I am looking for name (and if possible more photos, ideally taken off Juno Beach) of this type of landing craft, and if they were indeed used on...
For their bravery during a fierce battle with several hundred German "Fallschirmjager", at Helchteren, Belgium, on 10 September 1944 (see D-Day to...
I would like to find additional group photos of the 8th Rifle Brigade in WW2, like the one attached and like the ones on my website page Group...
Hello, I am looking for information and documents about the units of the 11th Armoured Division (UK) and what happened at Gescher at the end of...
These is a set of badges from an 8th Rifle Brigade G Company Lance-Corporal. Does anyone know more about the inverted "G" badge? I have never seen...
Hi all Just a quick question. I received this picture in my FB feed today. A beautifully coloured rendition. It's been niggling me, should the...
Does anyone out here have other copies of 'Mercury'? It was the Journal of the 8th Rifle Brigade while still in Germany, immediately after the...
Photo below is of members of 8th Rifle Brigade. I have no idea however, when or where it was taken. Identification of the vehicle (lorry?) they...
A recent thread reminded me of an outstanding item on my 'I should really know that' list. Several Battalions of the Rifle Brigade used...
Was the 8th Rifle Brigade unique in having published unit histories at Company level? With this, I mean contemporary unit histories, published by...
I came across an old post concerning maps of operation overlord, are there maps that show troop movements into Belgium, region of Brussels,...
From June 1944 to May 1945, 163 members of the 8th Rifle Brigade (11th Armoured Division) got killed in NW-Europe. I am still looking for photos...
Could anyone help me on my way, where to look for WW2 aerial reconnaissance photos, and how to find the ones I would want (11th Armoured...
Recently I got this photo (and many others) from Musee Percee du Bocage in Saint Martin des Besaces, to use for my website on the 8th Rifle...
Presles, Calvados (at the foot of the Perrier ridge). Early 20th century: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] (note the people standing on some steps on the...
Hi, My father became a member of 9 platoon G Coy 8RB in August 1944 after transferring from 8 KRRC. His platoon O/C was James Ramsden. I have a...
For anyone interested in the 8th Rifle Brigade and their campaign, from 13 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany:...
After 6 years of preparation it is finally finished: the illustrated autobiography of Don Gillate, an 8th Rifle Brigade and 11th Armoured Division...
This photo of G Company, 8th Rifle Brigade was taken in May or June 1944 in Aldershot. Who knows in front of which building or barracks and if it...
I am looking for a good digital file of attached photo. Attachment has been copied from a book in which it is shown over 2 pages, so quality is...
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