| Russian military deaths at 824 a day on 15:37 - Apr 5 with 256 views | DJR |
| Russian military deaths at 824 a day on 13:01 - Apr 5 by Churchman |
Thank you for posting this. Absolutely fascinating. Talk about your uncle being part of history..
I read a book last month called Burning Steel: A Tank Regiment at War 1939-1945 by Peter Hart. It’s well worth a read as it goes into how a tank regiment (in this case the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) operated. It’s relevant as it goes into the every day stuff like food/how the lived etc. It’s hard to get the modern mind round how people of that time got through it. The same conditions and risks would have applied to AVREs etc. I strongly recommend reading it.
In terms of what was published, good news stories were often were frequently with inaccuracies left in (e.g. Battle of Britain claims). Fully understandable. Bad news was often published too. There was a publication during the war called The War Illustrated by Hammerton (I’ve all the WW1 and 2 bound copies). The propaganda and misinformation is phenomenal, but that did not stop them publishing on the front cover a full page pic of the aircraft carrier HMS Courageous sinking with the loss of about 500 men in Sept 1939. [Post edited 5 Apr 2023 13:02]
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Yes, he must have experienced some pretty amazing and awful things in his progress from the D-Day landings all the way through to Germany.
Sadly, he lived abroad, and died in 1977, so I never got the chance to speak to him about it. But I know my dad (who would have been 16 at the end of the war) was very proud of his exploits.
Many thanks, as always, for the information. [Post edited 5 Apr 2023 15:51]
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| Russian military deaths at 824 a day on 15:51 - Apr 5 with 226 views | Churchman |
| Russian military deaths at 824 a day on 15:37 - Apr 5 by DJR |
Yes, he must have experienced some pretty amazing and awful things in his progress from the D-Day landings all the way through to Germany.
Sadly, he lived abroad, and died in 1977, so I never got the chance to speak to him about it. But I know my dad (who would have been 16 at the end of the war) was very proud of his exploits.
Many thanks, as always, for the information. [Post edited 5 Apr 2023 15:51]
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He and you should be proud. He’s an extremely brave man. And the more you read about what these people did, the more in awe of them you will be. I certainly am - my knowledge of how armoured warfare was conducted was poor at best until you posted about your uncle’s exploits - and it’s been a privilege to learn a little about it since. Amazing people. |  | | |
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