476:(CB) fire to neutralise as many as possible of the enemy guns. The guns fell silent for 5 minutes before zero (22.00) then the full weight of artillery was brought down on the enemy's forwards positions as the Allied infantry began their advance. Afterwards the fire support began to vary with each attacking division's needs, the whole programme lasting about five and a half hours. One of 9th Australian Division's attacking brigades reached the final objective ('Oxalic') by dawn after some stiff fighting, the other was held up about 1,000 yards (910 m) short. Having broken into the enemy positions, the division began 'crumbling' operations the following night. It carried out another set-piece attack on 25/26 October, with plentiful artillery ammunition, and took Point 29. An
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out two brigade attacks, supported by 146th (P&C) Med Rgt and other units of 8th AGRA, and the following day 8th AGRA fired in support of 11th
Armoured, firing 23 'Yoke' tasks (all guns in the AGRA) against German counter-attacks. By now VIII Corps' offensive had run out of momentum, and the lead was taken over by XXX Corps. 146th (P&C) Medium Rgt remained at Le Bény-Bocage for some days, then supported VIII Corps' renewed attack.
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guns 'superimposed' 300 yards (270 m) ahead. The supporting tanks pushed on to keep up with the barrage, but the infantry got left behind and waited for a fresh artillery programme to eb arranged. By 15.00, when the air attacks for Phase 3 went in, the divisional commander decided to 'rush' the final objective with a single tank battalion (4th Tank
Battalion,
837:, opposite Venlo. Operation Guildford was a textbook operation, employing 21st Army Group's superior resources in airpower, engineering and artillery to overcome the formidable minefields, anti-tank ditches and fortifications with low casualties. 8th AGRA was among the three AGRAs devoted to supporting this attack by a single infantry brigade (
762:) driving through rearguards; a squadron was held up by anti-tank fire but this was dealt with by one of the artillery's CB concentrations. By 19.00 the tanks were on the final objective, with the infantry catching up later. 8th AGRA remained on call to support VIII Corps on 31 July and on 1 August 146th (P&C) Med Rgt was placed on call to
749:(AOP) aircraft to direct its fire after H Hour. Radio silence was maintained until 03.55 on D Day (30 July). There were fewer guns than normal for an attack by Second Army, and ammunition supply was limited because the 'tail' of the corps was still strung out east of the Orne when the battle began. 146th (P&C) Med Rgt was assigned to
657:, supported by massed artillery and bombers. The medium regiments had forward observation officers (FOOs) advancing with the armoured brigades. After the bombers had completed their early morning tasks, the artillery opened up at 06.05, with 8th AGRA carrying out a CB programme. Then, as most of the artillery fired a
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Johnson of 146th (P&C) Med Rgt manning a double observation post (OP) for the supporting guns. Against light opposition the fireplan was not required, but that evening 8th AGRA fired defensive fire (DF) tasks to break up counter-attacks on 11th
Armoured Division. On 7 August, 3rd Division carried
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of 15th (S) Division began its Phase 1 attack with two battalions at 06.50, supported by artillery concentrations. The battalions were on their objectives by 10.30 when the other two battalions passed through to carry out Phase 2, following a creeping barrage fired by the field guns, with the medium
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counter-attack on Point 29 the following day was broken up by the artillery supporting 9th
Australian and by air attacks. The Australians continued attacking over following nights, with a third set-piece on 30/31 October. Eighth army had not yet achieved its hoped-for breakthrough, and a new phase of
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at 21.30 (Operation
Widgeon) and by 15th (S) Division at 01.00 on 24 March (Operation Torchlight). The opening salvo of the 700 guns supporting 15th (S) Division was described by the divisional historian as 'earth-shaking'. The following morning the medium guns were then switched to bombardment and
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146th (P&C) Medium Rgt remained at Le Bény-Bocage for some days, then supported VIII Corps' renewed attack (Operation Grouse) on 11 August. After firing concentrations to assist the initial advance, its role was to fire at opportunity targets identified by the FOOs with 3rd
Division. As the
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was that the two-battery organisation did not work: field regiments were intended to support an infantry brigade of three battalions. As a result, they were reorganised into three 8-gun batteries, but it was not until late 1940 that the RA had enough trained battery staffs to carry out the
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swimming tanks that had crossed the river. At the last minute there was an erroneous report that some of the tanks were already in Haffen so the artillery support from the AGRAs was cancelled. Nevertheless, the area was largely cleared by nightfall. German counter-attacks came in against
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on 16 December. The establishment of a medium regiment was two batteries of 8 guns each; it consisted of 407 and 408 (Cardiganshire) Med Btys, and 510 Fd Bty was disbanded. The regiment then returned to the UK to prepare for
Overlord. The RA's standard medium gun by now was the
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in place of the prewar equipment and makeshift guns issued after
Dunkirk. When TA duplicate units were authorised to adopt their parent's subtitles on 17 February 1942, the 146th was given the 'Pembroke & Cardigan' title, even though it only had the Cardigan batteries.
