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# ![@wwtwotunnels Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1878798932777517056.png) @wwtwotunnels The Tunnels - Gibraltar's WWII Experience

The Tunnels - Gibraltar's WWII Experience posts on X about gibraltar, history, the rock, defence the most. They currently have [--] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [--] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  [premier league](/list/premier-league) 

**Social topic influence**
[gibraltar](/topic/gibraltar), [history](/topic/history), [the rock](/topic/the-rock), [defence](/topic/defence), [sandy](/topic/sandy), [ww2](/topic/ww2), [france](/topic/france), [poland](/topic/poland), [over the](/topic/over-the), [rescue](/topic/rescue)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Inside Gibraltars WWII tunnels history isnt just seen it's heard. A replica wartime radio plays a mix of wartime hits enjoyed by Allied troops along with news reports from the era recreating the atmosphere of life underground during the war. #thetunnels"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1903006667450777623)  2025-03-21T08:52Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"RAF armourers prepare 500-lb bombs for Vickers Wellingtons targeting Axis forces in North Africa a scene mirrored in Gibraltar where the RAF launched vital missions from this key Allied stronghold #gibraltar #history #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1945345361331032497)  2025-07-16T04:50Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"In March [----] Polish sub ORP Sokone of the Terrible Twins with ORP Dzikreturned to Gibraltar after a successful patrol flying a captured German flag and their Jolly Roger. Lt. Jerzy George Koziokowski led one of WWIIs most daring crews. #gibraltar #poland #wwii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1946436621957750888)  2025-07-19T05:07Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Hudson Mk III (T9459) of No. [---] Squadron at North Front Gibraltar March [----]. The Rock looms in the background as this WWII aircraft stands ready for patrol part of Gibraltars vital role in Allied coastal defence. #WWII #gibraltar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1947664794296979757)  2025-07-22T14:27Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Catalina Mark I Z2417 AX-L of [---] Sqn RAF flies past the North Front of the Rock as it departs Gibraltar on patrol. These flying boats played a key role in WWII anti-submarine ops. #history #gibraltar #RAF #WWII #TheRock"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1948622956684280006)  2025-07-25T05:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Groundcrew of [---] Sqn RAAF shelter beneath a Wellington Mk XIV at Gibraltar as another aircraft takes off past the Rock. The squadron flew vital anti-submarine and escort missions in WWII. #WWIIGibraltar #458Squadron #RAAF #WellingtonBomber #TheRock #gibraltar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1949728752331599932)  2025-07-28T07:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Short Sunderland L5798 KG-B of [---] Sqn RAF moored under the Rock of Gibraltar. From [------] the unit escorted convoys to West Africa & hunted U-boats over the South Atlantic. #Gibraltar #history #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1950655645709123877)  2025-07-30T20:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"HMS Argonaut approaches Gibraltar The Rock looming behind en route to the North African coast. A key staging post Gibraltar was vital to Allied operations in the Med. #gibraltar #history #wwii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1951533001076068654)  2025-08-02T06:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"HMS Mindful off Gibraltar Dec [----]. This US-built rescue tug crewed by the Royal Navy & commanded by Lt. E.R. Waller of Cardiff had a hectic first [--] monthstowing damaged ships rescuing crews & defending convoys with her 3-inch gun. #WWII #gibraltar #WWIIhistory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1952758817667575875)  2025-08-05T15:49Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"The Rock of Gibraltar viewed between two Supermarine Seafire aircraft of No [---] Squadron Fleet Air Arm on board HMS FORMIDABLE. #gibraltar #history #wwii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1953698892945539519)  2025-08-08T06:04Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Catalina Mark I of No. [---] Squadron RAF based at Gibraltar in flight approaching Europa Point on returning from an anti-submarine patrol. While serving with the Squadron they were credited with nine successful attacks on enemy submarines. #gibraltar #wwii #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1954784838952620481)  2025-08-11T05:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Storm clouds gather over the Rock as the aircraft carrier HMS FORMIDABLE and the Battleship HMS NELSON return to Gibraltar from exercises [----]. #gibraltar #WW2 #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1955869897818255659)  2025-08-14T05:51Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"COMBINED OPERATIONS IN NORTH AFRICA. NOVEMBER [----]. Transports of the expedition lying in Gibraltar harbour. #Gibraltar #WW2 #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1956846897957667076)  2025-08-16T22:33Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A Hudson aircraft in the shadow of the famous Rock of Gibraltar [----] #gibraltar #WW2 #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1958036941137404032)  2025-08-20T05:22Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Two NZ pilots B.E. Young & A.F. Swan met in Gibraltar [----] & went on to fly together with a Spitfire squadron in South East Asia Command. The Ace of Spades emblem marked their squadrons victories over