I am currently writing my dissertation and it is focused on landing on D-Day from the point of view of the infantryman. I am trying hardest to...
Hi all,first time post.Just finished a 1/48th scale R/C model of a Royal Navy Landing Craft Infantry (Large) that would have landed on Gold...
Units Under Command C.R.E. 104 Beach Sub-Area for operation D Day to D+7 8 GHQ Troops Engineers 89 Field Company Royal Engineers : 90 Field...
Remembering Today Name: CALKIN, NIGEL DAVID RIVIERE Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lieutenant Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery Unit Text: 90...
As 6 June approaches, I thought I'd share a short extract from Dad's book of the foreboding lead up to the big event, D-Day. It starts with Dad...
Hello - my Grandfather (and I am his only Granddaughter) landed at Gold Beach as part of the Royal Navy - he headed LCRU 1 - which we understand...
Hi Looking for any info re; 56th me coy in NWE, all I know is that they disembarked June 18th 1944 on`GOLD` Beach. My father Alfred Williams...
Hi all, These extracts from the 659 Artisan Works Company War Diary might be of interest to those of you interested in the Normandy campaign. My...
I am curious after your opinions on books about the landings at Gold and Sword Beach on D-Day. Which are the best according to WW2 Talk forummembers?
I am relatively new to this kind of research but nonetheless enthusiastic to learn. Until I have time to view war diaries at NA I would like to...
5th GUARDS ARMOURED BRIGADE Workshop - Normandy to Cuxhaven 1944/45 I need help in filling in gaps & bulking out detail of my father`s service...
Much is written about the use of DD Tanks on 6th June 1944, and I thought members here would be interested in this document from the 'G' Branch HQ...
I 'm looking for information about the movement of the Green Ho wards when they moved of Gold beach and inland ,maybe to Caen . I do know this...
Hello all, Can anyone provide, and/or direct me to specific sources for, details of the composition of and, especially, rifle strengths of the...
Wing Commander 'Johnnie' Johnson No. 144 Wing We were called well before dawn, and, driving across the darkened airfield to the Ford mess for an...
hi everyone, hope someone out there can help me? i am trying to trace the movements of 234 battery 73rd anti-tank regiment RA. on D day, had no...
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