It's #MapMonday - 'mind the gap' #TunisianCampaign
December 2, 2024 at 12:49 PM
It's #MapMonday - 'mind the gap' #TunisianCampaign
It's #MapMonday - as far as maps in WW2 history books go, they don't get much worse than this one. How does this happen? #TunisianCampaign #skystorians
February 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
It's #MapMonday - as far as maps in WW2 history books go, they don't get much worse than this one. How does this happen? #TunisianCampaign #skystorians
Then and Now: Tunis 1943 and 2024. 🗃 #skystorians #TunisianCampaign #AfricanStalingrad - I love doing this, it's childish but who cares?
November 15, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Then and Now: Tunis 1943 and 2024. 🗃 #skystorians #TunisianCampaign #AfricanStalingrad - I love doing this, it's childish but who cares?
A brilliant Service once again at Medjez el Bab, Tunisia. #TunisianCampaign
November 12, 2024 at 8:40 PM
A brilliant Service once again at Medjez el Bab, Tunisia. #TunisianCampaign
"We are time’s subjects, and time bids be gone" #ShakespeareSunday #TunisianCampaign
November 17, 2024 at 9:15 AM
"We are time’s subjects, and time bids be gone" #ShakespeareSunday #TunisianCampaign
Freedom is not free #TunisianCampaign
November 17, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Freedom is not free #TunisianCampaign
On This Day 1943, Claus von #Stauffenberg was severely injured at this location during the #TunisianCampaign . There's still some debris lying around. As you can see I was photobombed by some goats..... #SoundOn
April 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
On This Day 1943, Claus von #Stauffenberg was severely injured at this location during the #TunisianCampaign . There's still some debris lying around. As you can see I was photobombed by some goats..... #SoundOn
"This world's a city full of straying streets,
And death's the market-place where each one meets" #ShakespeareSunday #Takrouna #TunisianCampaign
And death's the market-place where each one meets" #ShakespeareSunday #Takrouna #TunisianCampaign
December 15, 2024 at 9:45 AM
"This world's a city full of straying streets,
And death's the market-place where each one meets" #ShakespeareSunday #Takrouna #TunisianCampaign
And death's the market-place where each one meets" #ShakespeareSunday #Takrouna #TunisianCampaign
On this day in 1942, six days after the Operation TORCH landings, the first Axis tanks arrive in Tunisia. #TunisianCampaign #AfricanStalingrad
November 14, 2024 at 8:41 AM
On this day in 1942, six days after the Operation TORCH landings, the first Axis tanks arrive in Tunisia. #TunisianCampaign #AfricanStalingrad
Very pleased to hear the Tunisian Govt's Major Projects Committee has approved a study to protect #SidiBouSaid from landslides - FYI @palacestories.bsky.social #PalaceStories #TunisianCampaign
April 19, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Very pleased to hear the Tunisian Govt's Major Projects Committee has approved a study to protect #SidiBouSaid from landslides - FYI @palacestories.bsky.social #PalaceStories #TunisianCampaign
It's #TankTuesday - in the first 50 days of the #TunisianCampaign the Axis forces had delivered, from Europe, approximately 56,000 troops and 160 tanks including Tigers. That's from a standing start with no prior planning. Numbers exclude aircraft and air personnel. Just 50 days.
December 3, 2024 at 2:09 PM
It's #TankTuesday - in the first 50 days of the #TunisianCampaign the Axis forces had delivered, from Europe, approximately 56,000 troops and 160 tanks including Tigers. That's from a standing start with no prior planning. Numbers exclude aircraft and air personnel. Just 50 days.
It's #TankTuesday - moving an Armoured Brigade, overnight, side lights only, on unfamiliar mountain roads, with 582 vehicles, at 8 'miles in the hour', arriving and deploying before dawn. In radio silence. That's an under appreciated staff work skill. #TunisianCampaign
December 17, 2024 at 7:59 PM
It's #TankTuesday - moving an Armoured Brigade, overnight, side lights only, on unfamiliar mountain roads, with 582 vehicles, at 8 'miles in the hour', arriving and deploying before dawn. In radio silence. That's an under appreciated staff work skill. #TunisianCampaign
It's #MapMonday. But sometimes it's better just to #WalkTheGround.
November 11, 2024 at 8:23 PM
It's #MapMonday. But sometimes it's better just to #WalkTheGround.
The “Tunis cake” recipe was discovered by a British soldier in Tunis in 1943. He was a Master Baker. It was sold as a post-war alternative to expensive Christmas cake. You can still buy it in the UK! Wikipedia has the full history 😏 #TunisianCampaign
December 24, 2024 at 6:23 PM
The “Tunis cake” recipe was discovered by a British soldier in Tunis in 1943. He was a Master Baker. It was sold as a post-war alternative to expensive Christmas cake. You can still buy it in the UK! Wikipedia has the full history 😏 #TunisianCampaign
My recent Tunisian road trip captured by Tunisia's favourite blogger. It gives a good sense of the Tiger 131 site, Point 212 'The Bou' and much more. A great day out! #TunisianCampaign
Journey beyond Borj Al Amri, a place we often pass by without a second thought, to uncover its remarkable WWII history. Guided by Trevor, a former British military officer who has been exploring Tunisia since the 1970s.
I Spent 18 Hours Chasing WW2 History in Tunisia and Discovered the SHOCKING Truth
Journey beyond Borj Al Amri, a place we often pass by without a second thought, to uncover its remarkable WWII history. Guided by Trevor, a former British military officer who has been exploring Tunisia since the 1970s, we delve into the dramatic events of 1942-1943. From Allied and Axis forces clashing in the hills to stories of soldiers from Germany, Britain, India, Australia, and Canada, Borj Al Amri holds secrets most Tunisians never knew. With Trevor's unmatched knowledge and passion, we spent an unforgettable day retracing steps of a pivotal chapter in history. A story well-documented by the Commonwealth but little-known locally.
