by maui | Sep 17, 2023 | Dossiers
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...
by maui | Sep 17, 2023 | Dossiers
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...
by maui | Sep 17, 2023 | Dossiers
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...
by maui | Sep 10, 2023 | Dossiers
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....
by maui | Sep 10, 2023 | Dossiers
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...
by maui | Sep 3, 2023 | Dossiers
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,...
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