Rommels top fighters in North Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1959151864684888459)  2025-08-23T07:12Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Busy day at North Front Gibraltar RAF marinecraft under repair shrouded Catalinas of No.202 Sqn nearby while engineers service Short Sunderland L5798 KG-B of No.204 Sqn. From [------] this unit escorted Allied convoys between Gibraltar & West Africa. #WWII #RAF #History"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1960213434492141929)  2025-08-26T05:31Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A newly-arrived Valentine tank at Europa Point Gibraltar 30th November [----] #gibraltar #WW2 #history #heritage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1961162910673117441)  2025-08-28T20:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Royal Marines wearing gas masks man a firing trench at North Front Gibraltar [----]. Photo from Kenneth Busuttil #Gibraltar #WW2 #History"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1963106854797480285)  2025-09-03T05:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Some of the survivors of U [--] leaving the Dutch submarine O [--] along a gang-plank at Gibraltar for a prison camp. Whilst cooperating with the Royal Navy O [--] had sunk U [--] in the Mediterranean on the night of the [--] November [----]. #gibraltar #ww2 #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1965134019215114749)  2025-09-08T19:23Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Sunday Mass held aboard a Royal Navy warship at the South Mole Gibraltar during WWII. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #ww2 #gibraltar #heritage #navy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1966247703534538756)  2025-09-11T21:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"British soldiers training for urban combat in Gibraltars town area during WWII pictured here in Secretarys Lane. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #history #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1967453309293511070)  2025-09-15T04:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A searchlight is wheeled out from its concealed position within the tunnels during the Second World War. The platform tracks allowed it to be moved into place while the tunnel exits were camouflaged with hessian curtains. 📸 Kenneth Busutill #history #ww2 #gibraltar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1968541445528121483)  2025-09-18T05:03Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Were live at the Calpe Conference Today leading historians are delivering fascinating talks on Gibraltars role in global conflict from wartime strategy and evacuation to its place in the wider Mediterranean theatre. An incredible setting for incredible history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1968582371545862358)  2025-09-18T07:46Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Were entering the final day of the Calpe Conference with an exciting programme of talks kicking off at 9:30am in Spitfire Hall at the Tunnels. Come and join us for more engaging discussions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1969297041114235176)  2025-09-20T07:06Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Royal Canadian Engineers in Gibraltar Tunnellers of the R.C.E. at work in Monkeys Cave October [----]. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #history #gibraltar #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1969664346331791620)  2025-09-21T07:25Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"USAAF meets RAF Gibraltar [----]. Colonel Harold B. Willis Major Marvin L. McNickle and Captain A. E. Vinson pictured with a Supermarine Spitfire watching one of the iconic fighters in action. #gibraltar #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1970721383131877885)  2025-09-24T05:26Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Soldiers of the 4th Battalion The Black Watch guard positions above Sandy Bay Gibraltar during the Second World War accompanied in the foreground by their battalion mascot Grandy. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #ww2 #history #military #lestweforget"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1971796220315394387)  2025-09-27T04:37Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun emplacement on Gibraltars north-eastern defences during WWII. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #history #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1972536872393232556)  2025-09-29T05:40Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A Fairey Swordfish bi-plane of the Royal Navys Fleet Air Arm seen flying east of Europa Point in March [----]. At the time it formed part of [---] Catapult Flight operating from the mighty battlecruiser HMS Hood. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #history #ww2 #navy #military"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1973485273674817841)  2025-10-01T20:28Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun position located on the eastern side of the Rock during WWII. #history #gibraltar #ww2 #military #heritage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1974201634290086261)  2025-10-03T19:55Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"British Army Bren gun crew positioned above Sandy Bay during a [----] training exercise. #WWII #Gibraltar #MilitaryHistory #BrenGun #TheRock 📸Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1975432728775696662)  2025-10-07T05:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"A Bren gun mounted for anti-aircraft defence atop a pillbox at the southern end of Sandy Bay manned by a soldier of the 4th Battalion Black Watch Regiment newly arrived in Gibraltar in June [----] after evacuation from Dunkirk. