Panter-Downes: "Strong men who normally wouldn’t touch a piece of candy... now brood over the idea of milk chocolate with morbid passion." https://t.co/98N97X0P2z
New York Times columnist Mollie Panter-Downes reports from London on rationing: "The classic English topic of conversation, the weather, has vanished for the duration- everyone talks about food." Weekly ration for two people: https://t.co/7vzDWlDp16
1000s dead in central Chinese cities- new Japanese policy "Burn to ash strategy", of destroying civilian communities who provide any shelter for Kuomintang or Communist fighters. https://t.co/YEMrMZV2D4
Nazi authorities announce all Jews in German-occupied regions of the USSR must wear a yellow Star of David at all times: https://t.co/hQL12lDGKD
Stalin's orders condemn to death the 100,000s of Red Army troops currently encircled & trapped by Germans: either now in futile combat, or as traitors to the USSR when they surrender. https://t.co/5D02sS2o8O
Germans announce they have captured Stalin's son Yakov fighting in USSR. Nazi propaganda proclaims: "Do not shed your blood for Stalin! If Stalin's son has saved himself, then you are not obliged to sacrifice yourself either." https://t.co/Vb5syTOnSp
Heavy clouds have brought a merciful end to week of heavy Japanese bombing in China- capital city of Chinese Nationalists, Chungking, is in ruins https://t.co/FAjzGO93lq
Japanese government informs German allies that they intend to stick to neutrality pact with the USSR: they will not invade Soviet Union from the east to assist Operation Barbarossa. https://t.co/EB0fWLWUUo
SS guards at Auschwitz chose 10 prisoners to starve in an underground bunker- reprisal for an escape attempt. Hearing one of the condemned, Franciszek Gajowniczek, cry out for his wife & children, Kolbe offered himself in the man's place. https://t.co/SeF7a0ClO6
Polish Catholic Friar Maximilian Kolbe has died in German concentration camp of Auschwitz. Two weeks ago, he volunteered to be starved to death in order to save a stranger's life. https://t.co/RW1OWfhxTS
After a four-day meeting in Newfoundland, Churchill & Roosevelt announce a new "Atlantic Charter"- USA & UK's common principles "on which they base their hopes for a better future for the world": https://t.co/WdvoPZ1tze https://t.co/JqBWg9h1LL
2 Cologne factories now on fire- but bitter toll of 13 Royal Air Force planes lost to flak & fighters. British hope daylight bombing will smash German morale. https://t.co/z9LA963ZIo
Visit August 2015
Bank holiday saw another visit to photograph the bunker. Mold continues to run riot, causing damage to the wall boards.
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- Main Stairs
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- Corridor
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- Plant Room
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- Plant Room
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- Plant Room
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- Plotting room
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- Plotting room viewing gallery
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- Corridor with stairs
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- Lower corridor – showing damage from damp
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- Plotting room showing where tote boards should be
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- Plotting room
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- Plotting room
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- corridor and stairs
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- Phone booth room – very mouldy
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- Battery room.
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- Rear lower corridor
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- Mouldy room
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- Plotting room with rusty safe
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- Synchronome slave clock – still works!
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