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@HistoryUnter Yes that's the one that was disguised as a house. More info can be found on jerseybunkertours.com/bunkers-in-jer…

@FareBrian Just over by the current bus stop was a huge concrete encasement which was one of the very few to be demolished after the war

During the German occupation of Jersey in #ww2 German soldiers took over No 14 Gorey Pier. In the building they hid an anti-tank gun on the 1st floor with machine guns on the ground floor.

I first came to Jersey back in 1987 whilst serving with the RAF and in typcal Air Force manner, we checked in to the Merton Hotel in Belvedere, St Saviour. Since then I have been back to the island numerous times staying at the same hotel on several occasions. It is only now that I have found out that the Merton was requisitioned by the occupying German forces during #WW2 and used as a military hospital, known as Orstlazarett 1. One of the nurses to work there was DRK (Deutsche Rotes Kreuz) Nurse Erika Feige. Erika joined the German Red Cross and arrived in Jersey in December 1943 and initially worked at Soldatenheim 1 in the Mayfair Hotel in St Helier. She was posted to Orstlazarett 1 (Merton) on 21st November 1944 where she continued to work until 12th May 1945, 3 days after the island was liberated by Force 135. Soon after Liberation Day, the patients & staff from Orstlazarett 1 were removed from the Island and taken to St Helier harbour where they boarded a ship and sailed for Southampton. On arrival in England, Erika,was now a POW and worked at the POW hospital in St Lawrence Riad, Cheostow and katwr at a hospital at Foxley near Hereford. From 24th May 1945 until 7th December 1946, Erika worked at the Milirary Hospital 99 at Shugborough Park, Great Haywood, Stafford. Erika returned to Gernany on 19th April 1948 aboard the hospital ship "El Nil" sailing to Hamburg. Erika returned to Jersey in 1984 and recalled " We had a good relationship with the people of Jersey, and I have pleasant and positive memories of this time. Naturally during the tine of occupation there was not so much opportunity to experience the total beauty of the island, therefore I am very happy to see Jersey again.

The view from the Tobruk bunker/Tobrukstand on top of the Type 634 Sechsschartenturm heavy machine gun bunker at Strongpoint Corbiere. #ww2 #channelislands #occupation #atlanticwall

If you're visiting the #1940sMeltonMowbray event in #meltonmowbray this weekend, stop by at the HistoryFare stall to discover what was happening in the town in the 1940's. #ww2 #ww2history

@BattlefieldBen I visited a couple of years ago with Mrs F, very moving place.

A day I will never forget, visiting Oradour-sur-Glane for the first time. I will post more on this in the coming days.

@dalyhistory @SimonMassey123 Wonderful, we spoke about the 11th battalion and their move from Leicester area to Melton

@FareBrian @SimonMassey123 My grandad was with 11th Battalion, met my nan in Leicester.

Great tour today looking at the 4th Brigade Parachute Regiment based in and around #meltonmowbray in 1944 prior to Arnhem. #marketgarden #ww2 #arnhem

@battlefieldexpl Thanks Joris, and to you.

@FareBrian Congratulations!

HistoryFare is proud to be awarded the Tripadvisor #TravellersChoiceAwards for the second year running, placing it in the top 10% worldwide in the Things to Do category. That awarx doesn't come from Tripadvisor itself. It comes from the people who have joined me on my tours over the last year so thank you for your support. tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Rev…

Great tour yesterday with John & Marva from the US on my "Mighty Eighth" battlefield tour. We followed the footsteps of Marva's father, S/Sgt Jerry A Minor who was a B17 waistgunner with the 508th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group at AAF Station 110 Polebrook. In addition to taking them around Polebrook, we also visited nearby Stilton to see the memorial board for Ten Horsepower, a 351st BG B17 that crashed on Denton Hill. During this incident, 2/Lt Walter Edward Truemper and Sgt Archie Matthies were awarded the Medal of Honour, the US Forces highest decoration of honour. We also visited RAF Glatton, home of the 457th Bomb Group, so they could see a former USAAF airfield. Many thanks to farmer Paul fir allowing us to visit the Miss Ida memorial and then finished the day off at Kings Cliffe, home of 'The Little Friends" from the 20th Fighter Group. The itineries for my Mighty Eighth battlefield tour are developed in conjunction with the customer and no 2 tours are the same. For more info visit 👇 historyfare.co.uk/the-mighty-eig… #battlefieldtours #mightyeighth #ww2

