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Mother of Tanks
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Apr 4, 2023 • 45 tweets • 16 min read
LADY BE GOOD
A B-24 BOMBER’S FIRST AND LAST MISSION Image On 25 March 1943, a B-24 Liberator named “Lady Be Good” was assigned to the 514th Bomb Squadron, 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy), stationed at Soluch Field in Libya. Image
Feb 21, 2023 • 45 tweets • 16 min read
WINGED ANGELS & ANGELS IN OD GREEN During WWII, more than 59,000 American nurses will serve in the Army Nurse Corps, at times working extremely close to the front lines. @medcoe
Feb 14, 2023 • 37 tweets • 16 min read
BATTLE OF SIDI BOU ZID Image The next #WhyWeFight1943 podcast episode will feature Dr. @MarkCalhoun47 and he will take us through the story of this German Offensive in February 1943, beginning with the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid and into Kasserine Pass. So this is a primer to help make the most of that episode. Image
Jan 17, 2023 • 38 tweets • 15 min read
THE CASABLANCA CONFERENCE (Part I) Image It was not unusual for President Roosevelt’s travel plans to be kept secret, especially during the war, so it did not raise any eyebrows when he took a special train north on 9 JAN 1943. Many just assumed he was heading home to Hyde Park in New York. He was not. Image
Nov 1, 2022 • 38 tweets • 14 min read
SECOND BATTLE OF EL ALAMEIN (Part III)
Operation Supercharge and Rommel’s Retreat We left off Saturday with Montgomery planning another attack, this time toward Tel el Aqqaqir, northwest of the Kidney feature.
Jun 27, 2022 • 44 tweets • 18 min read
WHITE ROSE (Weiße Rose) Image While I was aware of things like the Dutch Resistance, French Resistance, and resistance movements throughout Europe during WWII, I was really only familiar with those resistance movements in countries that were invaded and occupied by the Nazis. ImageImage
Jul 16, 2021 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
Once the vaccine was offered to my team at MCTP, I signed right up. Getting vaccinated was a huge relief and it allowed me to easily travel for work, spend face-to-face time with my team, and safely meet folks like @PatDonahoeArmy @TedMartin1775 & @stephdmartin and @MSNCMD_MAZ And also @WestRivergrl and @MeganJantos and @DavidZelaya17 & @allio_101 and @AMRiotto @DrRobThompson @royCharlespark2 @KateDahls and @doctrinatrix_C2 and @18airbornecorps and @nco_pa many others!
Jul 14, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
More Pixel Content™️ Image ImageImageImage
Jul 14, 2021 • 13 tweets • 7 min read
Pixel Adventure Content™️

Got a booster seat with safety strap (like an adjustable seatbelt that clips onto his cushioned harness)

Now he can see out the windows easily. ImageImage Lots of breaks…

Traveling with Pixel is a lot like traveling with a toddler — he gets fussy, he has to stretch, he has to tinkle, he’s thirsty or hungry, and he sleeps in between all that. ImageImageImageImage
May 27, 2021 • 6 tweets • 6 min read
👀 @pptsapper @MAGTravF @PattonBattalion @Erikhistorian @AMRiotto @DrRobThompson @KateDahls @cmhexecdir @notabattlechick BLUFOR 🙌🏻 OPFOR 👀

Clearly a river crossing is needed @doctrinatrix_C2 @USArmyDoctrine @USArmy_CALL
Dec 27, 2020 • 70 tweets • 25 min read
My friends over at @18airbornecorps have been doing a great job sharing stories and history of the Battle of the Bulge. But I promised months ago that I would do a thread on the story of when Tanks saved the Jumpy Bois so... This guy here is Albin Irzyk, who commanded the 8th Tank Battalion of 4th Armored Division at the time. Irzyk would lead the Third Army elements sent to relieve Bastogne and provide “motivation” for the Germans to back TF up.
Dec 25, 2020 • 18 tweets • 9 min read
Christmas Pixel Content™️ #HappyHolidays ImageImageImage ImageImage
Dec 23, 2020 • 36 tweets • 13 min read
Wanna hear a bit about these guys? Good! Because you're gonna 😂 There’s a lot to this history, and we’re actually going to cover it quite a bit in a few weeks so let’s just focus on the 10th Armored Division for a minute because this is an important part of history that’s relevant to the Battle of the Bulge.
Dec 20, 2020 • 43 tweets • 15 min read
I’m really glad they did this thread. Intelligence is a tricky area, it’s basically a bunch of “best guesses”, hopefully by those trained to assess it – if intel is assessed accurately, received by those who can act on it, and acted upon, it’s possible that events are prevented. If nothing happens, how do we know the intel worked?
Jan 26, 2020 • 70 tweets • 27 min read
I came across a story that’s pretty interesting and thought I’d share it, even though it’s not exactly for #TankTwitter – but there is a tank. We can call it #SundayStorytime 🙂

Let’s start with a little background info though… With the Great Depression kicking off in 1929, big manufacturers had to do something to stay in business. For some that meant cutting production costs.
Jan 12, 2020 • 44 tweets • 16 min read
For those just tuning in, @18airbornecorps posted a thread this morning on “Those Damned Engineers” and challenged me to a friendly competition. I was to make a complementary thread on those engineers in question and whichever thread is more popular wins. So don’t let me down! I normally try to keep my threads relatively light in context and make them entertaining so the information is accessible to everyone, not just those interested in history or tanks or whatever. But someone (🙄👉@102ndblackhawk6) volunteered me for extra work so… here we are.
Nov 29, 2019 • 21 tweets • 9 min read
How about a Tanks-giving Day thread? I was thinking about the things I am most thankful for and trying to incorporate that into something meaningful that I could share because, let's face it, changing Thanksgiving to Tanks-giving is kind of too perfect not to use it. #TankTwitter This year what I'm most thankful for are people, so I thought I'd start with a little bit on tank crews and then come back to that.