Six Year Project To Tweet WWII Has Begun

Alwyn Collinson is only 24, but he feels a deep connection to the past. He has undertaken a six year project to tweet the events of World War II as they happened 72 years ago.

The account @RealTimeWWII sends dozens of tweets per day, bringing the Second World War to a new tech-infused generation.

Collinson has gathered first-hand accounts from soldiers and nurses on the front lines, as well as statements from politicians at the time, newsreel footage, photographs and more.

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