The Rifle Brigade 1939 45

Author : Regimental History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1474537944

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The Rifle Brigade 1939-45 by Regimental History Pdf

This is a Regimentally published title that follows the Rifle Brigade and its exploits throughout the Second World War. Compiled by appropriate officers of the regiment, this is a day-to-day account of men in battle. Of a more intimate Regimental Chronicle style than the work of Major Hastings, it pleases with the first-hand telling of the Regiment's achievements narrated by seasoned officers who were in the thick of the fighting, from the dark days of the Defence of Calais in 1940, through the Western Desert and Tunisia, and on to North West Europe and the pursuit over the Rhine into the heart of Germany. For convenience we have bound both volumes of this history into one binding. A full listing of Honours and Awards, many with citations, fills pages 55-174 in Volume 2.

Author : Robin Hood William Stewart Hastings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : LCCN:gb50008299

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The Rifle Brigade in the Second World War, 1939-1945 by Robin Hood William Stewart Hastings Pdf

Author : Major R. H. W. S. Hastings
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1474536700

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The Rifle Brigade in the Second World War 1939-1945 by Major R. H. W. S. Hastings Pdf

A full and detailed Regimental History of the war services of the two Regular Battalions along with the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th, which were originally formed from the London Rifle Brigade and the Tower Hamlets Rifles. A Roll of Honour, Honours Awards down to MIDs, and 21 good maps complete this very good WW2 Regimental. This Regiment's Battle Honours for the Second World War are impressive: Calais 1940, Villers Bocage, Odon, Bourguébus Ridge, Mont Pincon, Le Perier Ridge, Falaise, Antwerp, Hechtel, Nederrijn, Lower Maas, Roer, Leese, Aller, North-West Europe 1940 '44-45, Egyptian Frontier 1940, Beda Fomm, Mersa el Brega, Agedabia, Derna Aerodrome, Tobruk 1941, Sidi Rezegh 1941, Chor es Sufan, Saunnu, Gazala, Knightsbridge, Defence of Alamein Line, Ruweisat, Alam el Halfa, El Alamein, Tebaga Gap, Medjez el Bab, Kassarine, Thala, Fondouk, Fondouk Pass, El Kourzia, Djebel Kournine, Tunis, Hammam Lif, North Africa 1940-43, Cardito, Cassino II, Liri Valley, Melfa Crossing, Monte Rotondo, Capture of Perugia, Monte Malbe, Arezzo, Advance to Florence, Gothic Line, Orsara, Tossigniano, Argenta Gap, Fossa Sembalina, Italy 1943-45.

Author : Robin Hood William Stuart Hastings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : LCCN:61024757

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The Rifle Brigade in the Second World War 1939 - 1945 by Robin Hood William Stuart Hastings Pdf

Author : Don Gillate
Publisher : tredition
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9783743997929

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With the 8th Rifle Brigade from Normandy to the Baltic by Don Gillate Pdf

Don Gillate landed on the beaches of Normandy on 13 June 1944. From then on until 8 May 1945 he saw almost continuous action. Don was one out of only three in his platoon of over 40 men to remain with the platoon right to the end without getting killed or seriously injured. As a member of 13 'Scout' Platoon, 8th Rifle Brigade, part of the famous 11th Armoured Division, Don Gillate took part in major operations in Normandy (Epsom, Goodwood and Bluecoat) and in the liberation of Amiens and Antwerp, the watch on the river Maas, the Battle of the Bulge and in the final advance through Germany. Don recorded his experiences in the early 1990s with vivid and personal descriptions of events including bearing witness to the loss of some 30 of his friends and comrades. In this book Don Gillate's story is illustrated by well over 100 photos and contemporary maps. Both the text and many of the photos used have not been published before.

