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Learn about the Manx experience of the Second World War on the 80th anniversary of VE Day:

VE Day celebration toolkit

We have teamed up with DESC and others to create a scutch of resources to mark the 80th Anniversary VE Day.

Key resources are:

VE Day celebration toolkit: Everything you might need to celebrate at home, from recipes & dances to bunting & teacups!

Short films about the Isle of Man in WWII: Covering internment camp escapes, bombing, Top Secret radar stations, RAF Jurby and more!

Oral history recordings relating to WWII: Featuring two accounts of VE celebrations in London (including being hoisted up by American soldiers to see the King and Queen!)

Educational resources from Manx National Heritage (created for the 75th anniversary in 2020): Extracts from the Manx Newspapers for VE Day & Life on the Home Front during WW2

 

Videos

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  • VE celebrations in Peel

  • Pillboxes

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  • Internment Camps

  • Bride Radar Station

  • Manx boats at Dunkirk

  • "The first victim of the Luftwaffe"

  • VE celebrations in Peel

  • Pillboxes

  • Internment Camps

  • Bride Radar Station

  • Manx boats at Dunkirk

  • "The first victim of the Luftwaffe"

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