@WarMemorials St Martins Church Litchborough Northants

April’s mystery memorial- do you recognise this church/war memorial? These photos were taken some time in the 1990s and we would like to know where it is. Let us know here or on conservation@warmemorials.org

Do you know about or visited the new Richard III monument in Sutton Cheney? Myself and @BattlefieldBen went and had a look last week to record an ep for a Bosworth Battlefield walk Our chat about the piece will be out tomorrow wherever you get your pods

Pembroke House is a large detached 16th century black-and-white building on the edge of the town of Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire. It is said that this ancient building was formerley an endowment of Pembroke College, Oxford and is thought to have been built by William Sydney, Earl of Pembroke. The blue plaque dates it to early 17th Century whilst Historic England lists it as late 16th Century. William Sydney was the son of Sir Henry Sydney, a prominent Tudor statesman who served as Lord President of the Council of the Marches in Wales. Henry was Governer of Ludlow Castle where he was responsible for governing the Welsh borderlands with marked competence, firmness, and sympathy. during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Williams mother was Mary Sidney née Dudley, a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I and a sister of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, an advisor and favourite of the Queen. The title of Earl of Leicester became extinct in 1588 on the death of his uncle Robert Dudley and in July 1618 it was resurrected and granted to Williams brother Robert Sidney who became the new 1st Earl of Leicester. What a great place to sample a pint of the local cider! #localhistory #tudorhistory

This tomb in the Church of St Michael and All Angels at Croft Castle is for Sir Richard Croft Knt and his wife Eleanor. Richard Croft was the Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1471, 72, 77 & 86. He fought in the battles at Mortimers Cross in 1461, Tewkesbury 1471 and was created Knight-Banneret after the Battle of Stoke Field in 1487, the last major battle in the Wars of the Roses. Eleanor was the widow of Sir Hugh Mortimer, a prominent figure during the Wars of the Roses who was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. She was known at Ludlow and Wigmore as the Lady Governess of Edward IV's sons, Edward and Richard of York, otherwise known as the 'Princes in the Tower'. The younger of the Princes, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York married Anne de Mowbray on the 15th January 1578. Anne's father died on 17th January 1576 when she was aged 3 and she became the 8th Countess Norfolk, 11th Baroness Mowbray, 12th Baroness Segrave and she inherited the vast Mowbray estate, including Melton Mowbray.

Great reviews on Tripadvisor regarding yesterdays Coventry Blitz tour with @BattlefieldBen

Lieutenant William Albert Somerset Kevill-Davies of Croft Castle in Herefordshire died of wounds received at the Battle of Frezenberg Ridge on the 15th May 1915 whilst serving with the 9th Lancers. Inside the Church of St Michael and All Angels at Croft Castle you can find his original wooden Commonwealth War Graves Commission wooden grave marker cross as well as a a stained glass window commemorating him. #WW1 #9thlancers #frezenberg #FWW

@CcibChris This photo was taken at Warton back in the Spring of 1951. The flight shed you see was only demolished prob 20 - 30 year ago at the most. The Lincoln had flown in with RAF aircrew who were collecting the Canberras to deliver them to the RAF.

Canberras with Lincoln beyond. Possibly RAF Binbrook.

@trooper_rv @BattlefieldBen Not got one currently planned at the moment, but you never know, keep an eye out on social media.

@BattlefieldBen @FareBrian Are you doing another one? I couldn't make this one 😭

Morning from Coventry as I conducted a blitz walk with a group. We will be covering the forgotten blitz that took place 85 years ago this week. I will be alongside @FareBrian for this walk….

Many thanks to @battlefieldBen for being our guide on todays excellent walking tour of Coventry looking at the story of Destruction, Courage, and Coventry’s Spirit. Thoroughly enjoyed by all who took part in the 3 hour walk. #ww2 #coventryblitz #homefront