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #WWII #Gibraltar #History"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1976354872279892407)  2025-10-09T18:31Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"HMS Nelson HMS Rodney and HMS Warspite moored at Gibraltars South Mole [----]. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #history #ww2 #navy #gibraltar #military"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1977110882527461616)  2025-10-11T20:35Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun position located on Gibraltars western side circa [--------] during the Second World War. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #ww2 #gibraltar #history #heritage #wwii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1979216343976013845)  2025-10-17T16:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Anyone playing Battlefield [--] and hitting the Gibraltar mission keep your eyes peeled 👀 Theres a little nod from the devs to our Tunnels exhibition and especially our Spitfire display. Were officially an Easter egg now 🛩🔥 #Battlefield6 #Gibraltar #WWII #Spitfire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1977329744820744582)  2025-10-12T11:05Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Members of the Underwater Working Party familiarise themselves with their diving equipment at Rosia Bay April [----]. Tasked with inspecting the hulls of vessels anchored in Gibraltar Bay these men searched for deadly threats such as limpet mines and other explosive devices"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1980003132189892900)  2025-10-19T20:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"A British sentry stands beside the Union Flag at the northern tip of the Rock in [----]. The Spanish hinterland can be seen stretching out in the distance. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #ww2 #gibraltar #history #wwii #soldier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1981074234878066898)  2025-10-22T19:04Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Battleship HMS Warspite docked at Gibraltar during the Spanish Civil War circa [----]. #Navy #gibraltar #history #ww2 #wwii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1982317560109437194)  2025-10-26T05:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"British Army pack horses hauled vital supplies to hard-to-reach positions on the Upper Rock during WWII. This [------] image captures a rare pause with Gibraltars town and harbour stretching below. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #history #heritage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1983422923106070907)  2025-10-29T06:37Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A Bren gun post on Gibraltars east side manned by the 4th Battalion The Black Watch (194043). With them is their mascot Grandy adopted after arriving from Dunkirk. While others fought on in Europe the 4th guarded the Rock for the rest of WWII. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1984153234316128535)  2025-10-31T06:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A British Armymanned Bren carrier crosses the moat near Bayside Barrier during the early stages of WWII. The Cross of Sacrifice visible in the background helps identify the approximate location of the bridge spanning the moat. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #ww2 #wwii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1985235088653627548)  2025-11-03T06:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A sentry from the Black Watch Regiment stands guard at a tunnel entrance on Gibraltars East side armed with a Thompson submachine gun. He challenges an approaching officer or senior NCO. Dated 1942-43 #Gibraltar #WW2 #WWIIHistory #TheRock #history 📸Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1986190602371833892)  2025-11-05T21:55Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Panoramic view of Gibraltars town and harbour in the spring of [----]. Visible are elements of the Royal Navys Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleet possibly the last time some of these vessels would ever see Gibraltar with WWII looming #Gibraltar #WWII 📸Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1987222682992054559)  2025-11-08T18:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Our mural was created to reflect powerful themes; above all remembrance. They gave their tomorrow so that we may have our today. Lest we forget. #rememberance #lestweforget #gibraltar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1987512436371710051)  2025-11-09T13:27Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A football match at the Naval Ground in Gibraltar [----]. Royal Navy warships moored close by. #royalnavy #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #history 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1988700337625325710)  2025-11-12T20:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Governor Mason Macfarlane steps out of Hays Level with Free French officials and officers during WWII a rare glimpse into Gibraltars wartime leadership in action. #gibraltar #ww2 #wwii #france #history 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1989951704604045588)  2025-11-16T07:00Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A sentry from the 4th Battalion The Black Watch Regiment guards the valve room at the Waterworks by Williss Road Gibraltar in [----]. #ww2 #wwii #gibraltar #history #heritage 📸Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1991031777046286402)  2025-11-19T06:32Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"C-47 Dakotas in Gibraltar in August [----] heading back to Britain after Operation Dragoon. Weeks later they were thrown into Operation Market Garden forming the airborne carpet across Holland. Many of these aircraft were tragically shot down. #gibraltar 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1991969562976485756)  2025-11-21T20:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"View from the flight deck of HMS Colossus her Supermarine Seafires lined up for operations as the carriers HMS Venerable and HMS Vengeance lead the formation toward the Rock of Gibraltar in March [----]. