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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social

It is a curious coincidence that today in 1914 a young officer, Bernard Montgomery, aka ‘Monty', first saw action near St Python in northern France

aug 26, 2025, 8:11 pm • 182 9

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Palmer Eldritch @palm3reldritch.bsky.social

aug 26, 2025, 8:28 pm • 1 0 • view
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StanBark007 - ReadTheArticleFirst @stanbark007.bsky.social

I think he proudly served with Arthur "Two-Sheds" Jackson.

aug 26, 2025, 9:18 pm • 2 1 • view
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Dave Brockman 💙💛 @davebrockman.bsky.social

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aug 26, 2025, 8:32 pm • 8 0 • view
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Actual Bear @actualbear.bsky.social

Knickers 1914

A still frame from the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch
aug 27, 2025, 11:53 am • 0 0 • view
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Phill Dixon @philldixon.bsky.social

For him it was time for something completely different

aug 26, 2025, 8:27 pm • 2 0 • view
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🚥Perrywong🚥 @perrywong.bsky.social

Might there be not just a correlation but a causation? 🤔

aug 26, 2025, 8:29 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jim Procter @obscureenough.bsky.social

Probably had a silly walk.

aug 26, 2025, 8:14 pm • 2 0 • view