Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to [Dormant] moved to !historyphotos@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years 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-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down18
arrow-up1241arrow-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 [Dormant] moved to !historyphotos@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareNeon 🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️⚧️🇹🇼🇮🇱🏳️🌈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·2 years 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-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoIt was and is common in the US military too!
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years 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.
It was and is common in the US military too!
Titles can only be so long, and making a title inherently involves compromise between conciseness and detail.