WELCOME

Did you know that 2010 is the 70th Anniversary of Dunkirk

In the nine days from 27 May to 4 June 1940

338,226 men escaped including 139,997

French, Polish and Belgian troops

together with a small number of Dutch soldiers

aboard 861 vessels which 243 were sunk

This is the day my great uncle Samuel Whyte

was killed in action age 21 near Dunkirk

It is also the 70th Anniversary of

the Battle of Britain

The battle was broken down into four main phases

1. 10th July - 11th August 1940

The channel battles known as Kanalkampf

2. 12th - 23rd August 1940

The first assault on British coastal airfields

known as Adlerangriff "Eagle Attack"

3. 24th August - 6th September 1940

The main assault on British airfields

4. From the 7th September the attacks on

British towns and cities began

Great Britain remembers this battle

on the 15th September each year

and in the corridors of history the name of the

Royal Air Force and their commander

Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding and

Sir Winston Churchill's famous speech

will always be remembered

Never in the field of human conflict

was so much owed by so many

to so few

Did you know that on the 8th May 2010

it will be the 65th Anniversary of

Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)

On the 8th May 1945

General Admiral Von Friedeburg,Field Marshal Keitel

& General Oberst Stumpf signed

the act of unconditional Military

surrender of the German Armed Forces in Berlin

also that on the 15th August 2010

it will be the 65th Anniversary of

Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day)

On the 2nd September 1945

General Okamura Yasiyi submitted the surrender to Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz

on board the battleship U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay

We do not have many veterans left

so do not let these dates go by

without sparing them a thought

Lest we forget

UMVC SUMMER SHOW

Saturday 31st July & Sunday 1st August 2010

Pits of the North West at Portstewart

Vehicle display by the Ulster Military Vehicle Clubs Owners

and re-enactment by the

War Time Living History Association

War Years Remembered's commitment

Morris Gun Tractor 1944

Polsten Anti Aircraft Gun 1944

90cm (30inch) Search Light 1939

Ford GPW Jeep 1942

Broad island gathering

Saturday 4th September 2010

Ballycarry

Vehicle run and family fun day  

LISBURN

THE WAR YEARS REMEMBERED

September & October 2010

Lisburn City Centre Management &

Lisburn Historical and Cultural Event

Schools project Monday to Friday

9.30am to 10.30am

11am to 12noon

1.30pm to 2.30pm

(Sessions available)

& public event

(Event & venue to be confirmed)

Supported by Lisburn City Council

 

Sir george white memorial

An act of Remembrance

11th to 14th November 2010

Broughshane Event

Schools project Thursday & Friday

9.30am to 10.30am

11am to 12noon

1.30pm to 2.30pm

(Sessions available)

& public event

Supported by Ballymena Borough Council

WAR YEARS REMEMBERED PRESENTS

BATTLE FEST

This event will include the

Ulster Military Vehicle Club

Military Vehicle Club of Ireland

War Time Living History Association

and as many other re-enactment groups covering all periods

from our past in the one location for the first time

This will be one of the largest events to be staged

in Ireland to date

A truly spectacular family day out

Vintage military vehicles from all ages

Mock battle reenactments through the ages

with all the big bangs

Militaria collector stalls and much more

Watch this space more details to follow

(Event date & venue to be confirmed once funding is in place)

 

 

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