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This Is My GlasgowThe tenements have never been replaced, and much of the place where they once stood remains a gap site to this day.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowhistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/queenmargaretdrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queenmargaretdrive</a>

This Is My GlasgowIf you examine the northeast corner of the parapet of the Queen Margaret Drive Bridge in Glasgow, you can the granite is covered with pockmarks (top picture). These were caused by shrapnel from a German parachute mine which exploded at 12:40 on the 14th of March 1941. It destroyed a row of tenements on the opposite side of Queen Margaret Road (see maps below), killing one person. Cont./<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowhistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/queenmargaretdrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queenmargaretdrive</a>

Pyrzout :vm:High-Stakes Fox Hunting: The FCC’s Radio Intelligence Division in World War II <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/high-stakes-fox-hunting-the-fccs-radio-intelligence-division-in-world-war-ii/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/high-stakes-fox-hunting-the-fccs-radio-intelligence-division-in-world-war-ii/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/radiointelligencedivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#radiointelligencedivision</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/counterespionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#counterespionage</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/WirelessHacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WirelessHacks</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/OriginalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OriginalArt</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/goniometer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goniometer</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#espionage</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Featured</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/spyradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spyradio</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/RDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RDF</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/RID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RID</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/spy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spy</a>

Wordorigins.orgD-Day / H-Hour / J-Day<a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/d-day-h-hour" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/d-day-h-hour</a><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#etymology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wordorigins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/UShistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UShistory</a>

The Japan TimesEmperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, arrived in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday to mourn those killed in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II 80 years ago. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/04/japan/imperial-family-okinawa-arrival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/04/japan/imperial-family-okinawa-arrival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emperornaruhito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emperornaruhito</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/empressmasako" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#empressmasako</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/princessaiko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#princessaiko</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/imperialfamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#imperialfamily</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#okinawa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a>

nemo™ 🇺🇦In Köln werden 20.000 Menschen wegen drei Blindgängern aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg evakuiert – die größte Aktion seit Kriegsende! 🏙️💣 Sicherheitskräfte arbeiten auf Hochtouren, um die Bomben zu entschärfen. Mehr Infos 👉 <a href="https://www.srf.ch/news/international/bomben-aus-zweitem-weltkrieg-20-000-menschen-in-koeln-werden-evakuiert" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.srf.ch/news/international/bomben-aus-zweitem-weltkrieg-20-000-menschen-in-koeln-werden-evakuiert</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/K%C3%B6ln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Köln</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Evakuierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Evakuierung</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sicherheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sicherheit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newz</a>

earthlingKilling the Rising Sun by Bill O'ReillyAutumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. Killing the Rising Sun takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima.<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>

nemo™ 🇺🇦Köln steht still: 20.000 Menschen müssen wegen der Entschärfung von drei Weltkriegsbomben evakuiert werden. Geschenke aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg – the gift that keeps on giving. 💣🚧 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/K%C3%B6ln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Köln</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bombenentsch%C3%A4rfung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bombenentschärfung</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Evakuierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Evakuierung</a> # 🔗 <a href="https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Bombenentschaerfung-legt-heute-Koelner-Innenstadt-lahm-article25808430.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Bombenentschaerfung-legt-heute-Koelner-Innenstadt-lahm-article25808430.html</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newz</a> Dies sollte nachdenklich machen. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fckafd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fckafd</a>

The Japan TimesSome people who were born to Japanese fathers and Filipino mothers before the end of World War II and have remained in the Philippines have been unable to obtain Japanese nationality due to insufficient documentation. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/04/japan/philippines-japanese-citizenship-world-war-ii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/04/japan/philippines-japanese-citizenship-world-war-ii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippinesjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#philippinesjapanrelations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#philippines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nationality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationality</a>

