Hi all, Can anyone tell me where the 7th crossed the Ems river and the Dortmund-Ems Canal? Am I right in thinking that for the latter, they...
I think I've identified this unit as 102 LAA, at the Western end of London 1 Bailey bridge over the Caen Canal, 16 July, 1944. But can't find a...
Award Military Medal Rfn. William Green, 2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles (14401161) On the night of 18/19 September 1944, 2nd Bn The Royal Ulster...
Hi all, I was wondering if anybody could help me find the war diaries of the 85 Bridging Company, RCASC for september 44, prior to move to Bourg...
The fate of hundreds of thousands lay in the hands of a few depleted units hastily thrust in to position. It was a setting for a tragedy on a...
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Hello all, Finally finished my book on the RSF during their action along the Ypres-Comines canal in May 1940. It's been 15 years in the making!...
It’s the battle that shouldn’t have been lost, where; as John Hall Spencer in his classic account of the Battle for Crete in May 1941 points...
Recommendation for Award for Smith, Thomas Rank: Sapper Service No: ... | The National Archives Reference: WO 373/52/179 Name...
The remains of a soldier found in a farmer’s field near Molentje, Damme, Belgium, now identified as those of Private Kenneth Donald Duncanson...
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I stitched together multiple aerials to create two composites that show the east and west sides of the Caen Canal and River Orne running from the...
There were newspapers dropped at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day to the glider riders and paratroopers of the 6th Airborne Division by an aircraft from...
I knew, when I was a kid, i played many times at the Bridge Canal Moll - Donck. I remember there was 2 headstones placed at the side from Mol, if...
There is no explanation of the reasons (presumably development of the site) but they've just demolished one of the Belgian Bunkers which defended...
This is an abandoned RSF carrier metres away from the narrative below. I dont believe it's the one in the script, but perhaps one that was also...
Object description: Sherman tank of the 1st Coldstream Guards, fitted with 60lb aircraft rockets on the turret sides, crossing a pontoon bridge...
Hi, I have this picture, taken in the village of Avelgem during the battle of the Escaut. I cannot see insignia, and I'm wondering what unit...
In reading various accounts of Market Garden and the Battle for the Schelte, I've noted some interesting observations from Sir Brian Horrocks....
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