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MANCHESTER REGIMENT

... Service Battalions; also Durham Light Infantry, officers and other ranks—2nd. 1 'sth, 1/eth, and loth to 13th Battalions. FRIDAY. June 19.—Other ranks— Nth. 15th. 19th, 20th, 28th and JOth Battalions; also Highland Light 1 nlantry—2nd. 9th. 10th. 11th ...

Published: Saturday 13 June 1942
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 199 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THREATEN ROMMEL FROM THE REAR CAIRO, Thursday. A THREAT to Rommel’s rear, arising from the movements American ..

... Maintained Six miles away on Castel Benito airfield infantry were to signal that the town was all clear by firing Verey lights. The sappers finished their work on the bridge. Shortly after midnight the Verey lights hung in the air. The road lay open. First man ...

Published: Friday 29 January 1943
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 518 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Much Hand-to-Hand Fighting

... counter-attacks the Eighth Army is slowly but relentlessly widening the gaps forced into Rommel’s main defensive system. As the infantry fight their way forward sappers in the rear are enlarging the lanes cut through the enemy’s minefields to enable the Allied ...

Published: Wednesday 28 October 1942
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 674 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GERMANS REALISE RESISTANCE IS HOPELESS King

... movements in North-western Yugoslavia and Southern Austria. NEAR BREMERHAVEN, Saturday Night TROOPS of the 51st Highland Division were the last infantry of the British Second Army fighting and in operational contact with the Germans before the peace in Northwest ...

Published: Monday 07 May 1945
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1231 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WHISKY— tinnie ilkei: ANNIHILATION MENACES ROMMEL Fleeing Panzer Force Trapped Against Sea IA Of ISO’S SOS 8th ..

... out pockets south of the Mediterranean coast road with the 90th German Motorised Infantry Division bringing the rear Oriental skies have been lit up by streams of Verey lights tracer bullets and flares shot by the Tommies of the Eighth Army not actively ...

Published: Saturday 07 November 1942
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3500 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

June The Original Purifying Modicino BLOOD SKIN COMPLAINTS LATt TOWN Tuesday June 20 1944 ve Mi as ’aui th( UquM

... They intense flak at low From these opera The News : The whole forest tli of t just Troarn the sector which been held the 51st Infantry Division now in German hands The Highland Division” Hails Thyssen seas News correspon-1 dent said to-day British naval ...

Published: Tuesday 20 June 1944
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2976 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AND ugRlADAILY LEADER Offices : Place Swansea Telephone: 3951 Carmelite House Central sooo ESDAY OCT 24 1944 ..

... protest done at once race-road The lights here Temperance With Tolerance shone not very far regarding the extension of from Cwmdonkin terrace hour that many years ago refer the absurd ng e first electric lighting of the consumption intoxicat- allce which ...

Published: Tuesday 24 October 1944
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3415 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

VOUCHE July IS It must be Red Dragon It’sa BRAINS Brew BLACK-OUT On 1114 pm 534 am Radio Page 3

... if already preparing the home front tor Russian successes destroyed by the Red Air Force and remnants of the German 293rd Infantry Division have been heavily defeated The Army is smashing into German the north-west east south Faced with new overwhelming ...

Published: Friday 16 July 1943
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3029 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... such in the month says Humphreys The heavy use light bombers was the outstanding feature the day’s air lions TERRIFIC PUNISHMENT The Eighth Army with General Freyberg’s victorious New Zealanders and the 51st Highland Division in the van is pursuing Rommel’s ...

Published: Wednesday 31 March 1943
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2768 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LLANDUDNO REMEMBEF(-7-there • may be 110 C KEY. —Llandudno ladies beat Holland s

... District Hospital on Tuesday last week. Mr. •••ardwood was 62 years of age. In the first world war he served with the Durham Light Infantry and was seriously wounded. Corn. ing to Llandudno after the war. Mr. Beardwood resumed his occupation as a _tailor with ...

Published: Thursday 19 December 1946
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
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... evidently preparing to assault Rommel’s line EL Agheila 7th Tank Division the New Zealand Division distributed depth rear of 51st Infantry Division has appeared in the zone” a add extensive reconnaissance thrusts German and Italian patrol troops brought fairly ...

Published: Saturday 05 December 1942
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3040 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

5 ROUS REGRET WAR CONDITIONS THEY CANNOT TAKE ANY RAZOR wmt'lflCKr CAN BACK to MORROW NIGHT lET’S IT BEFORE IT

... dangerous German drive southeast of Nalchik says Reuter Latest reports from Caucasus state Army is lighting fierce defensive battles with German and infantry led by Marshal Von List break through towards Alagir Ordzhonikidze and the before winter sets in ...

Published: Thursday 05 November 1942
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3392 | Page: 1 | Tags: none