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PeterG · 26-04-2008, 08:20 PM

Andrew

156th Field Regt. RA were 'divisional troops', meaning that they were attached to 6th Armoured Division GHQ to be deployed wherever GHQ decided additional artillery assistance was required.

More precisely, 156th Regt.RA joined 6th Armoured Div in the UK on 15 June 1942. 6th Armoured Division's divisional troops were at sea from 8.11.42 to 22.11.42 disembarking in North Africa on that day.

In North Africa in 1943 they took part in the following battles:

18 January - 25 January Bou Arada
7 April - 11 April Fondouk
22 April - 26 April El Kourzia
5 May - 12 May Tunis

They left North Africa on 18 March 1944 by sea, disembarking in Italy the same day.

In Italy they took part in the following battles in 1944:

18 May - 30 May Liri Valley
4 July - 17 July Arezzo
17 July - 10 August Advance to Florence
25 August - 22 September Gothic line

and in 1945
13 April - 21 April Argenta Gap

Your grandfather could only have been in Vatican City as a visitor, on leave in Rome, since Vatican City is an independent state and was neutral in WW2.

Peter

26-04-2008, 08:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
PeterG Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 178	Andrew 156th Field Regt. RA were 'divisional troops', meaning that they were attached to 6th Armoured Division GHQ to be deployed wherever GHQ decided additional artillery assistance was required. More precisely, 156th Regt.RA joined 6th Armoured Div in the UK on 15 June 1942. 6th Armoured Division's divisional troops were at sea from 8.11.42 to 22.11.42 disembarking in North Africa on that day. In North Africa in 1943 they took part in the following battles: 18 January - 25 January Bou Arada 7 April - 11 April Fondouk 22 April - 26 April El Kourzia 5 May - 12 May Tunis They left North Africa on 18 March 1944 by sea, disembarking in Italy the same day. In Italy they took part in the following battles in 1944: 18 May - 30 May Liri Valley 4 July - 17 July Arezzo 17 July - 10 August Advance to Florence 25 August - 22 September Gothic line and in 1945 13 April - 21 April Argenta Gap Your grandfather could only have been in Vatican City as a visitor, on leave in Rome, since Vatican City is an independent state and was neutral in WW2. Peter __________________ http://www.petergh.f2s.com/flashes.html Last edited by PeterG; 26-04-2008 at 08:24 PM.