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balloney

Squadron Leader William Frederick Quilliam Raf Ww2 - Which Squadron?

My distant ancestor Squadron Leader William Frederick Quilliam was born 1901 and died on 24th Feb. 1941.....buried 26th Feb at St. Michael Churchyard, Aylesbury, Bucks. Plot number 3 - Row B - grave...

Calvin7493

Is There A Need For Feminism In The 21St Century

Is there a need for feminism in the 21st century

Carlingk

Idioms

These are all idioms. Q1 By any means honest or dishonest Q2 To lead a person astray Q3 Much more than one's fair share Q4 An escape from something undesirable Q5 The time before everyone gets up Q6...

KAlan

War Records

Hi would anyone have any idea where I could obtain war records for my grandfather please. Thank you in advance...

nicelander

Ve Day In Germany

Exactly what happens in Germany tomorrow? Do Germans just play it down every year with some kind of remembrance, walk around redfaced in shame or have DE Day. Defeat In Europe Day. ??...

ck1

Communists

Why were people so fearful of communists during the cold war, was it just the possibility of enticing revolution? I'm referring to the individual sympathisers as opposed to the USSR/China as a whole.

NoaRiver2020

The Holocaust Deniers

Those who today deny that the Holocaust has taken place often have special intentions with their denial. What are these intentions?...

Barmaid

Free Downloads From The National Archives

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ For the next few weeks the National Archives are allowing free downloads of their digitised records (which are normally about £3.50 per document). Lots of PCC...

NoaRiver2020

The Holocaust

Who was actually responsible for the Holocaust? Was it Hitler? The Nazi leaders? The soldiers? Camp guards? The Germans who accepted that the Jews were persecuted? All Germans? Other countries that...

ynnafymmi

Hitler,Stalin And Mao.

Not really a question,just an observation.Tomorrow would be old Schicklegrubers birthday.Along with Uncle Joe and "great leap forward"Mao all were nationalists and socialists.Perhaps there is a case...

Vaeh

What Was The Us Official Position Before 1917?

A) Imperialist towards German territories B) Open support of the Allied Powers C) Neutrality towards European conflicts D) Open support of the Central Powers...

NoaRiver2020

The Holocaust

Reflect on the quote "Whoever does not learn from history is doomed to experience evil again" The Holocaust is not the first or last time genocide has been committed. Give other examples. Why is...

NoaRiver2020

The Holocaust

There is an excerpt from an interview with SS doctor Kurt Heissmeyer. He performed medical experiments on Jewish children on the grounds that he "did not see the difference between Jews and...

Frostpose4

Bbc History Revealed Magazine Crossword No.80

6 Down - Contemptuous term for the Canadian fleet established in 1910 (3,3,4) - T?N?O?NAVY 7 Down - City of North West Spain destroyed by the Moors in AD 716 (7) - O?R?N?E Any help would be...

Atheist

School In The Fifties...

'Some talk of Alexander and some of Hercules...' Pumps in a wire grille locker... Wireless programmes suggesting we should imitate a tree... Do these stir any memories?...

Atheist

In The Olden Days....

Mam used to mend torn clothes with a product which was a sort of cloth with an adhesive side. She would cut off a bit that was big enough to cover the tear and then press it with a hot iron so that it...

Atheist

Jeanne Darc.

Ms Thunberg reminds me of Joan of Arc. A young child speaking wisdom to a king. Of course the king's courtiers and lackeys tell the king to ignore this impudent upstart.