773:, supported by massed artillery and bombers. The medium regiments had FOOs advancing with the armoured brigades. After the bombers had completed their early morning tasks, the artillery opened up at 06.05, with the regiments of 8th AGRA carrying out a CB programme, then firing concentrations on specific targets in support of the armoured divisions without pause until 22.00. The Germans were stunned by the bombing and initial bombardments, but recovered quickly and the attack was held up short of Bourguébus Ridge. VIII Corps had advanced 6 miles (9.7 km) on 18 July, but otherwise the results had been disappointing and casualties heavy. While the corps reorganised the following morning 8 AGRA fired concentrations on Bras and
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875:. German resistance was stiffening. Next day, 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. The dumping of 300 rpg of ammunition suggested to 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt that thtechase was over, and a set-piece action would be needed. Next day 15th (S) Divion attacked, but despite the support of 8th AGRA was held up at its first objectives and could get no further. A further attack on 7 August by
30:
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318:, was reformed as a mounted unit in the TF, even though it had ended World War I fighting as infantry. Wartime experience showed that the army had too many mounted units, and so only the 14 most senior Yeomanry regiments were retained in the TA as horsed cavalry, the remainder being converted to other roles. On 1 March 1922 the Denbighshire Hussars were converted to artillery and merged with the new medium brigade to form
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986:'softening' bombardments that preceded the assault crossings 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 anti-flak tasks to support the airborne landings (
848:(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. 61st (C&DY) Medium Rgt was assigned to 15th (S) Division, whose
741:, a diversionary attack past Hill 112 towards the Orne. On 14 July 61st (C&DYR) Med Rgt joined of 43rd (W) divisional artillery firing at targets on the south-west slope of Hill 112 to create the impression of an attack in that direction. In the early hours of 15 July 8th AGRA carried out defensive fire (DF) tasks for 43rd (W) Division on Hill 112 while
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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 be 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,
949:, 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 (
777:. 11th Armoured Division captured Bras in the afternoon. When 3rd RTR got into trouble, the field artillery FOOs called down the medium guns, whose shells could stop German armour, and two panzers were 'brewed up'. It took until the end of the day to capture Hubert-Folie. Rain made observation difficult on 20 July and the emphasis switched to
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Corps. The situation was so confused that after the cancellation of one target 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt's guns had to remain loaded because there was no safe place to shoot. By 2 August the German front was cracked wide open and units were following up. 61st (C&DY) Medium Rgt remaining on call to support 15th (S) Division.
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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 guns 'superimposed'
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groups for this operation, 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt remaining under 8th AGRA HQ, which also had a US Field
Artillery Group of 36 heavy guns under its command. All the medium and heavy regiments were heavily involved in the initial CB programme (codenamed 'Blotter') on the evening of 23 March and the
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aiming to exploit to the Orne in Phase 4 of the attack. Each medium regiment provided a double observation post (OP) with two forward observation officer (FOO) parties to the field regiment supporting the attacking brigade. The fireplan began on 10 July with HF tasks from 01.00 to 03.00, then heavy
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as chief umpire. This large anti-invasion exercise tested many of the tactical concepts that would be used by the
British Army] in the latter stages of the war. The gunnery tacticians developed the AGRAs as powerful artillery brigades, usually comprising three or four medium regiments and one heavy
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got into Éterville and Maltot, but a stalemate developed on Hill 112 and Maltot was untenable unless the ridge could be taken; 4th
Armoured Bde's exploitation never happened. A renewed bombardment and attack late in the day saw 43rd (W) Division gain a footing on the crest, which was held against
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and the BEF was in danger pof being outflanked on the right. On 15 May the regiment had reports of enemy tanks approaching the gun positions and was withdrawn to
Terbloc. On 16 May it was in action all day from positions some 500 yards (460 m) north of Notre-Dame-Au-Bois. The BEF now began to
