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Commemorating D-Day 6th June 1944

The Combined Military Services Museum is proud to commemorate D-Day on the 6th of June, 79 years after the event became one of the most important military operations in British military history. Towards the end...

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Iranian Embassy Siege (Operation Nimrod)

The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy on Prince's Gate in South Kensington, London. The gunmen, Iranian Arabs...

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Operation Frankton

The mission was to place Limpet Mines on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour, 62 miles along the Gironde River in France. On the night of 7th December 1942, five Cockleshell Canoes set off from Submarine...

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History Between the Lines Podcast!

The Combined Military Services Museum is proud to be a partner of a podcast channel run by one of our research volunteers Jonathan Brown. Tune in to "History Between the Lines" which features guest speakers...

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Hitler becomes Führer- 19th August 1934

On this day, 19th August 1934, the German public voted 90% in favour of Adolf Hitler becoming Fuhrer (Leader) of Germany, combining the powers of Chancellor and President, President Paul von Hindenburg having died in...

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