Hi. There are a number of threads in this forum related to people and operations of the 5th Sherwood Foresters. For those of you interested in...
Moved from to create separate dedicated thread 5th Sherwood Foresters Salerno September 1944 Hi all. Can anyone help me find out some information...
I posted this on Twitter but it might be of more use here. I can also add a few more comments. [ATTACH] This is an infographic of the number of...
Tomorrow will be the 80th anniversary of the Battle of SIDI NISR one of those magnificent defeats that supposedly exemplifies all our Army's most...
Newspaper of the British 46th (North Midland) Infantry Division printed in Graz during their part in the Allied military occupation of Austria in...
Personal Number: 174099 Rank: Lieutenant Name: Clifford Vizetelly JAMES, MC, MiD Unit: Royal Corps of Signals London Gazette : 13 January 1944...
ESCAPES FROM CAMP 53 (MACERATA), ITALY (1) After the Armistice with Italy, P/W in this camp were ordered by the Italian Commandant and the Senior...
[ATTACH] 9th Lancers : Defence of the Lamone Bridgehead Italy 1944 (9th December 1944) In order to capture the Italian town of Faenza, the river...
Capture of Forli Editing in progress ;-) Forlì - Wikipedia Gothicline Rocca delle Caminate - Wikipedia United States Army in World War II.:...
Army Number: 2331078 Rank: Serjeant Name: C DOVE, MiD Unit: Royal Corps of Signals London Gazette : 24 August 1944...
Personal number: 10800 Rank: Major-General Name: Douglas Neil WIMBERLEY, CB, DSO, MC, MiD Unit: Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders London Gazette :...
Personal Number: 8403 Rank: Lieutenant-General Name: Sir Desmond Francis ANDERSON, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO, MiD Unit: Devonshire Regiment ; East...
I've been looking at a thread devoted to Salerno and fatal casualty Captain F S Smith, commissioned DLI, died 22/9/43 serving with 5th Bn...
From Imperial War Museum collection NA 7973 - 21/10/1943 NA 8727 - 13/11/1943 NA 9465 - 06/12/1943 NA 9524 - 05/12/1943 NA 9633 - 07/12/1943 NA...
I am trying to track down the War Diary for HQ 128 Infantry Brigade during the period 1-30 Sep 43 - the Bde's time at Salerno. Does anyone have...
Hi, I am going out on a Battlefield Tour in early Sept and I am trying to do some research into Stand 1 & 1a - What were the formation of medical...
Hi all, I was trying to make a list of British infantry divisions in Italy in the timeframe in which the Valentine SP (Archer) was assigned to...
Hi, I'm researching my local war memorial (Brompton-on-Swale, near Richmond, Yorkshire) and we have ALBERT F. CLEAVER, Corporal 4469886, 2/5...
Hello everybody, I am currently analysing the entries in the register for Assisi War Cemetery and have discovered 55 tombstones for men from 46...
Does anyone know the words to this song which was sung by 46 Division to the tune of "Lilie Marlene"? The last part went: We landed at Salerno and...
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