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bombarding a concentration of German tanks and infantry that had been located in the Bois de Homme, and massed artillery fire helped to break up German counter-attacks. However the battle was quickly moving out of range, so 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt was put at the disposal of the neighbouring XXX
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formations, but supported by 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt and counter-attacking when it could, the division managed to maintain a line despite heavy casualties. Afterwards the division fought its way back to the
Dunkirk beaches, where it was evacuated on 31 May, having destroyed all its guns and
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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
981:). 8th AGRA was assigned to support XII Corps for this operation. 15th (Scottish) Division was selected for the assault, while the preparations were made behind a massive smokescreen, including parking the guns as close to the river as possible. The artillery was organised into
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When the TA was mobilised on 1 September, just ahead of the outbreak of World War II on 3 September, the regiment mobilised at Colwyn Bay. Under the command of the recently promoted Lt-Col G.E. Fitzhugh (who had commanded 243 Bty before the war) it crossed to France to join the
857:) 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. The fighting continued on 1 August, 8 AGRA and
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In 1956 the regiment amalgamated with 384th (Royal Welch
Fusiliers) Light Regiment to form 372nd (Flintshire and Denbighshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, with RHQ moving to Prestatyn in Flintshire. After various mergers the unit became infantry as part of the
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On return to the UK the BEF's units were reorganised and reinforced, but it was many months before the artillery could be re-equipped with anything better than a handful of obsolescent guns. Eventually the medium regiments were issued with the modern
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got into difficulties later in the day, it was extricated with corps-level fire support. The medium batteries moved forward to keep them within range of the battle. Captain G.W.R. Ormerod, commanding C Trp of 61st (C&DYR), was killed when
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launched its night attack. Unfortunately 43rd (W) Division's attempts to dominate the enemy on Hill 112 by fire failed to suppress the machine guns on the flank of 15th (S) Division's advance, and the advance bogged down.
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In 1938 the RA modernised its nomenclature and a lieutenant-colonel's command was designated a 'regiment' rather than a 'brigade'; this applied to TA brigades from 1 November 1938. The TA was doubled in size after the
769:, which, although on a plateau, had good flash cover from enemy observation. The 5.5-inch guns had 350 rounds per gun (rpg) dumped for the operation. Goodwood was to be an armoured drive southwards from east of the
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828:. 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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Once the breakout from the
Normandy beachhead was achieved, VIII Corps was 'grounded' at Vire to provide transport and fuel to 21st Army Group's pursuit force. It played a minor flanking role in
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W.H. Hughes (the Welsh Heavy
Battery's prewar CO) as senior major. No prewar officers of the Denbigh Yeomanry were carried over to the new brigade. On 1 June 1924 the RGA was subsumed into the
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In contemporary RA usage a brigade was a lieutenant-colonel's command consisting of batteries 'brigaded' together; it was not comparable with an infantry or cavalry brigade commanded by a
879:, supported by 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt and other units of 8th AGRA, was unsuccessful. By now VIII Corps' offensive had run out of momentum, and the lead was taken over by XXX Corps.
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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.
726:'s HQ was shelled while he was receiving orders to establish an OP on Hill 112. 61st (C&DY) Medium Rgt had fired 1877 rounds, its highest daily total of the campaign.
507:, with the regiment at Chateau d'Etoiles on the extreme right of the BEF's line. C Troop fired the regiment's first round of the campaign at 17.00 on 13 May in support of
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789:. At midday the objectives became a 'Murder target', subjected to the fire of two divisional artilleries and three AGRAs: 59 tones of shells in 3 minutes' rapid fire.
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703:, counter-mortar (CM) and harassing fire (HF), some fired at extreme range. For the assault phase 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt was directly allocated to support the
2154:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1960/London: London Stamp Exchange, 1990, ISBN 0-948130-03-2/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2003, ISBN 1-843424-74-6.
1524:
Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional Units), 25 March 1941, TNA files WO 212/5 and WO 33/2323.
