... enemy'* batteries. Simultaneously British infantry and tanks advanced to the assault. Tho enemy was completely taken surprise, and our first objectives were rapidly gained. Cavalry and tanks passed through the infantry, and the end the day advance of between ...

... SIEGFRIED LINE 51st Took Three Towns, But ‘lt Was No Glamour Story’ 51st (Highland) Division led the attack of the Ist Canadian Army between the Maas and the Rhine from the opening of the offensive on February 8, but,” said a senior officer, it was no ...

... ZERO HOUR STRIKES ON THE SOMME The 51st in The Battle of France Gordons Moved , to Stem Retreat t Nst alment of the first full narrative of Tf{ E WRDONS' part in the blitzkrieg tells how ORTh ~EAST men were moved from the WOT LINE TO THE ESTUARY OF ...

... tale it would have made for Archibald Forbes, describing it the white heat of the hour of victory. Not single infantry soklier outside the 51st Division took any part in glorious achievement. There were nane but Highland bonnets there. Only men the tlst ...

... s' to clo 51st (Highland) Division is taking part in the great b whole of Northern Holland and to overrun the V-2 e ty^ tile reat German airfield system, and Enschede, inj of Osnabruck, have been occupied. Between these two towns heavy lighting against ...

... Field Company with the 51st Division worked unceasingly throwing up defences. Bombs fell in their vicinity. Nazi planes once swooped down to rake them with machine-guns. Still they kept working to have the pits ready for the infantry when they had to retire ...

... should be made on .Tune 4. This time French tanks and infantry, assisted by British inf -try and artillery on either flank, were to carry out the attack at dawn. During the night French tanks and infantry were heard moving up from to an ssembly area just ...

... acting as locum at St Ninian’s Church. Brechin. of 51st? From Our Film Critic ABERDEEN WEEKLY JOURNAL. August 28, Why Not Film AUSTRALIA has put its magnificent cavalry troops, the famous Australian Light Horse, on the world’s screen. In the film, “Forty ...

... its signals out gear. The Signal Company of the 51st Division looks after the communications between divisional headquarters and the units. There is a section with each branch of tho artillery and infantry, and the_ remainder of the company maintain co ...

... Poor. 6.12 6.38 6.55 7.23 7.36 8.5 8.14 8.45 8.51 9.24 9.29 10.2 .. 11.2 11.29 11.44 0.12 0.27 0.57 1.9 1.39 1.48 2.18 228 Lighting time for all vehicles: from 3.53 p.m. to 8.18 a.m. ABERDEEN, FRIDAY. DEC. 19, IS3O. Price 7d] WEDNESDAY. DEC. 15. 1830. [No ...

... the camp and inspect the battalion. • «■ THE 51st. All Army Council Instruction, published yes terday, states it has been decided to incorporate in the designations of tho new Territorial Foroe infantry divisions the numerical prefix by which they re ...

... yesterday were exceptionally light. AMMUNITION CARRIED BY AEROPLANES. - General Headquarters, 8.19 p.m. August h. our aeroplane squadrons co-operated with the other !rODt throughojlt the d «y- The line reached by our infantry was reported by our contact ...