Laura Skitt
Features Editor at British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS)
BFBS Forces News' Features Editor and MASSIVE Janet Jackson fan. Opinions are strictly my own. She/her
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3 weeks ago |
forcesnews.com | Laura Skitt
In the years leading up the Second World War, Nazi Germany was trying to align itself with people who it felt had influence or knowledge within Allied countries. Supporters of Hitler's nationalist vision for a German 'Aryan' race actively sought to form alliances with various groups, including politicians, the Catholic Church, individuals already sympathetic to their goals as well as members of the entertainment industry.
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1 month ago |
forcesnews.com | Laura Skitt
The last known British Dunkirk veteran, Duncan "Mac" McInnes, 105, has died just days before the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo is due to be commemorated. During the operation, also known as simply Dunkirk, more than 338,000 British and Allied troops were evacuated from Dunkirk between 27 May and 4 June. The Royal Navy veteran was a petty officer and leading telegraphist on the Admiralty S-class destroyer HMS Saladin during Operation Dynamo.
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1 month ago |
forcesnews.com | Laura Skitt
Republican US Congressman Tim Moore has been reminded of the phrase "loose lips sink ships", an expression most commonly associated with the Second World War, after posting a video on social media during which he opens a hatch to a hidden staircase in the US Capitol building. X user Patrick Bet-David said of the video, which has been viewed more than 1.1 million times: "This is a form of loose lips. We know there are tunnels. But don't show it.
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1 month ago |
forcesnews.com | Laura Skitt
In the dark of night, as USS Gregory sank following an attack by Japanese destroyers during the Battle of Guadalcanal, a US Navy sailor heroically dived into shark-infested waters to save the lives of more than a dozen men.
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1 month ago |
forcesnews.com | Laura Skitt
During the darkest days of the Second World War, a British Army veteran and his Scottish golden eagle brought joy to children who, through no fault of their own, were growing up amid the chaos of a war. The multi-talented First World War veteran Captain Charles Knight and his showbiz partner, a golden eagle called Mr Ramshaw, helped boost morale in Britain and America during the war.
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