As my research becomes larger and some what complete I'm curious to find out 1. How long was basic training (trade not infantry) And 2. What...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me. The Household Cavalry was formed into two regiments during the war, (the 1st and 2nd) and from my...
Object description: Officers of Guards Armoured Division consult a map laid out on the front of a Crusader III during Exercise 'Spartan', 6 March...
Can anyone help me understand how soldiers leave was organised in Italy in 44 -45? My father was in the RASC supplying RA AA regiments working up...
Can anyone help tell me why the major commemorations are a year early and what events will be happening in Slapton at the end of April.
WO 171/1259 Allied Expeditionary Force, North West Europe (British Element): War Diaries, Second World War, INFANTRY Scope and content: 1 Welsh...
Obtained some Airborne memrobilia today, including some of these pics of exercise Longstop, they appear to have been taken by private camera, so I...
Have tidied up these diaries and filled in as many gaps as I could. Now in one continuous thread. (Some months still to transcribe.) TNA...
I've decided to start a separate thread for the Armoured battalion, rather than continue on from this thread. I think there's a substantial enough...
Looking for an incident that killed 5 members of this unit on this date who are listed on the Brookwood Memorial & have no known grave. Any info...
WO 166/12462Scope and content: 5 Coldstream Guards Covering dates: 1943 Jan.-Dec.
Hi Would anyone be able to direct me towards detailed information on this exercise which took place between 14th and 16th June 1941? Regards
I am carrying out some research on LASH [ which, interestingly, was done by Anthony Mills on his Jedburgh website - where did that site every go?...
Some German Examples to get the ball rolling. 1. [IMG] Description: Krim, May 1942 In the fight around the peninsula Kertsch Specially...
Just got back from Devon and Cornwall as work was quiet me and the wife decided to go away for 5 days and have a break.....:D Managed to get a...
I visited the Tyne and Wear Archives today and asked to see all things Home Guard related, of which I had searched the catalogue on the internet...
Hope this is in the right place and has not been mentioned before. Movie clips of 1943 Excercises and trials for amphibious landings "somewhere in...
the expression "blue on blue" comes from the vietnam war. How do :) Blue on Blue comes from Blues forces used by Nato in War games to...
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