Here is a video interview I did with 100 (now 101) year old veteran Tauranga, New Zealand, veteran Trevor Blaker. Trevor served in the New...
Hello all, I'm new to this forum and new to war research so forgive me if I ask obvious questions. I was just given my father's service record and...
Hello everybody, I'm trying to find a reasonable figure for the number of Axis troops garrisoning the twin stronghold of Sidi Omar on the eve of...
Looking for any information on Sergeant George Yates who was taking part in the first L detachment jump during Operation Crusader. He was got...
SMITH, ALBERT Rank: Ordinary Seaman Service No: C/SSX 35872 Date of Death: 25/11/1941 Age: 19 Regiment/Service:...
Recommendation for Award for Hughes, Joseph Rank: Company Serjeant Major ... | The National Archives Reference: WO 373/64/598...
Hello all. I am wondering if anyone can help me please. I have a Soldbuch to a German Leutnant who was killed in action on 7th...
Tedder, Intelligence and Operation CRUSADER 21st May 2015 Sebastian Cox, Head of the Air Historical Branch, will discuss Tedder, Intelligence...
http://rommelsriposte.com/2015/01/26/setting-the-record-straight-the-first-night-attack-by-tanks/ I love the description of the R.T.R....
Thought members might be interested in 3 R.T.R.'s war diary of the day....
E Force to Jalo - The forgotten Desert Operation We are working on a book which brings back to light the achievements of Force 'E' and its...
The good Brigadier had demonstrated some carelessness in the Wildian sense, losing his armoured brigade twice to the Axis in the space of six...
While looking for something else I came across some documents relating to Operation SQUATTER in my files, so I spent a few hours last night typing...
Can anyone tell me if 42 R/T/R received any new tanks between its initial allocation in late 1941 for service in the W.D. And its conversion to...
Lest we forget: Naval Personnel Losses during Operation CRUSADER « The Crusader Project I was quite surprised by the ratio of Naval personnel...
hi i have just found this incredible site after searching the net for information on my uncle who was a gunner during ww2 in 7 medium reg he was...
I'll ask this very simply: Was Crusader an allied victory?
After a successful operation against the Italians, the British weakened in Egypt by the diversion of troops to Greece. Then, in March 1941 the...
Some pictures in North Africa 1941. My great-uncle was killed in action there on 23-11-1941...Kenneth Murray Moffat.
69 years ago this day my great Uncle was killed in action in Libya, Operation Crusader. I will always remember him now for his bravery and his...
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