Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoBritish Soldiers (interrupted during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) manning a BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun at Shornemead Fort, England in 1940sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageBritish Soldiers (interrupted during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) manning a BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun at Shornemead Fort, England in 1940sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareNeon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoThey were rehearsing for a Christmas Charity it seems. Putting on Drag Performances were apparently common in the british armed forces to boost morale. https://www.forces.net/heritage/history/did-ww2-soldiers-fight-hitlers-nazi-germany-while-drag and https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/british-soldiers-manning-anti-aircraft-guns-in-womens-clothes-1940/ IDK why that Context isn’t in the Title, but here it is.
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months ago IDK why that Context isn’t in the Title, but here it is. Titles can only be so long, and making a title inherently involves compromise between conciseness and detail.
They were rehearsing for a Christmas Charity it seems.
Putting on Drag Performances were apparently common in the british armed forces to boost morale.
https://www.forces.net/heritage/history/did-ww2-soldiers-fight-hitlers-nazi-germany-while-drag and https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/british-soldiers-manning-anti-aircraft-guns-in-womens-clothes-1940/
IDK why that Context isn’t in the Title, but here it is.
Titles can only be so long, and making a title inherently involves compromise between conciseness and detail.