... the maintenance of his airfields and landing-grounds, so that we obtained more sorties in proportion to our strength. In infantry divisions we were actually weaker. The manner in which the powerfully fortified gateway was prised open was extraordinarily ...

... pierced the left of our centre with the Infantry of the Imperial Guard. The contest was severe beyond what I have seen or could have fancied. I cannot describe the scene of carnage. The struggle lasted even by moon light. I know not the losses of other Corps ...

... should be brief, but it was once again distinguished. This time it came into being between September and November 1939, the infantry basis being battalions recently formed on the doubling of the Territorial Army. It was raised by Major-General R. Le Farm ...