by edencamp | May 20, 2022 | Blog
In today’s #ForgottenFriday, we are looking into the story of the Tunneller’s Trolley; how did they try to escape and was it successful? Perhaps the two best-known escapes by prisoners of war during the Second World War were from Stalag Luft III. The camp was in...
by edencamp | May 27, 2022 | Blog
This week’s #ForgottenFriday explores ways German citizens resisted Nazi rule. Disclaimer: This article features graphic descriptions of execution. May marks 89 years since the mass burning of anti-Nazi books throughout Germany. Enthusiastic crowds witnessed the...
by edencamp | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog
Learn of the #Forgotten Letter from Eisenhower over the Day Landings! Despite his confidence about the cross-Channel attack on 6th June 1944 – Operation Overlord – General D Wight ‘Ike’ Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, remained concerned...
by edencamp | Jun 15, 2022 | Blog
This #ForgottenFriday, just in time for Father’s Day, we’re exploring The Home Guard – the real ‘Dad’s Army’ of WW2 The Home Guard, originally known as the ‘Local Defence Volunteers’, was set up in May 1940 as Britain’s ‘last line...
by edencamp | Jun 24, 2022 | Blog
This week’s Forgotten Friday looks at the history of Shell Shock during the First World War to help raise awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in time for National PTSD Awareness Day on the 27th June 2022. What was Shell Shock?The First World War ended with the...
by edencamp | Jun 29, 2022 | News
Award Winning Museum maintain 5 Stars Food Hygiene for WinStan’s Bunker Café! Commitment to cleanliness and quality across the museum. Eden Camp Modern History Museum has been working hard in the past two years amongst the difficulty of Covid and staff shortages to...
