4.1K views · 109 reactions | #OTD, in 1941, the first Arctic Convoy, code-named Operation Dervish, reached the port of Arkhangelsk in the USSR. It would be the first of many throughout the Second World War. Watch: 'The Arctic Convoys: The Worst Journey in the World'  https://access.historyhit.com/videos/arctic-convoys | History Hit | Facebook

Second World War veterans have been moved to tears by a book put together by schoolchildren which preserves their stories to tell future generations about the conflict. Memories of the Arctic convoys, the Clydebank blitz, evacuation and rationing were among those shared by veterans from Erskine Veterans Charity, with pupils from Park Mains High School in Erskine, Renfrewshire, and documented in the book, My Life Through WW2. #stvnews #scotland #ww2 #veterans | STV News