Ww2

Ray Parkin Once upon a time, amidst the rugged terrain of a steep hillside, a group of workers found themselves caught in the midst of a storm. These workers had been diligently toiling away on a railway project, constructing bridges and cuttings along the treacherous slope. On one particular day, they were…

A fictional account of a village awaiting a sign of life of their loved ones who were taken away by the war. — The year is 1945. The war had ended, the troops receded, and the men who had survived six years of gunfire, trauma and countless nights of being either sleepless or sleeping with one eye open, headed home. …

The hypothetical victory of the Axis (Germany, Italy and Japan) of World War II has been the subject of many works of fiction, including several books. But what likely would have happened to the world if the Allies (Britain, USA and Soviet Union) had lost the war? What would have…

5.500 Crashes in the Netherlands in 5 years of War Around 5500 Aircraft came down in the Netherlands during the Second World War and still today there are around 500 Crash sites where we estimate 1085 missing airmen have no known grave because they are assumed to be buried with…

A story told through poetry — I found an old photo of my grandparents today I flipped it over to see it say “1943 at the diner on Avenue B” This was the day my grandparents vowed their love Before they shared in a final hug Before his deployment overseas At just the young age of 23 They knew that life for…

Two soldiers die on Lancashire road the day after the war began — Pte Thomas Albert Lawson was a Territorial Army soldier serving in The King’s Own Royal Regiment, while Pte Thomas Lee Driver was a regular soldier with The Loyal Regiment. Both were killed when their motorcycle was in collision with a motor car driven by 2nd Lt Lee Wheeler. According to…

Turning off the anti-magnetic system attracted mine — Walter Bentley Sharples, 5th Engineer Officer, Merchant Navy is named on the family memorial in Haslingden Cemetery, Lancashire. His name is listed on the Tower Hill Memorial. The names of the mostly Chinese crew are recorded on the Hong Kong Memorial. MV Arinia was a British Motor Tanker of 8,024…

After rummaging through some old stuff looking for something else, we discovered some old photographs among the things we inherited from my dad. The little lady in the white helmet is my aunt Lil. She was an air raid warden during the second world war. The family legend is, because…

(English follows Dutch) Best vaak vragen mensen om informatie met betrekking tot eerder onderzoek, vooral over WO2 verzet en collaboratie. Hier heb ik een paar dingen bij elkaar gezet. Extra tip: check de NIOD Rewind podcast! :-) Quite often people ask me for information about previous projects, especially with regard…