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and the BEF was fighting on two fronts, cut off from its bases and the main French forces. 2nd Division was switched to guarding the 'Canal Line' through
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The positioning of the comma in the title was significant: it recognised that the original Caernarfonshire component had been artillery and not yeomanry.
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Even before Greenline was launched, 8th AGRA's regiment had sent their reconnaissance and digging parties to start preparing new positions south-west of
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603:
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timed concentrations on all the known centres of enemy resistance began at 03.50: 8 AGRA's four medium regiments fired for 10 minutes on Les Duanes.
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816:, with 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt in support of 7th Armoured Division. VIII Corps (including 8th AGRA) was then sent from its positions east of the
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fired a CB programme before switching to opportunity targets identified by the FOOs with 3rd Division. As the advance continued slowly towards
559:. It was vital that 2nd Division held its 15 miles (24 km) wide positions to allow the other British and French forces to withdraw to the
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113:
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1017:(Operation Enterprise) there were few setpiece operations and little call for medium or heavy artillery. Increasingly, as Victory in Europe (
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Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional units), 2 April 1942, TNA file WO 212/515.
977:) 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 (
614:
609:
The need for a higher organisational command structure for medium and heavy artillery had become apparent during the Battle of France. The
899:
956:
371:
555:. Arriving on 25 May it recaptured St Venant, but at the end of the day the decision was made to withdraw the BEF and evacuate through
520:. 61st (C&DY) Medium Rgt was on the move under very difficult conditions throughout 17 May, and on 19 May it came into action at
1334:
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VIII Corps renewed its attack with Operation Grouse on 11 August. BY niow 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt had moved up to La Lande, east of
849:
742:
591:
299:
187:
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were taken with the support of 61st (C&DYR) Med Rgt, but by the afternoon the division was holding off fierce counter-attacks.
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on 21 May but were driven back by artillery fire. However, 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt was heavily shelled and suffered 17 casualties.
613:(AGRA) concept was developed during Exercise 'Bumper' held in the UK in 1941, organised by the commander of Home Forces, General
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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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634:
594:. About March 1941 they were reassigned to I Corps, affiliated with 2nd Division once more until that division left to go to
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413:
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1115:; other usually authoritative sources such Frederick and Litchfield render it as '61st (Carnarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry).
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243:
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215:
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The contemporary spelling in all formal documents was 'Carnarvon', not 'Caernarvon', or today's preferred 'Caernarfon'.
1102:. In the Territorials, unlike the Regulars, unit heritage is carried by the brigade/regiment, rather than the battery.
677:. However, landings fell behind schedule and 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt did not arrive until 2 July, when it deployed at
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375:
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over the next week, 8th AGRA fired impromptu fireplans in support of 3rd Division, supported by the batteries of
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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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regiment, which could be rapidly moved about the battlefield, and had the punch to destroy enemy artillery with
227:
2080:
1429:
1396:
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282:. When the TF was reformed on 7 February 1920, the prewar Welsh (Carnarvonshire) RGA was initially reformed as
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145:
117:
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Order of Battle of the Forces in the United Kingdom, Part 2: 21 Army Group, 24 July 1943, TNA file WO 212/238.
729:
528:, where it fired 953 rounds. On the Escaut 2nd Division and 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt came under the command of
919:
394:, to service the brigade. The establishment of a medium brigade was four 4-gun batteries, one equipped with
934:'Pocket', which took from October to the beginning of December, due to a surprise German counter-attack at
841:
580:
391:
379:
330:
2097:
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940
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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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Gunners in Normandy: The History of the Royal Artillery in North-West Europe January 1942 to August 1944
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387:
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2152:
Orders of Battle, United Kingdom and Colonial Formations and Units in the Second World War, 1939–1945
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Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery, 26 December 1940,
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Although III Corps was successfully holding the Escaut Line, the German breakthrough had reached the
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
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at the end of the year. By the Spring of 1942 the regiment had its own Light Aid Detachment of 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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Generally, 15th (S) Division's assault was successful, but 227th (Highland) Bde got held up at
809:
782:
410:, and most regiments formed duplicates. During 1939 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt divided as follows:
2189:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927 (RA sections also summarised in Litchfield, Appendix IV).
