Search results found for: 1939 Records and researchRecords of Czechoslovakian refugees to the UK from 1939 to 1975Monday 18 December 2023These recently catalogued records tell remarkable stories of migration from Czechoslovakia to the UK....Records and researchAbbreviation and identification: Cataloguing war diaries 1939-46Thursday 25 November 2021Several years ago, a project began to improve the listing of the war diaries,...Records and researchThe displacement of Poles and their subsequent resettlement in the United Kingdom, 1939-1949Wednesday 17 June 2020A plethora of information exists in our collections on Poland and the plight of...Behind the scenesThe outbreak of the Second World War in 1939Friday 23 August 2019Shortly before 05:00 on Friday 1 September 1939, German forces stormed the Polish frontier....Records and researchDisabled British Army Great War veterans, 1918-1939Tuesday 12 December 2017With 2018 marking the centenary of the Armistice, a host of public and cultural...Records and researchNational registration day: 29 September 1939Tuesday 29 September 2015On 29 September 1939 the National Register was taken throughout the UK, Isle of...Records and researchThe 1939 Register – when is a ‘census’ not a census?Friday 4 September 2015The declaration of war on Germany in September 1939 came as no great surprise....Behind the scenesReflections on autumn through three beautiful scenesTuesday 19 September 2023Enjoy activities inspired by three unique paintings from our collection....Records and researchMen, mules and machines: The South East Asian battlespace of the Second World WarWednesday 6 September 2023Explore Operation Longcloth, carried out in occupied Burma (current day Myanmar)...Records and researchMen of Harlech: The Secret CommandosThursday 3 August 2023A look at X Troop, formed of German-speaking, mostly Jewish refugees...Records and researchThe story of Edward Lees: Refugee, internee, soldierMonday 19 June 2023In 1934, 13-year-old Erhard Wilhelm Saar arrived in the UK fleeing Nazi Germany. By...Records and researchWomen on board the Empire WindrushWednesday 14 June 2023The stories of the women on board the Empire Windrush are often not discussed... 1 2 3 … 12 »
