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British troops returning from leave, Mailly-Maillet, Somme.
November 1916.
The group of soldiers includes men of the Lancashire Fusiliers, York and Lancaster Regiment, and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).
(Photo source - © IWM (Q 1601)
Brooks, Ernest (Lieutenant) (Photographer)
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November 1916.
The group of soldiers includes men of the Lancashire Fusiliers, York and Lancaster Regiment, and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).
(Photo source - © IWM (Q 1601)
Brooks, Ernest (Lieutenant) (Photographer)
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Four wound stripes already ... time to go home now !
Battle of Cambrai.
German prisoners bringing in British wounded to the 57th Division's advanced dressing station (in the grounds of a chateau, just outside Cambrai), 8 October 1918.
(Photo source - © IWM (Q 11372)
Aitken, Thomas Keith (Second Lieutenant) (Photographer)
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Battle of Cambrai.
German prisoners bringing in British wounded to the 57th Division's advanced dressing station (in the grounds of a chateau, just outside Cambrai), 8 October 1918.
(Photo source - © IWM (Q 11372)
Aitken, Thomas Keith (Second Lieutenant) (Photographer)
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Members of Y-Patrol of the Long-Range Desert Group, Siwa Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt, 1942
On left is Trooper Bill Bullock, in the center is Sgt. Frank Johns , L/Cpl. Robert Hall #3529858 is on the right.
Soldiers of the LRDG take a smoke break after returning to headquarters following a reconnaissance mission during the North African Campaign.
The LRDG was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army, made up of soldiers from the U.K., New Zealand and Southern Rhodesia (now, Zimbabwe).
The LRDG was formed specifically to carry out deep penetration, covert reconnaissance patrols and intelligence missions from behind enemy Italian lines, although they sometimes engaged in combat operations.
Because the LRDG were experts in desert navigation they were sometimes assigned to guide other units, including the Special Air Service and secret agents across the desert. Their most notable offensive action was possibly during Operaton Caravan, an attack on the town of Italian held Libyan town of Barce and its associated airfield, on the night of 13 September 1942. However, their most vital role was the ‘Road Watch’, during which they clandestinely monitored traffic on the main road from Tripoli to Benghazi, transmitting the intelligence to British Army Headquarters. Siwa oasis, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt. April 1943.
With the surrender of the Axis forces in Tunisia in May 1943, the LRDG changed roles and moved operations to the eastern Mediterranean, carrying out missions in the Greek islands, Italy and the Balkans. After the end of the war in Europe, the leaders of the LRDG made a request to the War Office for the unit to be transferred to the Far East to conduct operations against the Japanese Empire. The request was declined and the LRDG was disbanded in August 1945.
Image taken by Cecil Beaton.
On left is Trooper Bill Bullock, in the center is Sgt. Frank Johns , L/Cpl. Robert Hall #3529858 is on the right.
Soldiers of the LRDG take a smoke break after returning to headquarters following a reconnaissance mission during the North African Campaign.
The LRDG was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army, made up of soldiers from the U.K., New Zealand and Southern Rhodesia (now, Zimbabwe).
The LRDG was formed specifically to carry out deep penetration, covert reconnaissance patrols and intelligence missions from behind enemy Italian lines, although they sometimes engaged in combat operations.
Because the LRDG were experts in desert navigation they were sometimes assigned to guide other units, including the Special Air Service and secret agents across the desert. Their most notable offensive action was possibly during Operaton Caravan, an attack on the town of Italian held Libyan town of Barce and its associated airfield, on the night of 13 September 1942. However, their most vital role was the ‘Road Watch’, during which they clandestinely monitored traffic on the main road from Tripoli to Benghazi, transmitting the intelligence to British Army Headquarters. Siwa oasis, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt. April 1943.
With the surrender of the Axis forces in Tunisia in May 1943, the LRDG changed roles and moved operations to the eastern Mediterranean, carrying out missions in the Greek islands, Italy and the Balkans. After the end of the war in Europe, the leaders of the LRDG made a request to the War Office for the unit to be transferred to the Far East to conduct operations against the Japanese Empire. The request was declined and the LRDG was disbanded in August 1945.
Image taken by Cecil Beaton.
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Mammoth 274-mm railroad gun Captured in the U.S. Seventh Army advance near Rentwertshausen easily holds these 22 men lined up on the barrel. Although of an 1887 French design, the gun packs a powerful wallop. April 10, 1945. -
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During WWII, Marines from the 5th Marine Division took a Browning M1919 off an aircraft, added an M1 carbine stock, bipod, and 100-round box mag and called it the "Stinger."
It could fire at 1200 rounds per minute and was used in the invasion of Iwo Jima but only six were made.
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GREAT JOB mate, love the WWII German Eastern Front photos..........THANKS for posting!!!
thanks mate, I was pretty sure that the lads around here will like it!!!
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WW2 - November 1944. Major John Knox leaves German headquarters with General Daser as a prisoner of war during Operation Infatuate.
Credits: Life Magazine.
Operation Infatuate was the code name given to an Anglo-Canadian operation in November 1944 to open the port of Antwerp to shipping and relieve logistical constraints. The operation was part of the wider Battle of the Scheldt and involved two assault landings from the sea by the 4th Special Service Brigade and the 52nd (Lowland) Division. At the same time the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division would force a crossing of the Walcheren Causeway.
Credits: Life Magazine.
Operation Infatuate was the code name given to an Anglo-Canadian operation in November 1944 to open the port of Antwerp to shipping and relieve logistical constraints. The operation was part of the wider Battle of the Scheldt and involved two assault landings from the sea by the 4th Special Service Brigade and the 52nd (Lowland) Division. At the same time the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division would force a crossing of the Walcheren Causeway.
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HMCS Mayflower (K191), circa 1942.
HMCS Mayflower was a "Flower" class corvette. She served most of the time in the Royal Canadian Navy, as an escort ship during the Battle of the Atlantic.
During her short service, HMCS Mayflower escorted 38 transatlantic convoys. It's hard to imagine what people felt on such a small ship when crossing the Atlantic Ocean, especially in winter. Service life - from 1940 to 1949.
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