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #ww2 #wwii #gibraltar #history #heritage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1993219895111434374)  2025-11-25T07:27Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Royal Marines push forward at North Front Gibraltar in [----] kitted out in full battle order with Lee-Enfield rifles sword bayonets fixed and gas masks on. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #history #ww2 #wwii #heritage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1995491574181187665)  2025-12-01T13:54Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun at Princess Royal Battery scanning the northern reaches of the Bay of Gibraltar during WWII. #ww2 #wwii #gibraltar #heritage #history 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1996328237732159567)  2025-12-03T21:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"British troops fire a Vickers .303 at a north-eastern Gibraltar range c.1940. A WWIKorea workhorse of British forces. #gibraltar #ww2 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/1998667739825897537)  2025-12-10T08:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"RAF Spitfire Mk Vs with tropical filters are assembled at North Front on [--] Nov [----] on the eve of Operation Torch and the Allied landings in North Africa. #Gibraltar #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2000825467730059760)  2025-12-16T07:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"RAF New Camp c.1941: two PBY Catalinas of No. [---] Squadron in the foreground with a larger Short Sunderland of No. [---] Squadron behind. #gibraltar #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2001778343876694114)  2025-12-18T22:15Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Rare WWII colour aerial of Gibraltar c.194243one of the earliest Allied views shot on Kodachrome from a Lockheed Hudson. 📸 K. Busuttil #Gibraltar #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2003010040542929320)  2025-12-22T07:49Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"🎄 Merry Christmas from the Gibraltar WWII Tunnels 🎄 As [----] ends we want to say thank you for supporting our wartime heritage. 📸imperial war museum #ww2 #gibraltar #Christmas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2004095886302076977)  2025-12-25T07:44Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A landing craft with British troops nears the east side of the Rock of Gibraltar during a [----] exercise testing coastal defences. 📸 K. Busuttil #gibraltar #ww2 #wwii #history #heritage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2005189511224197573)  2025-12-28T08:10Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Welsh Guards arrive at Gun Wharf Gibraltar April [----]. Months later they sailed with the BEF fought in Belgium and France and escaped Dunkirk in [----]. #gibraltar #ww2 #history 📸K. Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2006301657873924576)  2025-12-31T09:49Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"USAAF pilot Dale Shafer with an RAF Spitfire at North Front Gibraltar ahead of Operation Torch late [----]. One of [--] Mk Vs assembled for USAAF use. #gibraltar #history #wwii 📸K.Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2007371770874212711)  2026-01-03T08:41Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"British soldiers pose beside the 9.2-inch gun at Levent Battery high on the Upper Rock photographed in the late 1930s as Europe edged toward the outbreak of the Second World War in September [----]. #wwii #gibraltar #ww2 #history #heritage 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2010601852828606662)  2026-01-12T06:36Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"USAAF P-38 Lightning crash-landed on the Spanish side of the Neutral Ground in December [----]. A covert night mission recovered its top-secret autopilot George. #gibraltar #ww2 #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2011687043404005392)  2026-01-15T06:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"An aerial photograph of the North Front runway Gibraltar April [----] captured by a South African Air Force Lockheed Ventura of No. [--] Squadron. #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #history #heritage 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2012789935057654069)  2026-01-18T07:31Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"3.7-inch anti-aircraft guns at Windmill Hill illuminate the night sky as Gibraltars defences stand ready during the Second World War. #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #history #heritage 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2015329831097962623)  2026-01-25T07:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"An aerial view of the Bay of Gibraltar photographed on [--] September [----] by a Lockheed Ventura of No. [--] Squadron South African Air Force operating from Gibraltar between [----] and [----]. #gibraltar #ww2 #wwii #history #heritage 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2013858519246676370)  2026-01-21T06:17Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Routine maintenance on our 1-to-1 Spitfire Mk II highlights the care and respect behind every exhibit preserving them as powerful storytelling tools. #Gibraltar #history #heritage #ww2 #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2014396599720349827)  2026-01-22T17:55Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A British 9.2-inch Mk X coastal gun at Breakneck Battery stands poised on the Rock of Gibraltar guarding the northern approaches on [--] January [----]. 