Maria OgbornMar 10, 202112 min The Female Agents of SOE Special Operations Executive (SOE) In June 1940, a secret volunteer service was recruited to create havoc and to wage war behind enemy...
Maria OgbornMar 1, 20217 minThe 333rd Field Artillery Battalion On August 5,1942, the 333rd Field Artillery Regiment was organised as a segregated coloured unit at Camp Gruber in Muskogee, Oklahoma. On...
Maria OgbornJan 3, 20213 minBelgium’s Forgotten Angels On 16th December 1944, German forces began a counteroffensive that aimed at turning the tide for Germany. The attack, focused in the...
Maria OgbornDec 10, 20204 minThe 5th (Service) Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, Gallipoli, 1915-1916. I begin this blog looking at the 5th (Service) Battalion due to the fact my own Great-Grandfather served with them until early 1916. Many...