Family history guru, Myko Clelland delves into his Twitter archives to bring you his most jaw-dropping Second World War facts.
Millions of families are linked to the Second World War. A truly global conflict, it lasted for six years, directly involved over 100 million people from more than 30 countries and caused over 70 million deaths.
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For some of us, World War 2 is in living memory. For the rest of us, we rely on what we learned about it at school, from family, on TV and online. But there is so much more to World War 2 than meets the eye. So many fascinating people, events and facts are rarely mentioned. We want to change that.
Known for his colourful and insightful Twitter feed @DapperHistorian, we asked Myko Clelland to compile his favourite, most astonishing insights on the war. You probably didn't learn about any of these details in your school history books and they may just leave you reimagining everything you ever knew about the Second World War.
75 years ago today, the city of Dresden was decimated by a terrible firebombing attack. Some years ago I saw their Frauenkirche for myself. Rebuilt and restored anew, but you can see it pays tribute to the past by incorporating surviving, blackened bricks in the construction. pic.twitter.com/aVoIl0n3Yt
“We're all ghosts. We all carry, inside us, people who came before us.”
76 years ago today the Allies landed in my hometown of Gela as the invasion of Sicily began. I took this photo on that very same spot & brought the past to life. pic.twitter.com/t8GAsV8ats
After the WW2 battle of St Malo, France, the Allies used tanks and AT weaponry to see how much damage this German machine gun Turret in Fort de la Cité d’Alet could take. Almost every shell bounced off, or embedded into the armoured steel without penetrating. pic.twitter.com/KvEM33BVZ4
A German produced WW2 map, showing plans for the invasion of Britain. Note the cartoon steam ships and stick man paratrooper... pic.twitter.com/R99LbkHkq4
In 1944, beer was sent to Allied soldiers in Normandy by strapping kegs to Spitfires. Flying at 12,000ft chilled the beer to perfection! pic.twitter.com/i2Yj0En41r
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During WW2, women didn't let fabric shortage ruin fashion: Makeup could recreate stockings, with gravy to paint legs & drawn eyeliner seams! pic.twitter.com/Xmbz2lZEct
A 1944 Axis North Sea convoy being strafed by RAF Beaufighters, a view of war you rarely see that really brings home just how terrifying it must have been. pic.twitter.com/9BQrWOf6fW
Sir Nicholas Winton saved the lives of 669 mostly Jewish children, rescuing them from Czechoslovakia on the eve of WW2. His efforts went largely unnoticed until 1988, when his wife found a scrapbook, and he was invited to sit in on a very special TV show... pic.twitter.com/LIdiaxXM27
The RMS Queen Elizabeth, arriving in New York with returning WW2 soldiers in 1945. So many people, so many stories. So many fathers, brothers, uncles, sons. pic.twitter.com/JxXjIeM5KK
Has this list of lesser-known facts and insights inspired you to discover your own family's role in World War 2? Perhaps the women in your family were GI Brides or maybe your relatives served on the Home Front? Whatever your connection to the Second World War, Findmypast is the place to unlock more about it.
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You probably didn't learn about any of these details in your school history books and they may just leave you reimagining everything you ever knew about the Second World War.","spans":[{"start":52,"end":68,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/DapperHistorian"}},{"start":225,"end":232,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.findmypast.ie/blog/history"}}]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"heading2","text":"Amazing World War 2 facts","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"heading3","text":"1. Creative propaganda","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyEmbedded_video","type":"embedded_video","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyEmbedded_videoPrimary","video_link":{"url":"https://twitter.com/DapperHistorian/status/1228338416129101826","width":550,"height":null,"embed_url":"https://twitter.com/DapperHistorian/status/1228338416129101826","type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Myko Clelland on Twitter: \"A very clever 1944 folding Dutch resistance cartoon, 'Where is the 5th pig?'… \"","author_name":"Myko Clelland","author_url":"https://twitter.com/DapperHistorian","provider_name":"Twitter","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","cache_age":3153600000,"thumbnail_url":null,"thumbnail_width":null,"thumbnail_height":null,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A very clever 1944 folding Dutch resistance cartoon, 'Where is the 5th pig?' <a href=\"https://t.co/BxT25B1iki\">pic.twitter.com/BxT25B1iki</a></p>— Myko Clelland (@DapperHistorian) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/DapperHistorian/status/1228338416129101826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2020</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n"}}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"heading3","text":"2. 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We all carry, inside us, people who came before us.”\n\n76 years ago today the Allies landed in my hometown of Gela as the invasion of Sicily began. I took this photo on that very same spot & brought the past to life.… https://t.co/9U35AutLGv\"","author_name":"Myko Clelland","author_url":"https://twitter.com/DapperHistorian","provider_name":"Twitter","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","cache_age":3153600000,"thumbnail_url":null,"thumbnail_width":null,"thumbnail_height":null,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">“We're all ghosts. We all carry, inside us, people who came before us.”<br><br>76 years ago today the Allies landed in my hometown of Gela as the invasion of Sicily began. I took this photo on that very same spot & brought the past to life. <a href=\"https://t.co/t8GAsV8ats\">pic.twitter.com/t8GAsV8ats</a></p>— Myko Clelland (@DapperHistorian) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/DapperHistorian/status/1149302785286037504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2019</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n"}}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"heading3","text":"8. 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Almost every shell bounced off, or embedded into the armoured steel without penetrating. <a href=\"https://t.co/KvEM33BVZ4\">pic.twitter.com/KvEM33BVZ4</a></p>— Myko Clelland (@DapperHistorian) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/DapperHistorian/status/1130852019667734528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2019</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n"}}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"heading3","text":"9. 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Note the cartoon steam ships and stick man paratrooper... <a href=\"https://t.co/R99LbkHkq4\">pic.twitter.com/R99LbkHkq4</a></p>— Myko Clelland (@DapperHistorian) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/DapperHistorian/status/1095697987873980417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2019</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n"}}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"heading3","text":"10. 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From service records to rolls of honour, it contains over 15 million records, handpicked by our in-house military experts.","spans":[{"start":68,"end":97,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://search.findmypast.ie/search-world-Records/world-war-2-allies-collection"}}]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"heading3","text":"11. 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