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Medium Rgts of 8th AGRA were assigned to 52nd (L) Division for the initial phase of the operation, but all the medium regiments were heavily involved in the initial CB fire on the evening of 23 March and the 'softening' bombardments that preceded the assault crossings by
472:'). The essence of the plan was that concentrated groups of 25-pdrs could be used to support first one, then another of a series of set-piece attacks, with plenty of ammunition available. The bombardment began at 21.40 on 23 October with 15 minutes of concentrated
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it was split up to reinforce other formations, including the HQ 8th
Divisional Royal Artillery, which from 18 October constituted 'Hammerforce'. From Hammerforce 146th (P&C) Fd Rgt with its 24 x 25-pounders was directly attached to support
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565:) was launched on 9 September 1943 and the division began landing on 15 September. It completed its concentration on 30 September, the leading elements having begun moving out of the beachhead two days earlier, and entered
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and 7th
Armoured Division. The Germans were stunned by the bombing and initial bombardments, but recovered quickly and the attack was held up short of Bourguébus Ridge. 8th AGRA fired an additional fireplan on
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on 6 March, but 7th Armoured Division was in a well-prepared position with plenty of 25-pdrs and ample ammunition. The attack was quickly broken up. 7th Armoured then took part in the set-piece Battles of the
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729:. Moves were mainly made by night and VIII Corps' formation signs were covered up, in order to disguise the movement. 8th AGRA moved 30 miles (48 km) from Giberville across the Orne to an area south of
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On 1 December 1941 38th (W) Division was placed on a lower establishment; this meant that it was not going to be sent overseas for the foreseeable future, and it became a static coast defence formation in
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Although it wore Royal Artillery cap badges, 102nd (Pembroke & Cardigan) Field Regiment had continued to use its traditional Pembroke Yeomanry badge as a collar badge. This consisted of the
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146th (Pembroke & Cardiganshire) Medium Regiment passed into suspended animation on 9 January 1946 and was not reformed in the postwar TA: it was officially disbanded on 1 January 1947.
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Hammerforce was broken up on 3 November and 8th Armoured Division was never reconstituted: 146th (P&C) Fd Rgt officially left it on 6 November. On 10 December the regiment joined
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during the night, and the dangerous decision was made to use the medium guns for defensive fire close to the Scottish positions, then in the woods and close to the bridges over the
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where the Germans had retreated. The enemy was finally driven out of the riverside villages by 07.00 next morning and at 07.30 15th (S) Division began moving inland to the Issel.
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After the end of the Tunisian campaign, 7th Armoured Division re-equipped and trained for the forthcoming Italian campaign (it was not required for Sicily). The Allied landing at
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Once the breakout from the beachhead was achieved, VIII Corps was 'grounded' to provide transport and fuel to 21st Army Group's pursuit force. It played a minor flanking role in
573:. On 12 October the division made a diversionary attack across the river while the main crossing was forced by X Corps and US troops. 7th Armoured Division forded the river near
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holding the riverbank while the preparations were made behind a massive smokescreen, including parking the guns as close to the river as possible. 146th (P&C) and
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949:'Fishguard'. 146th (P&C) Medium Regiment continued this tradition, leading to its nickname, the 'Fishguard Express', during the North West Europe campaign.
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146th (P&C) Field Rgt had been selected for conversion to medium artillery for Overlord. It was withdrawn to North Africa where it was redesignated
416:. As the invasion threat receded, the lower establishment divisions became sources of units and drafts to reinforce the fighting formations overseas.
