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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'm in Long Melford, Suffolk today for thw 1940's weekend. Come and hear me moan about the under-representation of the Regular and Territorial Army in person 🤣

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I've gone off on one again 🤣 This time cables for taking out enemy motorcyclists have come under my gaze. Let's look at whether this was ever used in the UK! youtu.be/4YYRH3LkNME #WW2 #History #DuffHistory

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Cables, Streets and Motorbikes. Let's look at a possible myth (No AI)

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Spent my dinner break taking a look at the early 37 Pattern Webbing setup that would have been used by the Home Forces around 1939 to 1941. There's some unique elements that get overlooked. youtu.be/tuNSvPTnygo?...

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Home Forces 37 Pattern Webbing

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Stephanie Kolonko-Weet @stephkolonkoweet.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Chris is on BBC Radio Norfolk today, talking about the pillbox in Horsey. Starts at the 2:38:10 mark. #Archaeology @ckolonko.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Kayleigh Poacher - Live in Scratby - BBC Sounds

Kayleigh brings the show live from Scratby for her latest Friday Staycation special.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

As always, while trawling documents for information, I stumble across something that sheds more light on a subject I have already covered. I've discovered what the Home Guard did for the Broads Flotilla in Norfolk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Woi...

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Home Defence Battalions follow up: The Real Role of the Home Guard and the Broads Flotilla

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Time for some Random Ramblings. This time I'll take a little look at the complexity of units within the East Anglia Area in January 1940. youtu.be/YWFelrNyEUA

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Random Ramblings 31 July 2026 (No AI)

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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Great to have you joining us @ckolonko.bsky.social! Our question is: what would you say to someone who knows nothing about your specialisation to help them understand why it's so important/why they should be interested?

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Just realised it is #askanarchaeologist day. Drop any questions relating to early 20th century military stuff in the UK my way.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Time for me to draw some attention to the Home Defence Battalions. They were not Home Guard. But they were much more important. Let's take a look. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XxJ...

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Forgotten Defenders Part 2: National Defence Companies and Home Defence Battalions No AI

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Quick vid time! How much had the construction of the defences in the UK cost by November 1940? It was a lot! youtu.be/Z1zfn2_XJbQ

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How much?!?! The cost of building the defences- November 1940 #NoAI

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Sussex Heritage Community @heritagecommunity.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Illicit metal detecting is theft of our Heritage, a loss to our knowledge, understanding and any artefact's provenance. It's damaging not only to the land and environment but to all ethical law abiding detectorists too. 1/3 #HeritageCrime

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The 55th Division, responsible for defending Suffolk from mid-1940 have now taken the lead in the 'first place to stop building pillboxes race. Previously it was the whole of Northern Command with a date of November 1940.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I found some time to make a quick Random Ramblings while I melt. Here's a quick look at how intel on German AFVs was shared to Home Forces units, in this case the Norfolk Division, in May 1941. youtu.be/ElNMhfbNWVM

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Random Ramblings Enemy Tank Intel May 1941

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I haven't messed around with photogrammetry for years but have been reminded that I need to write this up. I had a go at using 1940s stereographic aerial photographs to recreate wartime landscapes for further analysis. The results have got better now the software has improved.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

And here is the cancellation of the G.H.Q. Line in Northern Command and Scottish Command which eventually came on the 3rd of August.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

And Northern Command being Northern Command once again. On the 30th of June 1940, the Commander of NORCO made it very clear that he dislikes the G.H.Q. Line policy, but would undertake the recce work anyway.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

General Ironside is often, if not always, criticised for his 'static' defences. But here it is on the 15th of June 1940, in the initial plan of defence under his new scheme, that mobility was a key component of defence.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Let's take a look at Home Guard mythology in the spiritual home of Dad's Army, the Norfolk town of Thetford. This is a case study in why documentary research is needed to properly understand how the UK was defended during the Second World War. youtu.be/9NrxseFHqXw?...

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Defending Second World War Thetford: Not Just The Home Guard (No AI)

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Just got back from IWM Duxford. Haven't been for about 8 years, with this being the first time since ai was 16 where I got to take a proper look around! Really enjoyed the new visual displays for the D-Day USAF briefing and the BoB Ops Room. Was blown away by the sense of tension with the latter.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

There are almost no crustaceans in the deep ocean. Not because they would get crushed, but because they would DISSOLVE. The cold & high pressure cause changes to water that make it very corrosive to calcium carbonate shells. But there's one crustacean who solves this problem with ALUMINUM ARMOR.

A trench amphipod, Hirondellea gigas, from the deepest place on Earth: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench (10,890m).
Alan Jamieson, Newcastle University

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

It’s been a while since I’ve done a pillbox myth blog. This time I’ll be doing a critique of Pillboxes by Henry Wills to look at whether the drawings presented in this book are original, as is often claimed. chriskolonko.wordpress.com/2026/05/23/p...

