The #reichstag was reconvened only once during the #secondworldwar . This was after the combined #chancellor and #president of #germany discovered that he had no legal right to reduce or terminate the pension rights of military officers . This particular power had not been included in the #enablingact passed in 1933. The #reichstag voted unanimously to give him that power. Not sure why I was reminded of this!😜It cannot possibly have anything to do with #petehegseth and #markkelly .

Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96 as King Charles leads tributes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/auschwitz-survivor-eva-schloss-dies-king-charles-leads-tributes #Holocaust #SecondWorldWar #WorldNews #KingCharlesIii #Monarchy #UkNews

#005 - https://boxd.it/LFwA #2026MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #Filmastodon #War #SecondWorldWar #Action #Drama #Movies Perfect ending.

@TotesTanked look what my kids got me for Christmas 😀

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"A #DDay #veteran awarded a #British Empire Medal has said #Britain today is "disappointing" and warned the country risks repeating mistakes made before the #SecondWorldWar.

Mervyn Kersh, 101, from #Cockfosters, north #London, said being honoured for his school talks on #Holocaust remembrance and his wartime service is a "wonderful thing."

Mr Kersh likened the honour to being awarded the #Legiondhonneur - #France's highest military award - but said it was significant to be recognised by his own country.

He told the #PressAssociation that efforts to speak about the Holocaust "not always work", telling of his concerns about rising #antisemitism in the #UK."

Mr Kersh said he believes his service during the Second World War "was worth it", but added: "It's disappointing what's turned out now."

He went on: "What's disappointing is the antisemitism that I see everywhere, hear everywhere, or read."

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/dday-veteran-mervyn-kersh-honoured-b1264360.html

#407 - https://boxd.it/22kA #2025MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #Filmastodon #SecondWorldWar #War #Drama #Movies Good stuff, lots of action and some hijinks as well.

The hill I will die on: Pigeons are working-class heroes and deserve some respect | Toussaint Douglass https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/29/hill-die-on-pigeons-working-class-heroes-deserve-respect #Birds #Wildlife #SecondWorldWar #Environment #Animals #UkNews

The hill I will die on: Pigeons are working-class heroes and deserve some respect | Toussaint Douglass https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/29/hill-die-on-pigeons-working-class-heroes-deserve-respect #Birds #Wildlife #SecondWorldWar #Environment #Animals #UkNews

#406 - https://boxd.it/29Xa #2025MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #Filmastodon #Drama #Comedy #SecondWorldWar #Movies I did not enjoy this as much as the previous viewing.

#405 - https://boxd.it/1X4i #2025MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #Filmastodon #SecondWorldWar #War #Drama #Movies It's good stuff even after all these years. Still has a wealth of really frightening circumstances for a young boy to experience.

#404 - https://boxd.it/4aUK #2025MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #Filmastodon #SecondWorldWar #Drama #Movies Not much to say about this. Brutal.

#403 - https://boxd.it/K6qU #2025MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #Filmastodon #SecondWorldWar #History #Drama #Movies This felt off in a lot of ways and while entertaining I'm sure there are better options out there to learn about the Nuremberg Trials and everyone should learn about those trials and why they happened.

#402 - https://boxd.it/REW #2025MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #Filmastodon #SecondWorldWar #Action #Drama #Movies Good stuff, pretty simple delivery but gets the story across well.

#399 - https://boxd.it/38py #2025MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #SecondWorldWar #War #Drama #Romance #Movies Very moving for a number of reasons. Worth a look.

This is a poignant piece about the Christmas cards and messages which north-east soldiers sent home to their loved ones during the Second World War. The troops are gone now, but these items show their resilience, whether fighting in Italy or incarcerated in PoW camps in the Far East. My thanks to Stewart Mitchell, Gordon Highlanders historian, for his help! #GordonHighlandersMuseum #Aberdeen #SecondWorldWar #StalagLuft #Japan https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/6903743/the-christmas-cards-sent-home-by-north-east-soldiers-in-pow-camps/

Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies aged 105 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/21/pearl-harbor-survivor-dies-ira-ike-schab #Secondworldwar #USmilitary #USnews

There are, of course, many more – including the rise and fall of the Achaemenid Empire, the conquests of Alexander the Great, the Mughal Empire, the Protestant Reformation – but the following collection will only address aspects of the twelve above. #History #Writing #RomanEmpire #Religion #AmericanRevolution #Enlightenment #FirstWorldWar #Printing #Renaissance #SecondWorldWar #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/9-315-en/

‘We wrote it living on Tesco sandwiches and anxiety attacks!’ How Operation Mincemeat conquered the world https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/dec/15/operation-mincemeat-musical-conquered-world-war-west-end-broadway #Secondworldwar #Musicals #Culture #Theatre #London #UKnews #Stage

The Battle of the River Plate took place #OnThisDay in 1939.
https://russellphillips.uk/battle-of-the-river-plate/

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Time for a bit of a rant. I've mentioned before that I'm currently researching Operation Colossus, the first British paratroop operation. I recently watched the 2002 Channel 4 documentary Commando, which propagates some myths about Operation Colossus.

https://russellphillips.uk/rant-channel-4-commando-2002/

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