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485:', was launched on 2 November. Next day the Australians found that the enemy in front was beginning to retreat, and Eighth Army began its pursuit.
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865:) in early 1945. At the conclusion of 'Veritable' on 11 March, 21st Army Group was in position to attempt an assault crossing of the Rhine (
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over the next week, 8th AGRA fired impromptu fireplans in support of 3rd Division, and CB and HF tasks. On 16 August 3rd Division entered
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reorganisation. 146th Field Rgt accordingly formed 510 Fd Bty on 14 January 1941. By now RA field regiments had standardised on the modern
705:, though one troop of 146th (P&C) Med Rgt remained behind to continue HF tasks from its previous positions. There was an air raid on
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When the TA was mobilised on 1 September, just ahead of the outbreak of World War II on 3 September, both regiments were assigned to the
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Once the Rhine had been crossed 21st Army Group began a rapid advance across northern Germany. Apart from the crossing of the
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7th Armoured Division was now withdrawn from the fighting to return to the UK to prepare for the Allied invasion of Normandy (
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on 25 September. The skeleton of this division had recently arrived in Egypt, but it was still not complete. For the planned
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and was later granted its parent's subtitle '(Pembroke & Cardiganshire)'. After serving in Home Defence it was sent to
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while 146th (P&C) Med Rgt was firing an HF task. An ammunition dump was set on fire about 40 yards (37 m) behind
869:). 8th AGRA was assigned to support XII Corps for this operation. 15th (Scottish) Division was selected for the assault,
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in front of the attack, selected units including 146th (P&C) Med Rgt carried out further CB tasks, directed by
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and by the following day all the guns of 8th AGRA were out of range. On 21 August the whole AGRA concentrated at
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146th (P&C) Field Rgt left 38th (W) Division on 13 May 1942 and was joined by 282 Anti-Tank Battery from
352:. Until 14 July 1940 the division underwent training in south-east Wales in Western Command. Then, after the
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822:'Pocket', which took from October to the beginning of December, due to a surprise German counter-attack at
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B.L.Jones's gun, but he and two members of his detachment put out the flames, for which he was awarded the
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of the guns before the operation began, though this helped the surprise effect. 8th AGRA was allocated a
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348:. This new division became operational on 18 September 1939. There now followed the period known as the
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on 25 July, firing a large programme of harassing fire (HF) tasks to assist the advance towards
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At this time the establishment of an RA field regiment was two batteries, each of three four-gun
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Generally, 15th (S) Division's assault was successful, but 227th (Highland) Bde got held up at
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fired again to help 11th Armoured's brigades as they withdrew to 'harbour' for the night.
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on 23 January 1943 and pushed on towards Tunisia. The Axis forces counter-attacked at the
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HQ took over field command in Western Command, and 38th (W) Division was stationed around
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in the autumn. This drive, beginning with Operation Constellation, entailed clearing the
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during the night of 28/29 July, then a further 16 miles (26 km) to deploy north of
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in the early hours of 25 July, with German aircraft dropping anti-personnel bombs and
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978:'A Brief History of the Pembroke Yeomanry' at Army website (archived 14 March 2006).
922:) approached, British units were called upon to act as occupation forces. After the
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376:. 38th (W) Division was in corps reserve, behind the divisions guarding the coast.
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1889:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1966/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
1866:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1973/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
233:. Landing in Normandy in July 1944 it participated in many of the battles of the
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this became the role for the whole of 21st Army Group while the troops awaited
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in September 1942, and on arrival, 282 A/T Bty left on 19 September and joined
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653:(18 July). Goodwood was to be an armoured drive southwards from east of the
592:). 146th (P&C) Field Rgt left the division on 6 November when it joined
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1717:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1962/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
1694:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
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for the first two phases of the attack and was then released for CB tasks.
1799:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1960/London: London Stamp Exchange, 1990,
1847:, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1948/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2014,
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725:). This meant cutting across the lines of communication of the whole of
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gun-howitzers, but prior to the outbreak of war most TA units still had
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1736:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
833:) was ready to take the Germans' last bridgehead west of the Maas, at
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on 1 October. It continued advancing against rearguards as far as the
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Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 35–7, 43–4, 48–53, 58–9, 65–7, 74.