2111:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1962/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, ISBN 1-845740-58-0.
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395:
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239:
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103:
2099:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1954/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 978-1-85457-056-6.
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and only 3,000 yards (2,700 m) from the enemy. 8th AGRA began with an 'Apple pie' (anti-
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29:
2133:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996, ISBN 1-85753-080-2.
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in the autumn. This drive, beginning with Operation Constellation, entailed clearing the
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counter-attacks during the night with artillery support. When a company of 5th Battalion
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and 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signals also included 212th Medium Artillery Signal Section,
997:. A follow-up attack was planned using part of the divisional reserve and a squadron of
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temporarily under command of 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt. On 16 August 3rd Division entered
832:
during the night of 28/29 July, then a further 16 miles (26 km) to deploy north of
2077:, Germany: BAOR, 1947/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2022, ISBN 978-1-4745-3532-8.
2070:, Germany: BAOR, 1947/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2021, ISBN 978-1-78331-812-4.
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When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947 the regiment reformed at Colwyn Bay as
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864:
861:
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under the command of Lt-Col D.M. Bateson. The regiment arrived in time to take part in
402:, all of World War I patterns. These were finally fitted with pneumatic tyres in 1937.
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242:). The regiment continued in the postwar TA, and a successor unit continues in today's
59:
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A 60-pdr gun on pneumatic gun carriage at training exercise just before World War II.
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West
1021:) approached, British units were called upon to act as occupation forces. After the
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this became the role for the whole of 21st Army Group while the troops awaited
386:(RA) and the titles were adjusted. The brigade was defined as 'Army Troops' in
230:
before the breakout from the Normandy beachhead, operations to close up to the
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339:
306:, with probably only one battery (241st Medium Bty) at Bangor. Similarly, the
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1061:. However, the Denbighshire Hussars lineage was recreated in 2013 when a new
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By December 61st (D&DY) Med Rgt and its signal section were stationed in
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353:
626:(CB) fire. AGRAs were provided to field armies at a scale of about one per
512:
84:
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The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
824:). This meant cutting across the lines of communication of the whole of
563:. On 26 and 27 May the division came under intense pressure from German
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525:
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945:) was ready to take the Germans' last bridgehead west of the Maas, at
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directed against the dominating ridge of Hill 112 and the villages of
511:. However, the Germans had broken through the French positions in the
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61st Carnarvon and Denbigh (Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
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On 5 August the regiments of 8th AGRA followed the advance as far as
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503:. Soon 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt was deployed with 2nd Division on the
223:
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243rd (Denbigh) Med Bty (H) at Colwyn Bay, from Denbighshire Hussars
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Battleground Europe: Normandy: Hill 112, Battles of the Odon – 1944
2147:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-009-X.
955:
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454:
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2140:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
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VIII Corps and 8th AGRA were not involved in the fighting in the
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398 (Flintshire & Denbighshire Yeomanry) Transport Squadron
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on 10 May, and in response the BEF advanced into Belgium under
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6-inch howitzer on pneumatic carriage in the collection of the
2087:, London: Yale University Press, 2013, ISBN 978-0-300-13449-0.
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British Army of the Rhine Battlefield Tour: Operation Bluecoat
1203:"Carnarvon and Anglesey Artillery Volunteers at Regiments.org"
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Welsh (Carnarvonshire) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
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Welsh (Carnarvonshire) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
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British Army of the Rhine Battlefield Tour: Operation Plunder
475:(BEF). Although classed as 'Army Troops' it was attached to
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61st (Carnarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, RA
21:
61st Carnarvon & Denbigh (Yeomanry) Medium Brigade, RGA
2182:, Cheltenham: History Press, 2020, ISBN 978-0-7509-9044-8.
