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Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF)
On 28 June 1939 King George VI established the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) for duty with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in time of war. It was mobilised on 28 August 1939 and within the year tens of thousands of women had volunteered to serve. In 1941 the WAAF...
US ARMY 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
After training in Northern Ireland and Wales from October 1943 to June 1944, the 2nd Infantry Division crossed the channel to land on Omaha Beach on D plus 1 (7 June 1944) near St. Laurent-sur-Mer. Attacking across the Aure River on 10 June, the division liberated...
US ARMY 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION
The 1st Infantry Division and one regimental combat team from the 29th Infantry Division comprised the first wave of troops that assaulted German Army defenses on Omaha Beach on D-Day.[4][14] The division had to run 300 yards to get to the bluffs, with some of the...
ROYAL NAVY 18TH MSF
Operation 'Neptune' was the codename for the naval part of 'Operation Overlord' and covers the period from the 5th June to 30th June 1944 even though Fleet Minesweepers were still very much engaged through July and August. It wasn't only the Fleet Minesweepers which...
ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY
The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry. It came into being when created as a distinct arm of the Royal Artillery on 1 July 1899, and was re-amalgamated back into the Royal Artillery proper, along with the...
Royal Army Service Corps
The Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was a corps of the British Army responsible for land, coast al and lake transport, air despatch, barracks administration, the Army Fire Service, staffing headquarters' units, supply of food, water, fuel and domestic materials such...
ROYAL NAVY – HMS Vanquisher
In May 1944, HMS Vanquisher was selected for participation in Operation Neptune, the assault phase of the Allied invasion of Normandy scheduled for early June 1944, and was assigned to Escort Group 106 with the frigate Strule, the corvettes Abelia and Balsam, and...
LEGION D’HONNEUR
Association 'Deep Respect' actively seeks recognition for those who risked their lives in securing freedom for Europe. The Legion of Honour, full name National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order...