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    23 Feb 2021 Garand Picture of the Day




    Corporal E. Roberts of the Welsh Guards in the Hassum district of Goch, Germanyicon
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark in Rochester View Post
    Hassum district of Goch, Germanyicon
    WAAAAY up north toward Arnhem. Wonder where he got that one?
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    Welsh Guards during WW2
    The regiment was increased to 3 Battalions during the World War 2. The 1st Battalion fought in all the campaigns of the North-West European Theatre. The 2nd Battalion fought in Boulogne in 1940 whilst the 1st fought in Belgium as part of the Britishicon Expeditionary Force. In May 1940 at the Battle of Arras, the Welsh Guards gained their second Victoria Cross by Lieutenant The Hon. Christopher Furness who was killed in the action. The Welsh Guards were subsequently part of the legendary Evacuation of Dunkirk that saw over 340,000 British and Frenchicon troops return to the UK against all odds.

    The 3rd Battalion Welsh Guards was formed at Beavers Camp, Hounslow on 24 October 1941. In 1943 the 3rd Battalion fought throughout the arduous Tunisian North African Campaign and Italianicon Campaigns.

    While they battled on in those theatres the 1st and 2nd joined the Guards Armoured Division, with the 1st Battalion being infantry and the 2nd armoured. The two battalions worked closely, being the first troops to re-enter Brussels on 3 September 1944 after an advance of 100 miles in one day in what was described as 'an armoured lash unequalled for speed in this or any other war'.
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