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BEF rearguard action on the Nieuport-Dunkirk canal (May 29th till May 31st 1940)

After a couple of years of intensive and rewarding research related to the combats that took place in the vincinity of De Moeren/Bulskamp, I feel...

Thread by: Christian Luyckx, Jan 13, 2025, 200 replies, in forum: 1940
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7th Armoured Division at the Ems and at the Dortmund-Ems canal

Hi all, Can anyone tell me where the 7th crossed the Ems river and the Dortmund-Ems Canal? Am I right in thinking that for the latter, they...

Thread by: Chris C, Dec 7, 2022, 21 replies, in forum: NW Europe
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Can anyone confirm if this is 102nd LAA Regiment, RA, I Corps asset

I think I've identified this unit as 102 LAA, at the Western end of London 1 Bailey bridge over the Caen Canal, 16 July, 1944. But can't find a...

Thread by: Old Git, Jul 23, 2022, 13 replies, in forum: Royal Artillery
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Award Military Medal Rfn. William GREEN, 2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles (Netherlands)

Award Military Medal Rfn. William Green, 2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles (14401161) On the night of 18/19 September 1944, 2nd Bn The Royal Ulster...

Thread by: brithm, Mar 16, 2022, 1 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others
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85 Bridge Company, RCASC, september 1944

Hi all, I was wondering if anybody could help me find the war diaries of the 85 Bridging Company, RCASC for september 44, prior to move to Bourg...

Thread by: vestingjager, Aug 26, 2020, 21 replies, in forum: Canadian
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Book Review 'The Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal 1940' by Jerry Murland

The fate of hundreds of thousands lay in the hands of a few depleted units hastily thrust in to position. It was a setting for a tragedy on a...

Thread by: Jonathan Ball, Dec 10, 2019, 0 replies, in forum: Books, Films, TV, Radio
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Tags: Bridges, Canals, Rivers

A list of Tags relating to: bridges | WW2Talk canals | WW2Talk rivers | WW2Talk

Thread by: dbf, Aug 16, 2019, 4 replies, in forum: Theatres of War
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2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers - Ypres-Comines canal 1940

Hello all, Finally finished my book on the RSF during their action along the Ypres-Comines canal in May 1940. It's been 15 years in the making!...

Thread by: skimmod, Aug 14, 2019, 3 replies, in forum: 1940
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Book Review Battle for Crete by John Hall Spencer

It’s the battle that shouldn’t have been lost, where; as John Hall Spencer in his classic account of the Battle for Crete in May 1941 points...

Thread by: Jonathan Ball, Jul 11, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: Books, Films, TV, Radio
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2117990 Thomas SMITH, MM, 615 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers

Recommendation for Award for Smith, Thomas Rank: Sapper Service No: ... | The National Archives Reference: WO 373/52/179 Name...

Thread by: dbf, Feb 14, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Royal Engineers
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Leopold Canal

The remains of a soldier found in a farmer’s field near Molentje, Damme, Belgium, now identified as those of Private Kenneth Donald Duncanson...

Thread by: canuck, May 18, 2016, 5 replies, in forum: WW2 Battlefields Today
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Wartime use of canals

[MEDIA] https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/explorers-resources/20-Waterways-at-War-Compressed.pdf http://www.virtualwaterways.co.uk/oruploads/1.pdf

Thread by: CL1, Oct 15, 2015, 11 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
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Composite Aerials of Caen Canal Area - WLU Air Photo Collection

I stitched together multiple aerials to create two composites that show the east and west sides of the Caen Canal and River Orne running from the...

Thread by: Cee, Jun 19, 2015, 15 replies, in forum: Airborne
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Newspaper drop at Pegasus Bridge

There were newspapers dropped at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day to the glider riders and paratroopers of the 6th Airborne Division by an aircraft from...

Thread by: brithm, Dec 27, 2014, 22 replies, in forum: Airborne
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headstone bridge Moll - Donck

I knew, when I was a kid, i played many times at the Bridge Canal Moll - Donck. I remember there was 2 headstones placed at the side from Mol, if...

Thread by: josegers, Dec 17, 2014, 0 replies, in forum: War Cemeteries & War Memorial Research
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Albert Canal Bunker Demolished

There is no explanation of the reasons (presumably development of the site) but they've just demolished one of the Belgian Bunkers which defended...

Thread by: Rich Payne, Nov 25, 2013, 2 replies, in forum: 1940
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Bren carrier on the Ypres - Comines canal

This is an abandoned RSF carrier metres away from the narrative below. I dont believe it's the one in the script, but perhaps one that was also...

Uploaded by: skimmod, Jun 3, 2013, 2 comments, in album: 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers 1940
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3rd Tank Battalion Scots Guards 20 Jul 1944 - 8 May 1945- Operation Varsity / Plunder

Uploaded by: dbf, May 4, 2013, 0 comments, in album: Scots Guards, 3rd Tank Battalion, 20 Jul 1944 - 8 May 1945
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Sherman tank of the 1st Coldstream Guards, crossing a pontoon bridge over the Dortmund-Ems Canal, 6 April 1945; IWM BU 3158

Object description: Sherman tank of the 1st Coldstream Guards, fitted with 60lb aircraft rockets on the turret sides, crossing a pontoon bridge...

Uploaded by: dbf, Apr 28, 2013, 3 comments, in album: Coldstream Guards in IWM images
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British PoW's in the village of Avelgem after fighting on the Escaut

Hi, I have this picture, taken in the village of Avelgem during the battle of the Escaut. I cannot see insignia, and I'm wondering what unit...

Thread by: drongen, Nov 25, 2012, 46 replies, in forum: 1940

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