The Secret WW2 Learning Network is an educational charity registered in the UK - a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) No. 1156796

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17th July 2023 – unveiling of SECRET WW2 blue plaque honouring Lt-Colonel André Hue.
17th July 2023 – unveiling of SECRET WW2 blue plaque honouring Lt-Colonel André Hue.

initiative, generously funded by the Gerry Holdsworth Special Forces Charitable Trust. Grateful thanks to:...

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9th July 2023 – annual picnic and ceremony at Wormelow, Herefordhire in honour of Violette Szabó.
9th July 2023 – annual picnic and ceremony at Wormelow, Herefordhire in honour of Violette Szabó.

; annual picnic and ceremony at Wormelow, Herefordhire in honour of Violette Szabó, F Section, SOE. This year we staff

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Events

Sunday, 2nd July 2023 – Belgium Remembers
Sunday, 2nd July 2023 – Belgium Remembers
  • July 2, 2023
  • 14:00
  • Brookwood Military Cemetery, near Woking, Surrey
Upcoming Event at Tempsford
Upcoming Event at Tempsford
  • July 1, 2023
  • 10:00
  • Also July 2, 2023 - Stuart Memorial Hall, Tempsford

Help us to keep the memories alive while engaging younger and wider audiences.

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“A young Australian who joined the French Resistance, worked undercover for British intelligence, and helped to save thousands of lives in war-torn France was guillotined by the Gestapo in 1943 after he was betrayed by a British double agent. “Yet Corporal Bruce Dowding’s bravery and ultimate sacrifice have been largely forgotten because France’s attempt to award him its highest national honours – the Croix de Guerre and Légion d’honneur – came up against his own country’s bureaucracy.“
The forgotten Australian hero who saved thousands from the Nazis’ crimes The forgotten Australian hero who saved thousands from the Nazis’ crimes
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Margaret Betts, brilliant young Bombe machine operator who supported Bletchley codebreaking – obituary Margaret Betts, brilliant young Bombe machine operator who supported Bletchley codebreaking – obituary
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Author searches for war hero’s family Author searches for war hero’s family
The museum will also display strong evidence that Chanel collaborated with the Germans in occupied Paris, including transcripts of postwar interrogation of three Nazi officials who all separately name her as a trusted source. “The new evidence doesn’t exonerate her. It only makes the picture more complicated. All we can say is that she was involved with both sides,” said Cullen.
Coco Chanel exhibition reveals fashion designer was part of French resistance Coco Chanel exhibition reveals fashion designer was part of French resistance
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Our latest blue plaque is up! 🔵

Today the electrical engineer Tommy Flowers has been commemorated with a blue plaque. Flowers designed the pioneering Colossus computer used to decipher German codes at Bletchey Park during WW2 and led the team that built it. 🖥️

The plaque marks Chartwell Court, the former Post Office Research Station in Dollis Hill ➡️ https://bit.ly/3PtjsFu
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Title image – B24 ‘Carpetbagger’ conducting parachute drop. Courtesy of Clive Bassett, Harrington Aviation Museum –  https://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/