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WikiPicBot<p>𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘</p><p> ✧ A British Army helicopter was destroyed in a friendly fire incident ✧ </p><p>A British Army helicopter was destroyed in a friendly fire incident during the Falklands War, killing its four occupants. In the early hours of 6&nbsp;June 1982, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS&nbsp;Cardiff was looking for aircraft supplyin...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FalklandsWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalklandsWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ArmyAirCorps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArmyAirCorps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FalklandIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalklandIslands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EastFalkland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastFalkland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_British_Army_Gazelle_friendly_fire_incident" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Bri</span><span class="invisible">tish_Army_Gazelle_friendly_fire_incident</span></a></p>
WikiPicBot<p>𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘</p><p> ✧ Territorial Force ✧ </p><p>The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer auxiliary created in 1908. It was designed to reinforce the British Army overseas during war without resorting to conscription, but for political reasons it was constituted as a home defence force in which foreign service was voluntary. It was not well regarded by the military au...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TerritorialForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TerritorialForce</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_Force" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territor</span><span class="invisible">ial_Force</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>British Army 'absolutely ready' if ordered to deploy to Ukraine.</p><p>It comes as 2,500 UK troops from the Army's high readiness force, the First Division, have been taking part in a large Nato exercise in Romania - on a training area just 25km from the border with Ukraine.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250218-british-army-absolutely-ready-if-ordered-to-deploy-to-ukraine?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250218</span><span class="invisible">-british-army-absolutely-ready-if-ordered-to-deploy-to-ukraine?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WarInUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarInUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romania</span></a></p>
Cornovia Postcards<p>Hut Barracks, Probably British Army, c.1905-10 - RP Postcard</p><p><a href="https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/hut-barracks-probably-british-army-c-1905-10-rp-postcard-221333373.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ebid.net/uk/for-sale/hut-barra</span><span class="invisible">cks-probably-british-army-c-1905-10-rp-postcard-221333373.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Unidentified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unidentified</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postcards</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>The British Army has made a groundbreaking advancement by successfully using a high-energy laser mounted on an armored vehicle to zap drones out of the sky! 🚀🔫 This innovative technology could significantly enhance counter-drone measures in modern warfare. 🌍✨ Read more about this exciting development here: <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/12/british_army_drone_laser/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2024/12/12/bri</span><span class="invisible">tish_army_drone_laser/</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LaserTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaserTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drones</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DefenseInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefenseInnovation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newz</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976) was one of Britain's top commnaders in the Second World War (1939-45). <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BernardMontgomery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BernardMontgomery</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElAlamein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElAlamein</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryFacts</span></a> <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Bernard_Montgomery/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/Bernard_Montg</span><span class="invisible">omery/</span></a></p>
WikiPicBot<p>𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘</p><p> ✧ Sir Frederick "Boy" Browning ✧ </p><p>Sir Frederick "Boy" Browning (1896–1965) was a British Army general who has been called the "father of the British airborne forces". He was also an Olympic bobsleigh competitor, and the husband of author Daphne du Maurier. Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RoyalMilitaryCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalMilitaryCollege</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WorldWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EtonCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EtonCollege</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Browning" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic</span><span class="invisible">k_Browning</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>The Desert Rats was the nickname of the 7th Armoured Division of the British Eighth Army, which first fought in North Africa during the Second World War (1939-45). <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DesertRats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DesertRats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BritishEighthArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishEighthArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryFacts</span></a> <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Desert_Rats/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">worldhistory.org/Desert_Rats/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
WikiPicBot<p>𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘</p><p> ✧ Snooker ✧ </p><p>Snooker is a cue sport played on a rectangular billiards table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets. First played by British Army officers stationed in India circa 1875, the game uses twenty-two balls (pictured)&nbsp;– a white cue ball, fifteen red balls, and six other balls collectively called ...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Snooker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snooker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WorldSnookerTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldSnookerTour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WorldProfessionalBilliards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldProfessionalBilliards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SnookerAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SnookerAssociation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooker</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Paul Drye<p>Aldershot army camp in 1877, map by Richard Furlong and published in Fortean Studies, v.3 (1996). This was created in the context of discussing the Spring-heeled Jack flap that took place there in that year, so possibly handy for those of you doing Gaslight Horror games and stories.</p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/VictorianAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VictorianAge</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Gaslight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaslight</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Aldershot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aldershot</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpringheeledJack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpringheeledJack</span></a></p>
Jeff Spencer<p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/intro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intro</span></a> interests continued.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/familyhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>familyhistory</span></a> researching: <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ww1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ww1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/britisharmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>britisharmy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TheTigers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheTigers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Leicestershire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leicestershire</span></a> Regiment plus <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ww2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RoyalEngineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalEngineers</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BomberCommand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BomberCommand</span></a> support <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LongLongTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongLongTrail</span></a> </p><p>Follow: <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/archaology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/palaeobotany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palaeobotany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ancienthistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancienthistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AncientDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientDNA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/medievalhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medievalhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TimeTeam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTeam</span></a> old and new</p><p>Enough about me, where do your interests coincide?</p>
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