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Defend Fife

@defendfife

WW2 History, Fife related

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A warm welcome to the German U-boat FGS U34 who arrives into #Leith #Edinburgh this afternoon fresh from #StrikeWarrior - met by the @RoyalNavy HQ team & @PSOSNEEdinburgh 👇 🇬🇧 🤝🏼 🇩🇪 #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether @deutschemarine @bundeswehrInfo @GermanEmbassy @forthports

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On this day in 1939 the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł finally reached the Firth of Forth after an epic escape from invasion & internment. HMS Valorous met her & escorted her in to her new home, Rosyth. Artwork by Colin Maxwell.

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So important for us all to try to learn from past lessons learnt!

Remembering the strong bonds formed between Fife🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade🇵🇱 that was based there during WW2.



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#Sosabweekend: Kincraig Point in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Fife- in this płace in 1941 the 1.Independent Parachute Brigade was estabilished. Thank you to all who joined us today to commemorate 🇵🇱paratroopers! #Sosabowski #MarketGarden @_6BPD_ @16AirAssltBCT @DowOperSZ @sochanska @FifeCouncil

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To mark the 80th anniversary of Op #MarketGarden join us for a series of events remembering Gen #Sosabowski and 🇵🇱paratroopers in Fife where in 1941 the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade🪂 was created. @_6BPD_ @16AirAssltBCT @ipngovpl_eng @FifeCouncil @PolishEmbassyUK

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Honouring those who stood up 80 years ago. Many veterans found refuge in the UK after WWII. We celebrate their contributions to our community.

80 years ago, on 1 August 1944, the Warsaw Rising started. In Poland, we know the price of freedom. How much does it take to stand up for the values you believe in? Look at the heroes of WARSAW🇵🇱 Sound on 🔉 #ThereWasACity🔹warsawrising.eu



A lovely night on the Tay!

Night Operations, Eric Ravilious, 1941. This was from his time in Scotland with the Royal Navy at Dundee, where Fleet Air Arm Walruses operated from. The original artwork is in the collection of @BM_AG #WW2

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Another vital step forward for @ForthGreenFP Welcome aboard Sarah!

Forth Green Freeport announces today that it has appointed Sarah Murray as the first Chief Executive of the public/private consortium. Read more here: bit.ly/467Eq3l 🌍📰

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Storm, Eric Ravilious, 1941. This was painted on the Isle of May, in #Scotland, near the Firth of Forth. In the background is a naval convoy. The original artwork is in the collection of @BritishCouncil #WW2

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Convoy Passing An Island, Eric Ravilious, 1941. Made when Ravilious visited the Isle of May, in the mouth of the Firth of Forth in the autumn of 1941 during his work as a War Artist. The original artwork is in the collection of @Brit_VisualArts #Scotland

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CG Ł. Lutostański was delighted to talk about #ORPOrzeł & its 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 connections with the pupils of @Sosabowski3281 Together with @Babcockplc, @FifeCouncil, @defendfife we are working on building a lasting legacy of this #WWII 🇵🇱 submarine. Watch this space! #StillOnPatrol

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#OTD 132 years ago General Stanisław Sosabowski was born. He was the commander of the 🇵🇱1st Independent Parachute Brigade📷 which was based in Scotland and bravely fought in operation #MarketGarden in Arnhem in 1944. Join our commemorative events in August 2024! #SosabWay


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I was discussing this earlier - the sheer defiance of playing the hejnał from towers in Scotland and Italy, after the Germans prohibited it from being played in Kraków.

HEJNAŁ! 🎺🇵🇱 Watch from 6.15 - the Hejnał being played from the Corn Exchange tower in Cupar, Scotland. The Poles in occupied Kraków were forbidden from playing the tune by the Germans; the Polish troops continued to play it defiantly in Scotland. iwm.org.uk/collections/it…

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Rainbow and Camouflaged Ship, Eric Ravilious, 1941. It depicts a cruiser, possibly HMS Berwick at Rosyth, decorated with dazzle camouflage. The original artwork is in the collection of @BritishCouncil #WW2

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Plus see a good depiction of anti invasion concrete obstacles & barbed wire on the quay.

Launches, Eric Ravilious, 1940. It was painted at Newhaven in East #Sussex during the early years of #WW2 as part of his work as an Official War Artist. One of several unfinished WW2 paintings, the original artwork is in the collection of @walkergallery

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27/100 As well as linen mills, Dunfermline had a few silk mills too, and during the Second World War they produced silk for parachutes. Art by Atholl Buchan #TheDunfermlineStory #history #comic #ww2

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Respect!

I stopped by my great-grandmother's grave in Powązki Military cemetery today. Cleaned it up and lit a few candles and placed fresh flowers. She sacrificed her life during the Warsaw Uprising. Any chance I get, I will post about her to keep her memory alive. Zofia Langner ♥️…

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Probably sailed from #Rosyth

Midnight Sun, Eric Ravilious, 1940. This dates from his time as an honorary Captain in the Royal Marines, when he went to Norway on a destroyer as an Official War Artist. The original artwork is in the collection of @Tate #WW2

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.... and cake!

In four weeks time it’s the Commando and British Comic Swapmeet in Glasgow. There will be writers, editors and artists in attendance (more than shown on the poster) and there will be vendors with back issue British comics…and cake! #comics #comicart #BritishComics

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