Sjmarf to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 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-square13fedilinkarrow-up1243
arrow-up1243imageBritish 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 to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareNeon 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇹🇼🇮🇱 linkfedilinkEnglish17•5 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-square@rockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•5 months agoIt was and is common in the US military too!
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!