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  • Tags: Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)

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An account of the Great Escape with maps, sketches and photographs. Details of the three tunnels are set out and the night of the escape. The tunnel construction is detailed as is the team of organisers, engineers, escape kit manufacturers and…

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News of the declaration of war with Germany.

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Titled "Here are your allies" the booklet highlights Italy's alliance of with a harsh and hypocrite regime. It provides short bios and photos of key Nazi leaders, condemns antisemitism, denounces Nazi massacres and the oppression of religion, and…

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Wallie Okin (left) and Henry Howard on stage in 'Spotlight in Flannel'. Both are wearing striped pyjama trousers and military style jackets. In one Henry is holding a toy dog and in the other Wallie is holding a sign which reads 'result of careless…

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Group Captain Blacklock writes of his life, from his youth to the award of his DFC by the King.

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Wallie Okin stands on the left holding a sign reading 'Result of careless stork!!'. Henry on the right is reading from a book he is holding with a surprised expression on his face. It is annotated on the reverse 'Wallie and Henry Halton'. They are…

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A newspaper published on the troopship enroute to North America.

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The letter was written 12 days before his last flight over Germany. He expresses his feelings if he is captured or dies serving his country.

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A sketch card with a swastika wreath and the message 'In Memorium [sic] Adolf' and
'He won't need to worry about coal any more
When the soul comes off the Jackboot'.
There are also sketches of Hitler's face, paint pot and brush, paste and wall…

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A cartoon of a set of scales with Churchill and Hitler on opposing sides.

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Sketches of a fighter aircraft, a submarine, Hitler's head with comments 'England is losing the Battle of the Atlantic' and 'I wonder' with thought bubbles 'Graf Spee, Taranto and Bismark'. Finally a sailor's head saying 'You can help with the Battle…

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A variety sketches of heads, a horse, cup, Hitler, Mussolini, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Old Bill, an ear, two eyes, a kettle, a person reading and a man's profile.

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Sketches of a scout, tanks, mens' heads and Hitler.

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Sketches of a torch, an aeroplane and Hitler's head.

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Head sketches of Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Ribbentrop and Hitler. The caricature of Hitler has a question mark between his legs.
Also a full length sketch of a man with a pipe. This has a comment 'On the Dole?'.
All signed 'Law'.

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MLawJH1811071-191026-12.pdf
A magazine published by RAF Wigtown. It contains articles from the Commanding Officer, The Padre, poems, a crossword, quizzes, the WAAFs, sports reviews, jokes and forthcoming events.

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A news sheet sold on the troopship returning to the UK.

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Cartoon of the aftermath of an operation with a Lancaster flying overhead. It shows Hitler and Goering holding a candle in a holder lighting up a ruined building on which has been inscribed 'This stone was unlaid at Dusseldorf by 61 sqn F/sgt Turner,…

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Appeals to Berliners to note the opposition to Hitler on several fronts, including the occupied territories. Industrial and agricultural production in North and South America are geared up against them. They are not told the truth by Goebbels. The…

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The Führer and Reich Chancellor have allegedly been rebuffed by the English people and government when asked to enforce peace, despite it being something they hoped would meet with success. The threat of military action and loss of aircraft has had…

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BUreILUreILv1.pdf
A detailed autobiography by Ivan Ure.

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BUreILUreILv2.pdf
A part autobiography of Ivan's pre-war life.

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Daily Express newspaper report on VE day.

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The leaflet refers to a statement made by the British government on 21st April 1943, which notes that Hitler is preparing to use poison gas against Russia on the eastern front. Churchill warned the previous year that they would respond in kind by…

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A series of statements from various United Nations statesmen about what will happen when Hitler is defeated. They include Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Lord Chancellor John Allse Brook Simon, the Archbishop of Canterbury…

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