2168:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2000, ISBN 978-0-85052-737-7.
2085:
Monty's Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe
320:
61st Carnarvon and Denbigh (Yeomanry) Medium Brigade, RGA
890:) programme before H-Hour, and then 61st (C&DY) and
2161:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, ISBN 0-9508205-2-0.
2175:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2006, ISBN 1-84415-221-9.
286:, which was to have had its headquarters (HQ) and two
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361 (Carnarvon, and Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment
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5.5-inch guns lined up to support the Rhine crossing.
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1947
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Western Command, 3 September 1939, at Patriot Files.
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
1032:The regiment began to enter suspended animation in
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A 5.5-inch gun and its Matador tractor in Normandy.
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being formed for the planned invasion of Normandy (
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61st (Carnarvon & Denbighshire) Medium Regiment
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1036:1 March 1946, completing the process by 13 March.
302:(TA) the following year the unit was redesignated
218:in June 1944, participating in the battles in the
2250:Military units and formations established in 1922
941:By 3 December 15 (S) Division (temporarily under
820:to attack on the right flank of 21st Army Group (
653:), in which it generally supported operations by
2235:Military units and formations in Caernarfonshire
1823:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 530–1, 535, 546, 551.
516:withdraw from its exposed positions towards the
298:. However, when the TF was reconstituted as the
284:12th (Carnarvon and Denbigh) Medium Brigade, RGA
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606:(REME)) attached to it for mobile operations.
2240:Military units and formations in Denbighshire
2145:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2138:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1814:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 477, 481–2, 485–7.
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892:146th (Pembroke & Cardiganshire) Med Rgts
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1694:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 374, 400, 409–10.
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1111:This is the form of the title given in the
633:61st (C&DY) Medium Rgt was assigned to
697:. The AGRA's tasks were to be CB, counter-
673:on 18 June to prepare for the forthcoming
2178:Lt-Col Will Townend & Frank Baldwin,
953:). The operation was a complete success.
669:, 6 June 1944, and HQ 8th AGRA landed at
604:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
1725:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 401–6, 417–8.
1309:
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1245:"Denbighshire Yeomanry at Regiments.org"
453:Each battery would consist of two 4-gun
430:242 (Carnarvon) Med Battery at Llandudno
352:242nd (Carnarvon) Med Bty (Howitzer) at
2220:Medium regiments of the Royal Artillery
2120:The 43rd Wessex Division at War 1944–45
1805:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 447–57, 461.
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433:243 (Denbigh) Med Battery at Colwyn Bay
370:The commanding officer (CO) was Acting
2230:Military units and formations in Wales
1605:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 234, 236–8.
836:during 29 July. There was no time for
17:
637:when it was formed on 1 May 1943 at
446:241 (Carnarvon) Med Battery at Bangor
7:
765:. 61st (C&DYR) Med Rgt was near
449:244 (Denbigh) Med Battery at Wrexham
322:as with the following organisation:
1858:, pp. 4, 29, 72, 79–80, 99, 159–60.
1551:Buckley, p. 41 & fn 60, p. 309.
1046:Denbighshire Hussars § Postwar
926:), after which it closed up to the
1752:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 431–41.
1685:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 369–79.
1658:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 324–35.
1614:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 315–21.
1587:Townend & Baldwin, Appendix A.
1459:Farndale, pp. 55–6, 58–60, 68, 80.
1023:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath
796:A 5.5-inch gun firing in Normandy.
693:, which would open the way to the
274:were units of Britain's part-time
234:, and the assault crossing of the
14:
1734:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 421–5.
850:227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade
743:15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
1560:Townend & Baldwin, pp. 54–5.
1515:, files WO 212/4 and WO 33/2365.
