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1. www.warmemorial.org › victorygardensA look at Victory Gardens in World War II — The War Memorial

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   Apr 5, 2024 · For this month, we examine Victory Gardens on the World War II home front. In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day - June 6, 1944 - we will feature a story related to the largest amphibious invasion in military history.

2. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesBattle of Britain bunker was disguised as a garden - BBC

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   Aug 28, 2024 · A World War Two bunker integral to the Battle of Britain was disguised as a decorative garden, according to researchers. The bunker was designed to blend in with its surroundings in...

3. enroll.nationalww2museum.org › victory-gardensVICTORY GARDENS AT A GLANCE: - The National WWII Museum

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   The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American Experience in the war that changed the world - why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today - so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn.

4. historicengland.org.uk › whats-new › newsThe Best of England’s Post-War Parks, Gardens and Landscapes ...

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   Aug 21, 2020 · This memorial landscape was designed in 1964-65 by Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, Britain’s best-known post-war landscape architect. He created it for the British government and the Kennedy Memorial Trust as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy, assassinated in November 1963.

5. www.nps.gov › articles › 000Victory Gardens on the World War II Home Front

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   Attendees at a National Garden Conference held in Washington, DC in December 1941 set the groundwork of the World War II Victory Garden program (War Gardens was a similar program from World War I).

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6. www.nhm.ac.uk › discover › the-museum-during-wartimeThe Museum at wartime - Natural History Museum

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   Explore the secret wartime history of the Natural History Museum, captured on camera. With photographs from World War 1, World War 2 and the secret display rooms of the Special Operations Executive. During the Second World War a number of galleries in the Museum were commandeered by British spy networks.

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8. historicengland.org.uk › images-books › publicationsWar Memorial Parks and Gardens - Historic England

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   This short guide provides an introduction to the memorial parks and gardens built as war memorials, principally after the First World War. This guidance note has been written by David Lambert, The Parks Agency,

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   What happened at Victory Gardens in World War II?

   • For this month, we examine Victory Gardens on the World War II home front. In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day - June 6, 1944 - we will feature a story related to the largest amphibious invasion in military history. These stories will be shared on the sixth of every month leading to June 6, 2024.

   A look at Victory Gardens in World War II — The War Memorial

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   How did the Museum contribute to WW2?

   • Photos from the archives reveal the Museum's little-known contribution to the war effort and offer a glimpse of life on the home front in one of London's most iconic buildings. Victory gardens (also known as war gardens) and allotments were cultivated in private residences and public spaces to augment food supplies during both world wars.

   The Museum at wartime - Natural History Museum

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   Why did the US reintroduce war gardens?

   • Faced with having to feed an expanded military and a hungry population, the US government reintroduced the idea of War Gardens from World War I. They rebranded them as Victory Gardens for World War II, and spelled out their purpose: 1.

   Victory Gardens on the World War II Home Front - U.S. National Park Se…

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   Why are there two plaques at the Museum of World War II?

   • Visitors can still see two plaques memorialising the efforts that Museum staff played in both world wars. The first (located in Hintze Hall) honours the 68 men from the Museum who served in the First World War, 13 of whom did not return. The second (found outside the Mammals Gallery) remembers the men and women who worked for the SOE.

   The Museum at wartime - Natural History Museum

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   Was a WW2 bunker disguised as a garden?

   • A World War Two bunker integral to the Battle of Britain was disguised as a decorative garden, according to researchers. The bunker was designed to blend in with its surroundings in Uxbridge while concealing its critical role in co-ordinating Britain's air defence, researchers have found.

   World War Two: Battle of Britain bunker was disguised as garden

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   Why is a park a war memorial?

   • Parks were of course already established as a repository for monuments of one sort or another, commemorating local or national figures or events, and after the First World War many authorities chose their principal park as the site for a war memorial.

   War Memorial Parks and Gardens - Historic England

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