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November 25, 2024 at 7:39 PM
My recent Tunisian road trip captured by Tunisia's favourite blogger. It gives a good sense of the Tiger 131 site, Point 212 'The Bou' and much more. A great day out! #TunisianCampaign
I agree but there are so few books on the #TunisianCampaign that I am loathe to criticise any even when they are weak....
November 12, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I agree but there are so few books on the #TunisianCampaign that I am loathe to criticise any even when they are weak....
FunFact of the Day: whilst @USArmy soldiers were forming up to assault the beaches in North Africa in 1943 at least one
@USNavy ship broadcast over the ship's PA system the live radio commentary of the "Army versus Notre Dame" football game. Notre Dame won 26-0 #TunisianCampaign
@USNavy ship broadcast over the ship's PA system the live radio commentary of the "Army versus Notre Dame" football game. Notre Dame won 26-0 #TunisianCampaign
December 28, 2024 at 11:39 AM
FunFact of the Day: whilst @USArmy soldiers were forming up to assault the beaches in North Africa in 1943 at least one
@USNavy ship broadcast over the ship's PA system the live radio commentary of the "Army versus Notre Dame" football game. Notre Dame won 26-0 #TunisianCampaign
@USNavy ship broadcast over the ship's PA system the live radio commentary of the "Army versus Notre Dame" football game. Notre Dame won 26-0 #TunisianCampaign
My #ThursdayThought: Probably the most woeful British Army Commander of WW2. There's no doubting Anderson's professional competence in the first few weeks of the #TunisianCampaign but he was eventually let down by his dour personality and inability to inspire his Staff or allies.
December 12, 2024 at 2:42 PM
My #ThursdayThought: Probably the most woeful British Army Commander of WW2. There's no doubting Anderson's professional competence in the first few weeks of the #TunisianCampaign but he was eventually let down by his dour personality and inability to inspire his Staff or allies.
"The Armd Bde had been in the course of changing from Crusader tanks to Shermans...one regiment had actually begun taking over their new tanks...when orders were received to take over their old Crusaders once more and move (straight into battle)" this is also known as #SNAFU. #TunisianCampaign
November 26, 2024 at 1:14 PM
"The Armd Bde had been in the course of changing from Crusader tanks to Shermans...one regiment had actually begun taking over their new tanks...when orders were received to take over their old Crusaders once more and move (straight into battle)" this is also known as #SNAFU. #TunisianCampaign
On This Day 1942 - the first parachute drop into Tunisia by
the Parachute Regiment - to Souk el Arba near Beja. With the aim of seizing the road junctions, harass the enemy and win over the undecided French forces. #TunisianCampaign #AfricanStalingrad
the Parachute Regiment - to Souk el Arba near Beja. With the aim of seizing the road junctions, harass the enemy and win over the undecided French forces. #TunisianCampaign #AfricanStalingrad
November 16, 2024 at 9:54 AM
On This Day 1942 - the first parachute drop into Tunisia by
the Parachute Regiment - to Souk el Arba near Beja. With the aim of seizing the road junctions, harass the enemy and win over the undecided French forces. #TunisianCampaign #AfricanStalingrad
the Parachute Regiment - to Souk el Arba near Beja. With the aim of seizing the road junctions, harass the enemy and win over the undecided French forces. #TunisianCampaign #AfricanStalingrad
It's #TankTuesday. This is the northern part of the Goubellat Plain, Tunisia. It is where the first and possibly largest combined Allied 1st and 8th Army tank-vs-tank battles took place against the main Axis tank units defending Tunis, as part of Operation Vulcan, April 1943 #TunisianCampaign
November 12, 2024 at 11:02 AM
It's #TankTuesday. This is the northern part of the Goubellat Plain, Tunisia. It is where the first and possibly largest combined Allied 1st and 8th Army tank-vs-tank battles took place against the main Axis tank units defending Tunis, as part of Operation Vulcan, April 1943 #TunisianCampaign
War films all set in Tunisia 1943, either fully or partially. But can you guess which of these movies is banned in Tunisia today? Days of Glory, Wedding Song, Patton, Valkyrie?
#TunisianCampaign
#TunisianCampaign
November 17, 2024 at 4:47 PM
War films all set in Tunisia 1943, either fully or partially. But can you guess which of these movies is banned in Tunisia today? Days of Glory, Wedding Song, Patton, Valkyrie?
#TunisianCampaign
#TunisianCampaign
"At first light he observed Germans on the hilltops...particularly in the Mosque on Banana Ridge. He engaged them [with 25pdrs] over open sites...over 20 German dead were found there..." 226 Battery, 67th Field Regiment, 1943. Viewed from gun position and modern motorway to Tunis. #TunisianCampaign
November 22, 2024 at 12:32 PM
"At first light he observed Germans on the hilltops...particularly in the Mosque on Banana Ridge. He engaged them [with 25pdrs] over open sites...over 20 German dead were found there..." 226 Battery, 67th Field Regiment, 1943. Viewed from gun position and modern motorway to Tunis. #TunisianCampaign
It's #MapMonday - the French post-war historical maps are almost all universally in the "super simple style". This is, my guess, a result of the style adopted at the French Staff College. I like it though. #TunisianCampaign
December 23, 2024 at 9:30 AM
It's #MapMonday - the French post-war historical maps are almost all universally in the "super simple style". This is, my guess, a result of the style adopted at the French Staff College. I like it though. #TunisianCampaign