Not sure if anybody else has posted this before I have had a look but couldn't find anything. This is a personal message read out to all troops...
Been looking at this and wondering how it fits into the grand scheme of things, anyone got it, read it and willing to share an opinion?
Just been looking at pics of James Mason & Rommel, not a bad lookalike, which got me wondering who looked most like the real person they were...
My grandad has recently given me my great grandfathers military medal. All we know about Wilkie Coker is that he was in 5th Dorset. The most...
This book, by Michael Reynolds (retired General), was published in paperback by Pen and Sword in 2010. It starts with brief accounts of the...
I've just been reunited with an envelope of old papers, some of it a batch I bought on ebay a number of years ago. It was bought 'blind' for a...
[IMG] During the Battle of the Bulge (16 Dec 1944 - 15 January 1945), the 6th Para Brigade was heavily involved in combat to take back and keep...
[ATTACH] a elderly friend who I'm helping to research her father has unearthed this photo Her father served 1st Btn Motor Company Grenadier...
Hoping you guys can help me. I have recently discovered that the 7th armoured division passed through our village, Lyons La ForĂȘt, on August...
Hello all, Can someone clarify where General Montgomery's HQ vehicles were bought from and who built/designed the interior? The question stems...
Hi all, I have this account by my grandfather (written years after the war) of an accidental "stumble" into Monty's HQ. By context I assume that...
I'm wondering if someone can tell me the reason for Montys' near sacking. I've read/heard of a few reasons and wondered if anyone has a definitive...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-30679406 Why does the military insist on saluting? [IMG] The UK's Ministry of Defence has...
Monty inspects 1 RTR in WW2 parade
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Hi, As you probably know, Field Martial Bernard L. Montgomery proposed a plan to seize several bridges from a point near the Belgium-Holland...
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