📸 The War Rooms #wwii #ww2 #gibraltar #history #heritage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2017483628549124152)  2026-01-31T06:22Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"US Navy Goodyear blimp K-112 arrived at North Front on [--] July [----] the first US Navy blimp to land in Europe patrolling for German U-boats. #gibraltar #history #WW2 📸 K. Busuttil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2016473325531288041)  2026-01-28T11:27Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"A World War II aerial view of Gibraltar photographed during a German reconnaissance flight capturing the Rock as seen by the enemy. #history #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #heritage 📸 Col. Roy M. Stanley II"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2018574244230422569)  2026-02-03T06:36Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Vickers Wellington Mk IC DV513 refuels at North Front Gibraltar en route to the Middle East. Formerly [--] Sqn lost near Fayum in [----]. #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2019521729392177640)  2026-02-05T21:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Colorised press photograph taken in [----] aboard the deck of HMS Revenger off Gibraltar. #history #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #navy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2020396771692908716)  2026-02-08T07:18Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"White Rock Battery showing a 3.7-inch mobile anti-aircraft gun November [----]. #gibraltar #ww2 #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2021315818139566353)  2026-02-10T20:10Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] Sir Roger Backhouse newly appointed First Sea Lord is pictured inspecting Royal Marines aboard HMS Cornwall at Gibraltar. Accompanying him was Captain Alexander as the Marines stood in formal review formation on deck. #gibraltar #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/wwtwotunnels/status/2022280529052131455)  2026-02-13T12:03Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

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@wwtwotunnels Avatar @wwtwotunnels The Tunnels - Gibraltar's WWII Experience

The Tunnels - Gibraltar's WWII Experience posts on X about gibraltar, history, the rock, defence the most. They currently have [--] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [--] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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Social topic influence gibraltar, history, the rock, defence, sandy, ww2, france, poland, over the, rescue

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Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Inside Gibraltars WWII tunnels history isnt just seen it's heard. A replica wartime radio plays a mix of wartime hits enjoyed by Allied troops along with news reports from the era recreating the atmosphere of life underground during the war. #thetunnels"
X Link 2025-03-21T08:52Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"RAF armourers prepare 500-lb bombs for Vickers Wellingtons targeting Axis forces in North Africa a scene mirrored in Gibraltar where the RAF launched vital missions from this key Allied stronghold #gibraltar #history #WWII"
X Link 2025-07-16T04:50Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"In March [----] Polish sub ORP Sokone of the Terrible Twins with ORP Dzikreturned to Gibraltar after a successful patrol flying a captured German flag and their Jolly Roger. Lt. Jerzy George Koziokowski led one of WWIIs most daring crews. #gibraltar #poland #wwii"
X Link 2025-07-19T05:07Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Hudson Mk III (T9459) of No. [---] Squadron at North Front Gibraltar March [----]. The Rock looms in the background as this WWII aircraft stands ready for patrol part of Gibraltars vital role in Allied coastal defence. #WWII #gibraltar"
X Link 2025-07-22T14:27Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Catalina Mark I Z2417 AX-L of [---] Sqn RAF flies past the North Front of the Rock as it departs Gibraltar on patrol. These flying boats played a key role in WWII anti-submarine ops. #history #gibraltar #RAF #WWII #TheRock"
X Link 2025-07-25T05:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Groundcrew of [---] Sqn RAAF shelter beneath a Wellington Mk XIV at Gibraltar as another aircraft takes off past the Rock. The squadron flew vital anti-submarine and escort missions in WWII. #WWIIGibraltar #458Squadron #RAAF #WellingtonBomber #TheRock #gibraltar"
X Link 2025-07-28T07:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Short Sunderland L5798 KG-B of [---] Sqn RAF moored under the Rock of Gibraltar. From [------] the unit escorted convoys to West Africa & hunted U-boats over the South Atlantic. #Gibraltar #history #WWII"
X Link 2025-07-30T20:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"HMS Argonaut approaches Gibraltar The Rock looming behind en route to the North African coast. A key staging post Gibraltar was vital to Allied operations in the Med. #gibraltar #history #wwii"
X Link 2025-08-02T06:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"HMS Mindful off Gibraltar Dec [----]. This US-built rescue tug crewed by the Royal Navy & commanded by Lt. E.R. Waller of Cardiff had a hectic first [--] monthstowing damaged ships rescuing crews & defending convoys with her 3-inch gun. #WWII #gibraltar #WWIIhistory"
X Link 2025-08-05T15:49Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"The Rock of Gibraltar viewed between two Supermarine Seafire aircraft of No [---] Squadron Fleet Air Arm on board HMS FORMIDABLE. #gibraltar #history #wwii"
X Link 2025-08-08T06:04Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Catalina Mark I of No. [---] Squadron RAF based at Gibraltar in flight approaching Europa Point on returning from an anti-submarine patrol. While serving with the Squadron they were credited with nine successful attacks on enemy submarines. #gibraltar #wwii #history"