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On 5 August the regiments of 8th AGRA followed the advance as far as
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229:, then was withdrawn to the UK and converted to medium artillery for
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533:(6–7 April), after which it pursued the enemy up the coast to the
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VIII Corps and 8th AGRA were not involved in the fighting in the
1929:, Ottawa: Queen's Printer & Controller of Stationery, 1960.
1656:, Germany: BAOR, 1947/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2022,
1641:, Germany: BAOR, 1947/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2021,
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299:. The intention was to equip field regiments with 24 of the new
255:, existing units were ordered to form duplicates of themselves.
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F.A. Bibra. It was in time to participate in the fireplan for
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at the end of the month and on 1/2 November debouched through
1922:
Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War
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596:(2nd AGRA) to support the attack on Monte Camino, in which
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25-pounder in action during the Battle of the Mareth Line.
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26:
146th (Pembroke & Cardiganshire) Medium Regiment, RA
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146th (Pembroke & Cardiganshire) Field Regiment, RA
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History of 7th Armoured Division June 1943–July 1945
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Western Command, 3 September 1939, at Patriot Files.
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By 3 December, 15th (S) Division (temporarily under
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426:70th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment
1993:Military units and formations in Cardiganshire
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189:(RA) unit being formed in Britain's part-time
1807:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2003,
1782:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1767:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1412:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 477, 481–2, 485–7.
251:With the rapid expansion of the TA after the
237:. It was disbanded after the end of the war.
8:
1988:Military units and formations in Aberystwyth
1887:The Destruction of the Axis forces in Africa
1250:Molony, Vol V, pp. 337–8, 343–4, 443–4, 450.
537:position. The division was then switched to
221:for the pursuit across North Africa and the
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678:at 16.30, and at 20.55 146th (P&C) and
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1223:Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 220–1.
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368:. On 16 April 1941 the division moved to
1833:, Nottingham: The Sherwood Press, 1992,
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887:tasks to support the airborne landings (
629:A 5.5-inch gun firing in Normandy, 1944.
386:guns of 408 Battery, 146th Field Rgt at
16:British Army unit from Wales (1939–1946)
1674:, London: Yale University Press, 2013,
1403:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 447–57, 461.
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680:107th (South Notts Hussars) Medium Rgts
451:8th Armoured Division's formation sign.
332:38th (Welsh) Division's formation sign.
201:field artillery unit, it took over two
1998:Military units and formations in Wales
1983:Field regiments of the Royal Artillery
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1904:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2006,
1456:, pp. 4, 29, 72, 79–80, 99, 159–60.
814:), after which it closed up to the
1826:, British Army of the Rhine, 1945.
1301:Townend & Baldwin, Appendix A.
1241:Lindsay & Johnstone, pp. 4–17.
924:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath
275:with the following organisation:
14:
1962:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
1350:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 431–2.
1092:Sainsbury, pp. 17–20; Appendix 2.
786:advance continued slowly towards
755:227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade
751:15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
455:146th (P&C) Field Rgt joined
871:52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
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55:
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1752:British Army Handbook 1939–1945
1259:Lindsay & Johnstone, p. 17.
505:during a pause in the pursuit.
798:for maintenance and training.
685:8th AGRA was moved across the
594:2nd Army Group Royal Artillery
541:for the final push to capture
372:defending invasion-threatened
338:38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
122:8th Army Group Royal Artillery
110:38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
1:
1177:Frederick, pp. 915, 922, 926.
669:led off, followed in turn by
235:campaign in North West Europe
547:Operations Vulcan and Strike
468:in the forthcoming attack ('
340:, the duplicate of the TA's
213:, where it took part in the
197:. Spun off from an existing
1615:Martin, pp. 321–30, 338–43.
600:stormed 'Bare Arse Ridge'.
461:Second Battle of El Alamein
390:, Sussex, 14 November 1941.
354:British Expeditionary Force
215:Second Battle of El Alamein
150:Second Battle of El Alamein
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1881:& Brig C.J.C. Molony,
1822:and Capt M..E. Johnstone,
1372:Buckley, pp. 152–5, 160–3.
1363:, pp. 8, 12–9, Appendix A.
943:Prince of Wales's feathers
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46:8 July 1939–9 January 1946
1268:Molony, Vol V, pp. 450–3.
