Throughout World War II, M&M candies were solely distributed to the US Army for the benefit of soldiers, with their availability to the general public restricted until the conclusion of the war.

The 'Bombe' WWII decryption computer designed by Alan Turing has been rebuilt and works.

We can agree on that @drHelenfry! 🤯, and what came after WW2 in relation to British Computing developments was also remarkable.

Find out more with our award-winning classic History of Computing resource produced in partnership with @TNMOC at hoc.lgfl.org.uk…

Photographic portrait of Major Christopher Clayton Hutton, circa 1944, wearing his army uniform with WWI medal ribbons, RAF pilot’s wings and Intelligence Corps cap and label badges.

During the Second World War, he was MI9’s genius ‘gadget man’ - the real life, original ‘Q’!

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Dr Kate Vigurs Helen Fry | WWII Historian

I am thrilled to inform you that on 26th May, I will be 'in conversation' with Dermot Turing on his book “Enigma Traitors: The Struggle to Lose the Cipher War' and discussing the life of his uncle, Alan Turing.

Hopefully you'll be able to join us for this online event with…

The sheer scope of wartime operations at Bletchley Park just blows my mind.

Join us in paying our respects to WW2 veteran Walter Nixon who died aged 101. 🌺🇬🇧 Walter Nixon was a wireless operator in the 81st Anti Tank Regiment and served in the Battle of Anzio in 1944. We thank you for service, Sir; Rest in peace 🌺

Countess Yvonne worked for SOE in France during WWII.

Initially imprisoned by the Germans while working in a French hospital in 1940, she swiftly joined the Resistance the following year.

Using her medical expertise, she saved the lives of many wounded airmen near her home.

Were you aware that the shores of North Devon served as a training ground for the D-Day landings?

This coastal area of England bore a striking resemblance to the beaches of Normandy, offering ideal rehearsal terrain.

After Kristallnacht, 10 November 1938, Willy went to work as usual in Bonn in Germany – the city where he had been born in 1921. When he arrived at the factory the Gestapo were waiting for him and arrested him. He was sent to prison in Cologne and from there transported to Dachau…

Christopher Clayton Hutton was MI9's gadget man.

He invented ingenious escape devices that were hidden in everyday objects and smuggled into prisoner-of-war camps during WW2.

One of his designs pictured, allowed for Allied airman's aviation boots to morph into civilian shoes.

At the age of 21, Catherine Townshend led the technological efforts of the entire WWII bugging operations from the M Room!

The door through which thousands of Jews queued to gain false visas issued by Thomas Joseph Kendrick and his staff to save Austrian Jews from Nazi persecution.

Over the course of 1938 and the Second World War, Kendrick and his team saved over 25,000 lives.

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April 30, 1944: SOE agents Denis Rake and Robert Dupuis left England in a double Lysander flight and landed in France. The flight returned with two other agents, Philippe Liewer and Violette Szabo. #SOE #WW2 1/2

On the topic of captured things...

Captured V2 Rocket 🚀
October 1945

The door through which thousands of Jews queued to gain false visas issued by Thomas Joseph Kendrick and his staff to save Austrian Jews from Nazi persecution.

Over the course of 1938 and the Second World War, Kendrick and his team saved over 25,000 lives.

London during the blackout in 1939. You can see where the kerbs have been painted in black and white to help guide pedestrians and motorists at night.

In October 1914, Louise de Bettignies transmitted messages between individuals trapped in Lille, and their loved ones in unoccupied France by writing covert messages using lemon juice on her petticoat. Upon arrival, she ironed out the coat to reveal the secret message.

A “Normandy” camera, one of the small number made to record the D-Day landings.