The Japan TimesAs the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II draws closer, speculation has grown over the government’s potential release of a statement regarding the war on August 15 — the day of Japan's surrender. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/03/japan/politics/ishiba-war-anniversary-statement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/03/japan/politics/ishiba-war-anniversary-statement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shigeruishiba</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ldp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/komeito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#komeito</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naokiinose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naokiinose</a>

Jim WaldLancaster, Imperial War Museum Today it can be difficult to imagine the inaccuracy of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> navigation & bombing. Fewer than 1 in 3 RAF bombers got within 5 miles of the target (1/10 or 1/15 under difficult conditions). Only 16% of US bombs fell within 1,000 feet of a target 7/7

Jim Wald1 June 1942"1,000 Bombers Pour Destruction On Essen in Crushing RAF Raid""German Industrial City Smashed While Cologne Still Smoking"fires and smoke rising to 15,000 feet were visible from Holland and made Allied aerial bomb damage assessment difficult<a href="https://historians.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a>2/7

Ben Royce 🇺🇦<a href="https://mastodon.social/@gooba42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gooba42</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/@Scubyw" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Scubyw</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@noelreports" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@noelreports</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> fades into historypeople forgetsome rising <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a>? eh, kick the can down the roadnow there is a mountain of cans before usour weaknessour foolishnessour failureall fascism requires is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ignorance</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigotry</a>, never in short supply, to be yoked for powerit's merely a forever maintenance function of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilization</a> to take them outi don't mean literal murderbut there is a literal, mortal struggle coming if we continue to delude ourselves

DHI Paris1945–2025. War and Post-War(s). Contemporary Perspectives on the Post-<a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> World.📅 June 16–18 | <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paris</a> | International <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conference</a> Series (Berlin & New York)🔗 Program: <a href="https://t1p.de/zoko1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://t1p.de/zoko1</a><a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/TheEndsOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheEndsOfWar</a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/EndOfWWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndOfWWII</a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/WWII80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII80</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@unesco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@unesco</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

KoHoSo<a href="https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6309031" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6309031</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vintage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a>

Stephan Glienke2.6.1946 Rudolf Hermann Brandt executed. SS-Standartenführer, personal assistant to Heinrich Himmler, Reich Ministry of the Interior, sentenced to death for war crimes, esp. for involvement in decisions concerning human experiments and the killings of concentration camp inmates.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a>

The Japan TimesAn event has begun on Ie Island in Okinawa Prefecture to read aloud the names of more than 240,000 people killed in fierce battles in the prefecture during World War II. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/japan/okinawa-battle-vicitims-names/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/japan/okinawa-battle-vicitims-names/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#okinawa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/battleofokinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#battleofokinawa</a>

Russell PhillipsI just heard someone on a podcast say that the Tetrarch was designed to be an <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/airborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airborne</a> <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/tank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tank</a>, and that Britain wasn't conducting many airborne operations in 1941, which is why they sent some to the <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/ussr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USSR</a>.Sigh. I guess it's time to share this again.The Tetrarch was not designed as an airborne tank - Russell Phillips <a href="https://russellphillips.uk/the-tetrarch-was-not-designed-as-an-airborne-tank/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://russellphillips.uk/the-tetrarch-was-not-designed-as-an-airborne-tank/</a><a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/secondworldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecondWorldWar</a> <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WW2</a> <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://gts.phillipsuk.org/tags/militaryhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MilitaryHistory</a>

The Japan TimesWith the help of a psychologist and a grief support group, a soldier who fought in World War II faced an atrocity he committed in Okinawa. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/japan/okinawa-war-survivor-confession/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/japan/okinawa-war-survivor-confession/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#okinawa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/battleofokinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#battleofokinawa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#psychology</a>

Michelle“Spearpoint is a thrilling tale of heroic resistance in the face of insurmountable odds, combining elements of pulp adventure, action, fantasy and horror in equal measure, all set against the real world backdrop of the Second World War.”<a href="http://kck.st/3Fl8zmW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://kck.st/3Fl8zmW</a><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#comics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/occult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#occult</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/kickstarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kickstarter</a>

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