Today marks 75 years since Victory in Europe Day or VE Day. VE Day is the day on which Allied forces formally announced the surrender of Germany, which brought the Second World War to a close in Europe. The military surrender was first signed on May 7, but a slightly modified document with the final … Continue reading 75 years on – Marking VE Day – Putting the Southern Railways war effort into perspective
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75 years on – Turning left for France – Operation Overlord – the Southern Railway and the D-Day landings
Today, 6th June, marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied forces D-Day landings, Operation Overlord, on the Normandy coast, the largest ever wartime seaborne invasion landings, that bought about the start of the end of the Second World War. We rightly commemorate bravery of the 156,000 allied troops involved and the as many as 4000 … Continue reading 75 years on – Turning left for France – Operation Overlord – the Southern Railway and the D-Day landings
Turn left for France – Operation Overlord – Southern Railway and D-Day
Today, 6th June, marks the 70th anniversary of the Allied forces D-Day landings, Operation Overlord, on the Normandy coast, the largest ever wartime seaborne invasion landings, that bought about the start of the end of the Second World War. We rightly commemorate bravery of the 156,000 allied troops involved and the as many as 4000 … Continue reading Turn left for France – Operation Overlord – Southern Railway and D-Day