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Forgotten Friday – Beer in Wartime
20th Sept 2023
‘Beer is Best. It makes for contented workers, friendliness and tolerance, as the Government found in the last war. Above all – beer makes for British cheerfulness, which is undefeated.’ This was the slogan for one of the first advertisements produced by the brewing industry during World War II. However, from the outbreak of war and for the next six years, the British public had to make many compromises when it came to its beer.
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Forgotten Friday – The Battle of Amiens
10th Aug 2023
Battle of Amiens, (8th – 11th August, 1918), was a World War One battle that marked the beginning of what came to be known as the “hundred days,” a string of Allied offensive successes on the Western Front that led to the collapse of the German army and the end of the war.
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Forgotten Friday – The Kriegie Edition
15th Jun 2023
This wartime publication was extremely famous, it was created by a man named Richard Pape who was from Leeds. He was imprisoned by the Germans, and placed in camp Staglag Luft VI. To try motivating his fellow prisoners, who were also from the same area of Yorkshire, he created this special edition to help them feel slightly at ease from homesickness. He also used this editorial to communicate coded information to his allies.
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Forgotten Friday – National Tea Day!
20th Apr 2023
In this week’s #ForgottenFriday we are delving into a Cuppa’ Tea and learning about how tea was rationed during the war!
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#ForgottenFriday – Total War!
13th Jan 2023
It means that the contenders are ready to make any sacrifice — life or resources — to win the war. But the German Army officially took the stance a little later, after Joseph Goebbels’ Sportpalast speech on 18th February.
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