X Link 2025-08-11T05:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Storm clouds gather over the Rock as the aircraft carrier HMS FORMIDABLE and the Battleship HMS NELSON return to Gibraltar from exercises [----]. #gibraltar #WW2 #history"
X Link 2025-08-14T05:51Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"COMBINED OPERATIONS IN NORTH AFRICA. NOVEMBER [----]. Transports of the expedition lying in Gibraltar harbour. #Gibraltar #WW2 #history"
X Link 2025-08-16T22:33Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A Hudson aircraft in the shadow of the famous Rock of Gibraltar [----] #gibraltar #WW2 #history"
X Link 2025-08-20T05:22Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Two NZ pilots B.E. Young & A.F. Swan met in Gibraltar [----] & went on to fly together with a Spitfire squadron in South East Asia Command. The Ace of Spades emblem marked their squadrons victories over Rommels top fighters in North Africa"
X Link 2025-08-23T07:12Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Busy day at North Front Gibraltar RAF marinecraft under repair shrouded Catalinas of No.202 Sqn nearby while engineers service Short Sunderland L5798 KG-B of No.204 Sqn. From [------] this unit escorted Allied convoys between Gibraltar & West Africa. #WWII #RAF #History"
X Link 2025-08-26T05:31Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A newly-arrived Valentine tank at Europa Point Gibraltar 30th November [----] #gibraltar #WW2 #history #heritage"
X Link 2025-08-28T20:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Royal Marines wearing gas masks man a firing trench at North Front Gibraltar [----]. Photo from Kenneth Busuttil #Gibraltar #WW2 #History"
X Link 2025-09-03T05:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Some of the survivors of U [--] leaving the Dutch submarine O [--] along a gang-plank at Gibraltar for a prison camp. Whilst cooperating with the Royal Navy O [--] had sunk U [--] in the Mediterranean on the night of the [--] November [----]. #gibraltar #ww2 #history"
X Link 2025-09-08T19:23Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Sunday Mass held aboard a Royal Navy warship at the South Mole Gibraltar during WWII. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #ww2 #gibraltar #heritage #navy"
X Link 2025-09-11T21:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"British soldiers training for urban combat in Gibraltars town area during WWII pictured here in Secretarys Lane. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #history #ww2"
X Link 2025-09-15T04:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A searchlight is wheeled out from its concealed position within the tunnels during the Second World War. The platform tracks allowed it to be moved into place while the tunnel exits were camouflaged with hessian curtains. 📸 Kenneth Busutill #history #ww2 #gibraltar"
X Link 2025-09-18T05:03Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Were live at the Calpe Conference Today leading historians are delivering fascinating talks on Gibraltars role in global conflict from wartime strategy and evacuation to its place in the wider Mediterranean theatre. An incredible setting for incredible history"
X Link 2025-09-18T07:46Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Were entering the final day of the Calpe Conference with an exciting programme of talks kicking off at 9:30am in Spitfire Hall at the Tunnels. Come and join us for more engaging discussions"
X Link 2025-09-20T07:06Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Royal Canadian Engineers in Gibraltar Tunnellers of the R.C.E. at work in Monkeys Cave October [----]. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #history #gibraltar #ww2"
X Link 2025-09-21T07:25Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"USAAF meets RAF Gibraltar [----]. Colonel Harold B. Willis Major Marvin L. McNickle and Captain A. E. Vinson pictured with a Supermarine Spitfire watching one of the iconic fighters in action. #gibraltar #history #WW2"
X Link 2025-09-24T05:26Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Soldiers of the 4th Battalion The Black Watch guard positions above Sandy Bay Gibraltar during the Second World War accompanied in the foreground by their battalion mascot Grandy. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #ww2 #history #military #lestweforget"
X Link 2025-09-27T04:37Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun emplacement on Gibraltars north-eastern defences during WWII. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #history #ww2"
X Link 2025-09-29T05:40Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A Fairey Swordfish bi-plane of the Royal Navys Fleet Air Arm seen flying east of Europa Point in March [----]. At the time it formed part of [---] Catapult Flight operating from the mighty battlecruiser HMS Hood. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #history #ww2 #navy #military"
X Link 2025-10-01T20:28Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun position located on the eastern side of the Rock during WWII. #history #gibraltar #ww2 #military #heritage"
X Link 2025-10-03T19:55Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"British Army Bren gun crew positioned above Sandy Bay during a [----] training exercise. #WWII #Gibraltar #MilitaryHistory #BrenGun #TheRock 📸Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2025-10-07T05:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"A Bren gun mounted for anti-aircraft defence atop a pillbox at the southern end of Sandy Bay manned by a soldier of the 4th Battalion Black Watch Regiment newly arrived in Gibraltar in June [----] after evacuation from Dunkirk. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #WWII #Gibraltar #History"
