Nearly two hundred decorations and medals were issued throughout the world during the period of World War Two – Learn more with Forces War Records
Tag: Civilian Gallantry Awards WWII
First V-1 ‘Doodlebug’ bomb attack on London
On the 13th June 1944 the first German attack on Britain using the V-1 flying bomb, otherwise known as the ‘doodlebug’, took place.
Everyone is Starving Here | The Siege of Malta
During WWII the Maltese Islands were experiencing one of the hardest and most cruel times in their history. READ MORE HERE:
Air raid on Scapa Flow kills first civilian in Britain
On this day in 1940 James Isbister become the first civilian of World War Two to be killed by German bombs on British soil at the Brig o’ Waithe, Stenness. READ MORE HERE