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20th Century

Desert Mystery: “Letters from Afrika”, Part Six

15th January 2025 Going Postal 0

In Part 5, I described how Afrika Korps Obergefrieter, Hans Walden, had written to Hildegard Bronnold about being strafed by the American Airforce, visiting the theatre in Tunis and staying at the home of an [more…]

20th Century

Desert Mystery: “Letters from Afrika”, Part Five

8th January 2025 Going Postal 0

In Part Four, I described how Afrika Korps Obergefrieter, Hans Walden, had written to Hildegard Bronnold about suffering in a sandstorm, retreating back through Libya into Tunisia, and his hopes for Christmas 1942. In late [more…]

20th Century

Desert Mystery: “Letters from Afrika” Part Four

18th December 2024 Going Postal 0

In Part 3, I described how Afrika Korps Gefreiter, Hans Walden, had written to Hildegard Bronnold about food parcels he had sent to her, his imaginary coloured pencil sketch of the Nile and his hope [more…]

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Desert Fox: Erwin Rommel’s Photograph Collection

14th August 2024 Going Postal 0

The Vietnam War started in 1955 and ended with the fall of Saigon in 1975 when the Americans left in a hurry. It has been described as the first televised war but a claim to [more…]

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Behind the Lines

16th September 2021 Going Postal 0

Recently, there have been several articles on the major engagements in World War II, and it occurred to me that some Puffins might be interested in learning about the behind the scenes support of our [more…]

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