28 August 2026 | History
On the 3rd of September 1939, the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany. The declaration of war was heeded around the world. Tensions had been building for months before the declaration. The previous year the Munich agreement and resulting surrender of the Sudetenland to Germany in September 1938 had promised ‘peace in our time’
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On the 21st August 1915, the 10th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment took part in the August Offensive, the last major Allied offensive of the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign. Allied landings on the Peninsula had begun on the 25th of April 1915 but had rapidly devolved into a stalemate both at Cape Helles and ANZAC Cove. In
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The 31st of July 1917 marked the start of the Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele. On this day 2nd Lieutenant Hewitt earnt his Victoria Cross but lost his life.
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