RG Poulussen
@rgpoulussen.bsky.social
Keeping the memory of #WW2 alive by means of #OTDs.
Arnhem author of two *good* books about operation Market Garden, Lost At Nijmegen & Little Sense Of Urgency (Order 😉 via https://pre-jump.nl). Can be hired as Battlefield Guide.
Arnhem author of two *good* books about operation Market Garden, Lost At Nijmegen & Little Sense Of Urgency (Order 😉 via https://pre-jump.nl). Can be hired as Battlefield Guide.
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RG Poulussen
@rgpoulussen.bsky.social
· Mar 28
A Bridge Too Far is a Hollywood view of Market Garden. My two books are based on facts, primary sources.
Why and where did Market Garden fail? Purchase Lost at Nijmegen. All Market Garden facts from primary sources? Purchase Little Sense of Urgency
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(Time again to promote my two books, something I tend to forget to do regularly. 😟) If you like to collect all available facts and form your own opinion about Market Garden please visit my website pre-jump.nl. (I have no marketing department so a repost is really appreciated.)
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(1902, Wuppertal, Germany.) Another era, very stylish. The still-functioning oldest suspended monorail in the world.
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
(1902, Wuppertal, Germany.) Another era, very stylish. The still-functioning oldest suspended monorail in the world.
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On 29 Nov 41 the battle for Ed Duda started. It ended with an Axis defeat two days later. The reason for this was that the D.A.K., the main strike force remaining to Rommel, was no longer able to deliver what was required from it - the constant battling since 20 November had worn it down.
The Battle for Ed Duda, 29 November 1941
29 November 1941 – the Crucible of Ed Duda Background Following the failure of the ‘dash to the wire’, and the increasingly critical situation around the Tobruk breakout salient, Rommel took …
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November 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
On 29 Nov 41 the battle for Ed Duda started. It ended with an Axis defeat two days later. The reason for this was that the D.A.K., the main strike force remaining to Rommel, was no longer able to deliver what was required from it - the constant battling since 20 November had worn it down.
November 29, 2025 at 4:42 AM
(1902, Wuppertal, Germany.) Another era, very stylish. The still-functioning oldest suspended monorail in the world.
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
(1902, Wuppertal, Germany.) Another era, very stylish. The still-functioning oldest suspended monorail in the world.
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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I bet you haven't seen this one. A Bridge Too Far.
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I bet you haven't seen this one. A Bridge Too Far.
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I'm not big on giving interviews, especially live but this is a good one. You might want to buy my books after listening to it. 😉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPnz...
10 Points about Operation Market Garden you should consider
YouTube video by WW2TV
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November 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I'm not big on giving interviews, especially live but this is a good one. You might want to buy my books after listening to it. 😉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPnz...
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Never ever ever underestimate the potential for historical illiteracy amongst hard-right nutbars who had their brains fried on X.
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Never ever ever underestimate the potential for historical illiteracy amongst hard-right nutbars who had their brains fried on X.
I'm not big on giving interviews, especially live but this is a good one. You might want to buy my books after listening to it. 😉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPnz...
10 Points about Operation Market Garden you should consider
YouTube video by WW2TV
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I'm not big on giving interviews, especially live but this is a good one. You might want to buy my books after listening to it. 😉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPnz...
I bet you haven't seen this one. A Bridge Too Far.
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I bet you haven't seen this one. A Bridge Too Far.
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My old man was sent to defuse a bomb in the Tower pub in Hastings on 23/5/43 - it landed in the beer cellar and the landlord refused to leave as he was sure the BD squad were going to nick all his beer 😂
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
My old man was sent to defuse a bomb in the Tower pub in Hastings on 23/5/43 - it landed in the beer cellar and the landlord refused to leave as he was sure the BD squad were going to nick all his beer 😂
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He was cashiered on charges of looting from bombed out properties and ended up in Australia after the war I believe.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
He was cashiered on charges of looting from bombed out properties and ended up in Australia after the war I believe.
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Davies was a GC recipient. His career was ended over allegations of dodgy behaviour. As an aside, I was treated for burns in the German Hospital in Dalston when I was a wee lad.
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Davies was a GC recipient. His career was ended over allegations of dodgy behaviour. As an aside, I was treated for burns in the German Hospital in Dalston when I was a wee lad.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Filmed from the Valiant - my grandfather was serving on the Valiant at the time & I often wonder if he saw this. He was a gunner - so likely to have been above decks.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Filmed from the Valiant - my grandfather was serving on the Valiant at the time & I often wonder if he saw this. He was a gunner - so likely to have been above decks.