A brilliant day out for MET members at Southampton’s first Armed Forces Day. We had a number of vehicles involved in the parade which included veterans, serving troops and military bands from Hampshire who marched through the Bargate. A number…
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We have been off-air for some time though we have continued to work in the background. What better way to celebrate our return than Armed Forces Weekend – Portsmouth on Saturday and Southampton on Sunday. Pictures from a hot (79F)…
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A number of MET members attended the Fawley Armed Forces Day at Gang Warily Recreation & Community Centre.
A great weekend with the Navy hosting a family fun time. Loads of stalls, classic vehicles, traction engines, fairground, monster trucks, motorcycle display team and loads of others. A big thank you to The Royal Navy for allowing us access…
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A fantastic day out at Wartime Wallop yesterday, great family atmosphere and very good weather. A big thank you to the guys at Middle Wallop for inviting the MET to display vehicles for the day. Exhibitors were treated like part…
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Hitler and his military advisers were expecting an Allied offensive in Europe in 1944. Directive No. 51 of 3 November 1943 stated that ‘Everything indicates that the enemy will launch an offensive against the Western Front of Europe, at…
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With all the attention rightly paid to commemorating the biggest amphibious assault in history it is easy to forget that there were other events occurring around the world at the same time. This was the feeling at the time as…
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D Day was a momentous and historic event. The largest amphibious landing in history deserves commemoration. This was an obvious turning point in a war in which many nations were involved yet so much depends on apparently trivial events adding…
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The North Nova Scotia Highlanders in the run up to D Day itself: North Nova Scotia Highlanders, War Diary, 3-6 June 1944 National National Archives of Canada, RG-24, volume 15122 3 June 1944 Saturday Weather: Clear and warm. Breakfast for…
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As part of the build up to D Day itself training exercises were held under the overall name of Exercise Fabius. Exercise Fabius was a formal exercise for Operation Neptune – D Day. (The other was Exercise Tiger, which had occurred a week earlier.)The…
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