Desert Rats at War. North Africa - Italy - Northwest Europe - Forty, George
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70 years ago, on 7 June 1944, the British 7th Armored Division landed in Normandy, halfway through a wartime journey that had started in north Africa. Formed on 16 February 1940, it adopted the Jerboa as its divisional signÑand while many units that fought in the desert call themselves by the name, 7th Armoured Division are the original ÔDesert RatsÕ. The division helped destroy the Italian Tenth Army at Beda Fomm on 7 February 1941, defeat the Desert?FoxÑRommelÑat El Alamein in October 1942, and drive Axis forces out of North?Africa. After the desert, 7th Armored Division landed at Salerno on 15 September 1943, in time to help repulse concerted German counterattacks, beforeÑas part of U.S. Fifth ArmyÕs British X CorpsÑit took Naples and crossed the Volturno. Pulled out of Italy, it reached England in January 1944 where it prepared to enter the Northwestern European theater at Gold Beach from 7 June, equipped with the new Cromwell and the Sherman Firefly. The division had difficulties in Normandy, particularl...
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2014Uitgever: Air Sea Media Services224 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0957691521ISBN-13: 9780957691520Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Forty, George] [Pagina's: 224] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Air Sea Media Services] [Jaar: 2014] [Titel: Desert Rats at War. North Africa - Italy - Northwest Europe]