Author : Great Britain. Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015062772291

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The Rifle Brigade Chronicle by Great Britain. Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) Pdf

Author : Richard Doherty
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473826748

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British Armoured Divisions and Their Commanders, 1939–1945 by Richard Doherty Pdf

A total of eleven British armoured divisions were formed during the 1939-1945 war but, as this highly informative book reveals, just eight saw action.In 1940 only 1st Armoured Division faced the German blitzkrieg and it was in the North African desert that armoured divisions came into their own. The terrain was ideal and six such divisions of Eighth Army fought Rommel's Panzers into submission. Three were disbanded prior to the invasion of Sicily and Italy. The campaign from D-Day onwards saw the Guards Armoured, 7th Armoured (the Desert Rats), 11th and Percy Hobart's 79th Armoured Division in the thick of the action.Of particular interest are the men who commanded these elite formations and the way their characters contributed to the outcome of operations. While some, such as Dick McCreery, went onto greater heights, others did not make the grade; the stakes were high. A number, such as 'Pip' Roberts, were just perfectly suited in the role.Written by a leading military historian, this book describes many fascinating aspects of armoured warfare from its uncertain beginnings, through the development of tactics and the evolving tank design. Due to British deficiencies, reliance had to be placed on US Grants and Shermans, with the Comet coming late and the Centurion too late.The combination of gripping historical narrative and well researched fact make this an invaluable and highly readable work on the contribution of British Armoured Divisions to victory in the Second World War.

Author : Roy Frank Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015026308190

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Regimental Fire by Roy Frank Johnson Pdf

Author : G L D Alderson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780752490069

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Cap-badges of the British Army by G L D Alderson Pdf

The British Army has always set great store by its cap badges, which , in miniature, encapsulated the history and traditions of the units that wore them. They were worn with pride by the County regiments (that formed the bulk of the infantry) throughout the two world wars.Here is a comprehensive illustrated collection of the cap badges of the Second World War, the images taken from the author’s own collection. The commentary on each badge explains the joining together of battalions as the war progressed and a regimental index makes finding the badges easy. This is a complex subject clarified in one volume for the first time.

Author : Arthur S. White
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-04
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781781505397

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A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army by Arthur S. White Pdf

This is one of the most valuable books in the armoury of the serious student of British Military history. It is a new and revised edition of Arthur White's much sought-after bibliography of regimental, battalion and other histories of all regiments and Corps that have ever existed in the British Army. This new edition includes an enlarged addendum to that given in the 1988 reprint. It is, quite simply, indispensible.

Author : Ronald Gendall Shawcross
Publisher : Trafford
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1412047536

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"What Was It Like??" by Ronald Gendall Shawcross Pdf

Author : Great Britain Army Rifle Brigade (Prin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1376278448

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The Rifle Brigade Chronicle by Great Britain Army Rifle Brigade (Prin Pdf

Author : Lieutenant Colonel George Forty OBE
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780750951395

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Companion to the British Army 1939-45 by Lieutenant Colonel George Forty OBE Pdf

To encapsulate the British Army in one book is no easy task, but here, George Forty presents it as it was during the Second World War. When war was declared in 1939, the British Army was very much the 'Cinderella' of the three armed services, with a total strength of around 865,000 men. However, just four years later when the Allies invaded north-west Europe, the British Army had grown into a powerful, well-organised and well-equipped fighting force of 3 million men and women. George Forty presents a comprehensive overview of the British Army during this important time. He includes full details of mobilisation and training, higher organisation and arms of the service; divisional organisations and non-divisional units; HQs and Staff; the combat arms and the services; the individual soldier, his weapons and equipment; tactics; vehicle markings and camouflage; the Auxiliary Territorial Service and other Women's Corps. Fully illustrated with an unusual collection of photographs and line illustrations, this is an indispensable reference guide for anyone interested in this fascinating period of British history.

Author : Frank Allchin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : PSU:000022568618

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Purple and Blue by Frank Allchin Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HNZQWT

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The Rifle Brigade Chronicle for ... by Anonim Pdf