Hello everybody, I live in the Green (for green read politically Red) Heart of Italy - Umbria - and read an article in this morning's local...
Just noting that the 78th Division paraded together for the last time in Spittal, Austria on the morning of 6th July 1945. A few notes taken...
Hello I'm new to this forum, I have been interested in all things relating to the second world war for more than 40 years with particular focus...
I just spotted this 5 reel audio interview (total 2 1/2 hours) with Harry Corfield, who served with the Royal Irish (NOT the Inniskillings as...
Hi Does anyone know if there was an operation code name for the crossings? Cheers Perry
A motorbike displaying the emblem of 78 'Battleaxe' Division formed part of a procession of vintage army vehicles. It is the proud possession of...
The Ford at San Clemente, this area, including the town, was under constant enemy observation, so artifical smoke was utalised to cover daytime...
Hi I wonder if someone can help me please? My father was with the 8 Battalion A&SH, transferred to them on 14.6.43, 78th British Division. He...
Chaps, Does anybody have any War diaries relating to April 1945 for either the 78th division or the 56th Division? Bexley's truly excellent...
Fought by 50 men of the Faughs and three Churchills of the North Irish Horse, if this battle had not been won it may well have altered the course...
I spent yesterday (6th October 2013), following some of the path that my father CQMS Edmund O'Sullivan, who served with the 2nd Battalion London...
It was 70 years to the day, on the evening of 2nd August 1943, that the British 78th Infantry Division succeeded in capturing the 2,000 foot...
This came from Ken Fords book on the Battleaxe Div
HI My great Uncle ron recently died and because he didn't like talking about the war it is only recently that we have found out about his part in...
My Grandad served with the 78th Div Ordnance Field Park R.A.O.C throughout the Italian campaign, his service record has the following locations...
Hi, My Grandad was in the 507th Field Coy Royal Engineers during 1940 and members of the forum have been kind enough in providing me with the...
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