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Foe to Friend: The British Army in Germany since 1945

Exhibition

12 September 2020 - 21 August 2024

FREE

Foe to Friend

More than a million British soldiers have lived and served in Germany over the past 75 years. Follow their evolution from conquerors and occupiers to allies and friends.

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British Sherman tanks advancing from Nijmegen in the Netherlands towards the German town of Kleve, c1945

Exhibition

9 December 2021 - 6 May 2022

FREE

Brothers in Arms

Follow the story of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, an elite British tank regiment whose men fought their way across North-West Europe in the final stages of the Second World War.

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Tank commander Corporal Matty Hall of D Squadron, The Queen's Royal Hussars, c2018

Exhibition

19 January - 6 February 2022

FREE

British artist Tobias Wilkinson documented the daily life of the last British tank soldiers to leave Germany, prior to their homecoming in 2019. Don't miss the chance to explore his work in this photographic display.

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The Battle of Isandlwana, 22 January 1879

Tour

19 January 2022, 7.30pm

£10.00

Virtual Battlefield Tour: Isandlwana

See the battlefield of Isandlwana like never before in this special virtual tour led by Patrick Mercer and Dan Hill.

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Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, Helmand, 2011

Talk

21 January 2022, 12.00pm

FREE

Women on the Front Line

Join Dr Kathleen Sherit as she examines the changing status of women in the armed forces, the challenges they have faced, and the steps that paved the way to the front line.

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Performance

23 January 2022

FREE

Soldier Stories: Tommy Roper

Meet characters, both real and imagined, from the Army’s past and hear their amazing stories in our galleries.

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The surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, 1777

In Conversation

26 January 2022, 6.00pm

FREE

The Battle of Saratoga

Explore British and American perspectives on the Battle of Saratoga in this special virtual event in partnership with the US Army Heritage and Education Center.

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'British POWs and the Holocaust' book cover

Talk

28 January 2022, 12.00pm

FREE

British POWs and the Holocaust

Join Russell Wallis as he recounts the stories of British prisoners of war and their first-hand experiences of the Holocaust.

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Performance

30 January 2022

FREE

Soldier Stories: Tommy Roper

Meet characters, both real and imagined, from the Army’s past and hear their amazing stories in our galleries.

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Talk

4 February 2022, 12.00pm

FREE

Captain Robert Parker and the Royal Irish Regiment

Join curator Justin Saddington as he tells the story of Captain Robert Parker, a remarkable soldier and chronicler of war.

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Performance

6 February 2022

FREE

Soldier Stories: Walter Tull

Meet characters, both real and imagined, from the Army’s past and hear their amazing stories in our galleries.

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American M1 Abrams main battle tank, 1991

Discussion

8 February 2022, 6.00pm

FREE

The Gulf War

Discover what it was like to serve in the Gulf War, from both British and American perspectives, in this special online event held in partnership with the US Army Heritage and Education Center.

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