X Link 2025-10-09T18:31Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"HMS Nelson HMS Rodney and HMS Warspite moored at Gibraltars South Mole [----]. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #history #ww2 #navy #gibraltar #military"
X Link 2025-10-11T20:35Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun position located on Gibraltars western side circa [--------] during the Second World War. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #ww2 #gibraltar #history #heritage #wwii"
X Link 2025-10-17T16:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Anyone playing Battlefield [--] and hitting the Gibraltar mission keep your eyes peeled 👀 Theres a little nod from the devs to our Tunnels exhibition and especially our Spitfire display. Were officially an Easter egg now 🛩🔥 #Battlefield6 #Gibraltar #WWII #Spitfire"
X Link 2025-10-12T11:05Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Members of the Underwater Working Party familiarise themselves with their diving equipment at Rosia Bay April [----]. Tasked with inspecting the hulls of vessels anchored in Gibraltar Bay these men searched for deadly threats such as limpet mines and other explosive devices"
X Link 2025-10-19T20:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"A British sentry stands beside the Union Flag at the northern tip of the Rock in [----]. The Spanish hinterland can be seen stretching out in the distance. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #ww2 #gibraltar #history #wwii #soldier"
X Link 2025-10-22T19:04Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Battleship HMS Warspite docked at Gibraltar during the Spanish Civil War circa [----]. #Navy #gibraltar #history #ww2 #wwii"
X Link 2025-10-26T05:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"British Army pack horses hauled vital supplies to hard-to-reach positions on the Upper Rock during WWII. This [------] image captures a rare pause with Gibraltars town and harbour stretching below. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #history #heritage"
X Link 2025-10-29T06:37Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A Bren gun post on Gibraltars east side manned by the 4th Battalion The Black Watch (194043). With them is their mascot Grandy adopted after arriving from Dunkirk. While others fought on in Europe the 4th guarded the Rock for the rest of WWII. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2025-10-31T06:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A British Armymanned Bren carrier crosses the moat near Bayside Barrier during the early stages of WWII. The Cross of Sacrifice visible in the background helps identify the approximate location of the bridge spanning the moat. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #ww2 #wwii"
X Link 2025-11-03T06:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A sentry from the Black Watch Regiment stands guard at a tunnel entrance on Gibraltars East side armed with a Thompson submachine gun. He challenges an approaching officer or senior NCO. Dated 1942-43 #Gibraltar #WW2 #WWIIHistory #TheRock #history 📸Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2025-11-05T21:55Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Panoramic view of Gibraltars town and harbour in the spring of [----]. Visible are elements of the Royal Navys Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleet possibly the last time some of these vessels would ever see Gibraltar with WWII looming #Gibraltar #WWII 📸Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2025-11-08T18:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Our mural was created to reflect powerful themes; above all remembrance. They gave their tomorrow so that we may have our today. Lest we forget. #rememberance #lestweforget #gibraltar"
X Link 2025-11-09T13:27Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A football match at the Naval Ground in Gibraltar [----]. Royal Navy warships moored close by. #royalnavy #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #history 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2025-11-12T20:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Governor Mason Macfarlane steps out of Hays Level with Free French officials and officers during WWII a rare glimpse into Gibraltars wartime leadership in action. #gibraltar #ww2 #wwii #france #history 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2025-11-16T07:00Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A sentry from the 4th Battalion The Black Watch Regiment guards the valve room at the Waterworks by Williss Road Gibraltar in [----]. #ww2 #wwii #gibraltar #history #heritage 📸Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2025-11-19T06:32Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"C-47 Dakotas in Gibraltar in August [----] heading back to Britain after Operation Dragoon. Weeks later they were thrown into Operation Market Garden forming the airborne carpet across Holland. Many of these aircraft were tragically shot down. #gibraltar 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2025-11-21T20:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"View from the flight deck of HMS Colossus her Supermarine Seafires lined up for operations as the carriers HMS Venerable and HMS Vengeance lead the formation toward the Rock of Gibraltar in March [----]. 📸Kenneth Busuttil #ww2 #wwii #gibraltar #history #heritage"
X Link 2025-11-25T07:27Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Royal Marines push forward at North Front Gibraltar in [----] kitted out in full battle order with Lee-Enfield rifles sword bayonets fixed and gas masks on. 📸 Kenneth Busuttil #gibraltar #history #ww2 #wwii #heritage"
