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The Polish destroyer ORP Błyskawica defended Cowes and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Captain Francki’s disobedience of a Royal Navy ruling saved many lives in Cowes.
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The uninterrupted and spectacular vista looking north along South Street towards the old town hall in Worthing held a unique allure.
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West Grinstead Train Station has the remains of railway infrastructure from a bygone era, which can still be seen.
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In Worthing, West Sussex, stands the Warrior Birds memorial, dedicated to the war pigeons — birds used during World War II to transport messages and explosives.
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Against the backdrop of increasing anti-Jewish persecution throughout Germany in the 1930s, this post relates what happened to two people from German Upper Silesia who became caught up in the turmoil.
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Childhood memories of the sixties and early seventies, spent with my family and friends in Harbutowice near Skoczów Poland.
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Travel with me across continents in trams painted by artists. Sometimes it’s sunny, other times rainy and stormy. We’ll freeze in the snow while queuing for the tram.
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This post is about the Kusttram interurban tram service that links the towns and smaller communities along the West Flanders coast of Belgium.
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Find out about the luxury interurban Eilzug trams of Upper Silesia. These express trams served routes between the towns of Gleiwitz, Hindenburg and Beuthen.
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This post is about the trams in Cieszyn that used to run later on as international trams between divided Polish Cieszyn and Czech Těšín.
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Updated 29 February 2024. This daily scheduled tram route is one of the iconic historical visiting points of Bytom. Passengers and tourists can use the route at regular tramway prices.
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This post is about the pre-World War II historical aspects of the Upper Silesian tramway network. Find out how these complex journeys affected the people of the region.
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