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Pillbox Myths #7

Pillbox myths- Wills’ Pillbox Drawings I’m currently writing a report and academic paper which I would like to outline the origins of the drawings published in Pillboxes by Henry Wills which was pu…

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

In another tangent, I may have to look into the removal of road signs during the war. I haven't come across any information regarding this in the period documents, as far as I remember. Maybe another case of something implemented in some but not all areas, which has now become a popular factoid.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Kicking off my new series looking at how the UK was defended during the Second World War, I'm going to start by looking at a period before war had even been declared! youtu.be/NmK8S2HV-lA #secondworldwar #secondworldwarhistory #ww2 #ww2history

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Part 1: August to early September 1939 Defence Commences

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

What better way to start the weekend than recording a video looking at why the role of the Regular and Territorial Army have largely been forgotten? #SecondWorldWar #History #WW2 youtu.be/yztlRdOGKGw

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Why don't we Remember The Regulars but Remember the Home Guard? A Critical Analysis

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Well, they had plenty of matches for lighting 'molotov cocktails'!

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Another unit to add to the the ORBAT and list of 'Units that did stuff the Home Guard didn't do but are believed to have done today'.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Something a bit different. Let's see what an image can tell us about the operation of a 6-pounder anti-tank gun within a pillbox. A moan about shrapnel thrown in for good measure 🤣 youtu.be/LrNkwwujIMA #WW2 #History #Archaeology

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What's in an image? 6-pounder anti-tank gun pillbox case study

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It’s nice to get confirmation of how short-lived the construction of the GHQ Line was. Northern Command and Scottish Command were both ordered to no longer develop their respective sections of the line on the 3rd of August 1940.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Something you sometimes hear is the apparent scarcity of supplies for the defence of the UK. This allotment of ammunition from the files relating to the defence of Norwich in August 1940 shows that things weren't quite as bad!

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Be sure to check out Stephie's new Substack. She has a great project on the go looking at how family records do not necessarily represent the actual makeup of families in the past. Fascinating stuff! #genealogy #history #research

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Tony Pollard @tonypollard.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Recent fire in Glasgow, in same street as memorial to firefighters killed on duty, brought this 1941 painting to mind. Artist Leonard Rosoman was fireman in London Blitz & witnessed this 1940 incident which killed a colleague. He didn’t like it as felt too obvious. It’s stunning.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Time for the first in the new Forgotten Defenders of the Home Front series. I'll take a look at the Young Soldier Battalions and how they undertook airfield defence. Keep an eye out for a very important bit of clarification of a likely misinterpretation of airfield defence. youtu.be/8-E507sMMeI

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Forgotten Defenders Part 1: Young Soldier Battalions

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Thought I'd spend the morning taking a quick look at why we don't know how many members of the Home Forces were killed on active service in the UK during the Second World War. youtu.be/HamGcJ2zRa0

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Why don't we know how many Home Forces were killed?

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Trying something new on the YouTube Channel. I had the pleasure of being joined by the wonderful Taff Gillingham of @greatwarhuts.bsky.social Taff joined me to discuss the up and coming myth 'The Home Guard were full of First World War Veterans'. youtu.be/_IFHgBXbKww?... #WW1 #WW2 #History

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Regular Conversations: Taff Gillingham on 'The Home Guard was full of First World War Veterans'

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Just done a little follow-up to this morning's video. Give it a watch! youtu.be/_c9wLCe0qAo

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The Blacker Bombard revisited AGAIN

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I decided to revisit the Blacker Bombard this morning as I've found some very interesting information, Oh yeah, it still isn't an exclusive Home Guard weapon 🤣 youtu.be/u9PgY_HWJto #secondworldwar #history #historymatters

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The Blacker Bombard revisited: Still not an exclusive Home Guard weapon

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I've been lousy with cold all week but wanted to get on with starting the next series on the YouTube Channel. Let's start by setting the scene for the later episodes in the Defending The Home Front series- www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8kL...

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Defending the Home Front- 01 Setting the Second World War scene (No AI)

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I'm getting very close to 100 subscribers to my YouTube channel. Be sure to head over there and subscribe if you haven't already.

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Chris Kolonko-Weet @ckolonko.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

After seeing a post that mentioned that the Home Guard were to take on the invading force to give the army the time to deploy, I thought I would make a video looking at how that is not true. Let's take a look- youtu.be/kl1AgYzEeH4 #WW2 #SecondWorldWar #History

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Home Forces Mythbusting: Sacrificing the Home Guard

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 15/01/2026

#OtD 15 Jan 1934 the UK tabloid the Daily Mail published an article 'Hurrah for the Blackshirts!' supporting Oswald Mosley's fascist movement. Written by Viscount Rothemere, whose family still own the Mail, its politics haven't really changed much stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8672...

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 13/01/2026

Seeing as I'm blathering about Spitfires, here's a free mythbuster for Bluesky The little letter after the Spitfire mark designation - e.g. Spitfire Vb, Spitfire XVIe - what does it mean? There is a widespread misconception that it relates to armament configuration, and *only* armament config...

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