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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (2 children)

They were rehearsing for a Christmas Charity it seems.

Putting on Drag Performances were apparently common in the british armed forces to boost morale.

https://www.forces.net/heritage/history/did-ww2-soldiers-fight-hitlers-nazi-germany-while-drag and https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/british-soldiers-manning-anti-aircraft-guns-in-womens-clothes-1940/

IDK why that Context isn't in the Title, but here it is.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

It was and is common in the US military too!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

IDK why that Context isn’t in the Title, but here it is.

Titles can only be so long, and making a title inherently involves compromise between conciseness and detail.