X Link 2025-12-01T13:54Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun at Princess Royal Battery scanning the northern reaches of the Bay of Gibraltar during WWII. #ww2 #wwii #gibraltar #heritage #history 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2025-12-03T21:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"British troops fire a Vickers .303 at a north-eastern Gibraltar range c.1940. A WWIKorea workhorse of British forces. #gibraltar #ww2 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2025-12-10T08:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"RAF Spitfire Mk Vs with tropical filters are assembled at North Front on [--] Nov [----] on the eve of Operation Torch and the Allied landings in North Africa. #Gibraltar #WWII"
X Link 2025-12-16T07:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"RAF New Camp c.1941: two PBY Catalinas of No. [---] Squadron in the foreground with a larger Short Sunderland of No. [---] Squadron behind. #gibraltar #WW2"
X Link 2025-12-18T22:15Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Rare WWII colour aerial of Gibraltar c.194243one of the earliest Allied views shot on Kodachrome from a Lockheed Hudson. 📸 K. Busuttil #Gibraltar #WWII"
X Link 2025-12-22T07:49Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"🎄 Merry Christmas from the Gibraltar WWII Tunnels 🎄 As [----] ends we want to say thank you for supporting our wartime heritage. 📸imperial war museum #ww2 #gibraltar #Christmas"
X Link 2025-12-25T07:44Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A landing craft with British troops nears the east side of the Rock of Gibraltar during a [----] exercise testing coastal defences. 📸 K. Busuttil #gibraltar #ww2 #wwii #history #heritage"
X Link 2025-12-28T08:10Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Welsh Guards arrive at Gun Wharf Gibraltar April [----]. Months later they sailed with the BEF fought in Belgium and France and escaped Dunkirk in [----]. #gibraltar #ww2 #history 📸K. Busuttil"
X Link 2025-12-31T09:49Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"USAAF pilot Dale Shafer with an RAF Spitfire at North Front Gibraltar ahead of Operation Torch late [----]. One of [--] Mk Vs assembled for USAAF use. #gibraltar #history #wwii 📸K.Busuttil"
X Link 2026-01-03T08:41Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"British soldiers pose beside the 9.2-inch gun at Levent Battery high on the Upper Rock photographed in the late 1930s as Europe edged toward the outbreak of the Second World War in September [----]. #wwii #gibraltar #ww2 #history #heritage 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2026-01-12T06:36Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"USAAF P-38 Lightning crash-landed on the Spanish side of the Neutral Ground in December [----]. A covert night mission recovered its top-secret autopilot George. #gibraltar #ww2 #history"
X Link 2026-01-15T06:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"An aerial photograph of the North Front runway Gibraltar April [----] captured by a South African Air Force Lockheed Ventura of No. [--] Squadron. #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #history #heritage 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2026-01-18T07:31Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"3.7-inch anti-aircraft guns at Windmill Hill illuminate the night sky as Gibraltars defences stand ready during the Second World War. #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #history #heritage 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2026-01-25T07:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"An aerial view of the Bay of Gibraltar photographed on [--] September [----] by a Lockheed Ventura of No. [--] Squadron South African Air Force operating from Gibraltar between [----] and [----]. #gibraltar #ww2 #wwii #history #heritage 📸 Kenneth Busuttil"
X Link 2026-01-21T06:17Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Routine maintenance on our 1-to-1 Spitfire Mk II highlights the care and respect behind every exhibit preserving them as powerful storytelling tools. #Gibraltar #history #heritage #ww2 #WWII"
X Link 2026-01-22T17:55Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A British 9.2-inch Mk X coastal gun at Breakneck Battery stands poised on the Rock of Gibraltar guarding the northern approaches on [--] January [----]. 📸 The War Rooms #wwii #ww2 #gibraltar #history #heritage"
X Link 2026-01-31T06:22Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"US Navy Goodyear blimp K-112 arrived at North Front on [--] July [----] the first US Navy blimp to land in Europe patrolling for German U-boats. #gibraltar #history #WW2 📸 K. Busuttil"
X Link 2026-01-28T11:27Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"A World War II aerial view of Gibraltar photographed during a German reconnaissance flight capturing the Rock as seen by the enemy. #history #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #heritage 📸 Col. Roy M. Stanley II"
X Link 2026-02-03T06:36Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Vickers Wellington Mk IC DV513 refuels at North Front Gibraltar en route to the Middle East. Formerly [--] Sqn lost near Fayum in [----]. #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #history"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Colorised press photograph taken in [----] aboard the deck of HMS Revenger off Gibraltar. #history #gibraltar #wwii #ww2 #navy"
X Link 2026-02-08T07:18Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"White Rock Battery showing a 3.7-inch mobile anti-aircraft gun November [----]. #gibraltar #ww2 #history"
X Link 2026-02-10T20:10Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"In [----] Sir Roger Backhouse newly appointed First Sea Lord is pictured inspecting Royal Marines aboard HMS Cornwall at Gibraltar. Accompanying him was Captain Alexander as the Marines stood in formal review formation on deck. #gibraltar #history"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:03Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

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