344:that was being formed in
37:Royal Artillery cap badge
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1933:21 December 2020 at the
1829:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1754:, Stroud: Sutton, 1998,
1509:, pp. 21–4, Appendix A2.
1385:, pp. 390–5, 401–2, 410.
1117:Collier, Maps 5, 17, 20.
671:Guards Armoured Division
193:(TA) on the outbreak of
808:Operation Market Garden
466:9th Australian Division
434:Western Desert Campaign
358:evacuation from Dunkirk
225:. It served briefly in
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1593:Saunders, pp. 147–80.
1310:Forty, pp. 73, 223–4.
1147:Forty, pp. 72–3, 220.
1135:Farndale, pp. 99–100.
1009:Frederick, pp. 492–4.
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693:for the diversionary
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503:7th Armoured Division
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483:Operation Supercharge
457:8th Armoured Division
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342:53rd (Welsh) Division
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118:7th Armoured Division
114:8th Armoured Division
1858:Brig C.J.C. Molony,
1843:Lt-Gen H.G. Martin,
1795:Lt-Col H.F. Joslen,
1189:Joslen, pp. 22, 567.
988:Frederick, pp. 47–8.
880:1st Commando Brigade
747:air observation post
598:201st Guards Brigade
516:Eighth Army entered
273:146th Field Regiment
259:(converted from the
183:146th Field Regiment
1624:Litchfield, p. 203.
1584:Martin, pp. 282–91.
1562:Buckley, pp. 284–5.
1540:Martin, pp. 274–82.
1518:Buckley, pp. 282–4.
1496:Martin, pp. 214–20.
1474:Buckley, pp. 240–1.
1465:Martin, pp. 185–95.
1430:Buckley, pp. 236–8.
1341:Stacey, pp. 186–94.
863:Operation Veritable
802:Operation Guildford
727:Second British Army
563:Operation Avalanche
470:Operation Lightfoot
169:Operation Guildford
141:'Fishguard Express'
1780:J.B.M. Frederick,
1765:J.B.M. Frederick,
1394:Martin, pp. 80–92.
1289:Frederick, p. 741.
1277:Frederick, p. 724.
1214:Joslen, pp. 19–21.
1126:Farndale, Annex D.
1051:Litchfield, p. 30.
1031:Frederick, p. 533.
997:Frederick, p. 526.
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651:Operation Goodwood
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1853:978-1-78331-085-2
1839:978-0-9508205-2-1
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1680:978-0-300-13449-0
1662:978-1-4745-3532-8
1647:978-1-78331-812-4
1156:Farndale, p. 103.
1108:Joslen, pp. 65–6.
889:Operation Varsity
867:Operation Plunder
845:Operation Plunder
703:Tilly-la-Campagne
691:II Canadian Corps
549:22 April–5 May).
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1917:C.P. Stacey
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535:Enfidaville
531:Wadi Akarit
527:Mareth Line
430:Eighth Army
313:World War I
281:Aberystwyth
146:Engagements
138:Nickname(s)
132:Aberystwyth
128:Garrison/HQ
1972:Categories
1885:, Vol IV:
1707:L.F. Ellis
1631:References
1078:, Annex A.
1074:Farndale,
916:River Elbe
900:DD Sherman
859:Reichswald
816:River Maas
796:Montsecret
788:Tinchebray
707:Mondeville
687:River Orne
676:Bourguébus
655:River Orne
639:VIII Corps
583:Garigliano
579:Mondragone
539:First Army
384:25-pounder
350:Phoney War
301:25-pounder
1862:, Vol V:
1713:, Vol I:
1575:, p. 289.
1531:, p. 285.
1443:, p. 452.
831:XII Corps
764:XXX Corps
366:Liverpool
362:III Corps
203:Batteries
100:Batteries
1931:Archived
1877:Maj-Gen
1728:Gen Sir
1441:Normandy
1383:Normandy
1361:Bluecoat
1321:Normandy
937:Insignia
715:Sergeant
711:Strafing
635:8th AGRA
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370:IV Corps
287:Cardigan
1604:Germany
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1573:Germany
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1551:Plunder
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412:under
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374:Sussex
297:Troops
185:was a
69:Branch
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553:Italy
543:Tunis
420:Egypt
227:Italy
211:Egypt
205:from
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