4d
Does seem the type
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 4d
You can’t separate the Holocaust from any understanding of World War 2. Those who do are really saying something very bad.
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 12d
Never been. Maybe I should.
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 18d
And we’re done!

Thanks again everyone.
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 18d
And we’re done!

Thanks again everyone.
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 18d
Muggins on the move!
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 18d
We’re about to start the Wiggle Waggle 3K Walk. Thanks to everyone who donated.

Still time to donate and support animals through the Ottawa Humane Society.

Donate here: joinme.ottawahumane.ca/walkrun/team...
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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 24d
The look of pure exhaustion.

"Tiredness etched on the face of a young Halifax pilot of No 405 (Vancouver) Squadron, RCAF, after returning from an operation over Germany, July/August 1942."

Source: IWM CH 6627
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 24d
Yes it’s a very silly thing to be upset about
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 24d
Same
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 24d
This is a new one to me. Passing on a video because they don't understand how to use a calendar.
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 24d
He was an unfortunate individual
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 27d
Fundraising continues for the Ottawa Humane Society through Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run that me, my wife Alison, and our dog Muggins will be participating in.

In these dark times, make a difference to animals truly in need. Any amount is welcome!

Donate now:
joinme.ottawahumane.ca/walkrun/team...
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 27d
Fundraising continues for the Ottawa Humane Society through Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run that me, my wife Alison, and our dog Muggins will be participating in.

In these dark times, make a difference to animals truly in need. Any amount is welcome!

Donate now:
joinme.ottawahumane.ca/walkrun/team...
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 28d
So a Trump manufactured war with Venezuela is coming. Sounds like fun.
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 28d
A little seen photograph of the Doolittle Raid
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 29d
#OTD in 1944, Operation Market Garden began. The plan to bypass German defences of the Siegfried Line and get across the Rhine failed.

The video linked below looks at why it failed and the consequences.

The Failure of Operation Market Garden and It's Consequences
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The Failure of Operation Market Garden and It's Consequences
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 29d
At least fence posts are useful
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OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social · 29d
Yup you definitely can't be a good soldier with facial hair.

Photo of Joshua Chamberlain unrelated
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