1513:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
69:
52:
28:
2122:, London: William Clowes, 1952.
714:43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
617:(himself a Gunner) with Lt-Gen
362:244th (Denbigh) Med Bty (H) at
2204:– Regiments.org (archive site)
910:for maintenance and training.
781:attacking out of Caen towards
737:8th AGRA next participated in
532:. The enemy attacked north of
122:8th Army Group Royal Artillery
1:
2052:Deesite.com 20 November 2013.
1502:Townend & Baldwin, p. 50.
1325:Townend & Baldwin, p. 52.
1165:Frederick, pp. 723, 735, 737.
900:165th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Rgt
497:invasion of the Low Countries
345:241st (Carnarvon) Med Bty at
388:53rd (Welsh) Divisional Area
186:unit of Britain's part-time
2021:Martin, pp. 321–30, 338–43.
473:British Expeditionary Force
427:Regimental HQ at Colwyn Bay
356:, from Denbighshire Hussars
342:, from Denbighshire Hussars
2271:
1774:Buckley, pp. 152–5, 160–3.
1765:, pp. 8, 12–9, Appendix A.
1143:Litchfield, pp. 1 & 5.
1043:
611:Army Group Royal Artillery
314:regiment headquartered at
278:(TF), which had served in
259:
253:
43:1 March 1922–13 March 1946
1299:Titles & Designations
1269:Litchfield, Appendix VII.
1034:British Army of the Rhine
665:Overlord was launched on
600:Royal Army Ordnance Corps
366:from Denbighshire Hussars
34:Royal Artillery cap badge
27:
2157:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1911:, pp. 21–4, Appendix A2.
1787:, pp. 390–5, 401–2, 410.
495:' ended with the German
304:61st Medium Brigade, RGA
196:Royal Garrison Artillery
920:Operation Market Garden
800:8th AGRA was loaned to
2109:The Battle of Normandy
2033:Frederick, pp. 1008–9.
961:
797:
734:
418:
392:Royal Corps of Signals
349:, from 61st Medium Bde
334:
331:Royal Artillery Museum
212:evacuated from Dunkirk
2225:Denbighshire Yeomanry
1447:France & Flanders
1432:France & Flanders
1411:Farndale, pp. 42, 54.
1399:France & Flanders
1384:France & Flanders
1351:France & Flanders
1189:Litchfield, pp. 27–8.
1059:Royal Welch Fusiliers
959:
804:for the diversionary
795:
732:
645:. It was assigned to
477:2nd Infantry Division
416:
328:
114:2nd Infantry Division
2150:Lt-Col H.F. Joslen,
1703:Buckley, pp. 101–10.
1578:Joslen, pp. 89, 463.
1069:, was formed in the
1067:Royal Logistic Corps
846:air observation post
709:4th Armoured Brigade
438:69th Medium Regiment
308:Denbighshire Hussars
272:Denbighshire Hussars
262:Denbighshire Hussars
1986:Martin, pp. 282–91.
1964:Buckley, pp. 284–5.
1942:Martin, pp. 274–82.
1920:Buckley, pp. 282–4.
1898:Martin, pp. 214–20.
1876:Buckley, pp. 240–1.
1867:Martin, pp. 185–95.
1832:Buckley, pp. 236–8.
1743:Stacey, pp. 186–94.
1209:on 27 December 2005
975:Operation Veritable
914:Operation Guildford
826:Second British Army
739:Operation Greenline
643:Woodbridge, Suffolk
378:, of the RGA, with
294:and one battery at
165:Operation Guildford
150:Operation Greenline
2143:J.B.M. Frederick,
2136:J.B.M. Frederick,
2042:Litchfield, p. 75.
1796:Martin, pp. 80–92.
1676:Martin, pp. 66–77.
1636:Essame, pp. 37–46.
1569:Frederick, p. 965.
1493:Farndale, pp. 103.
1468:Joslen, pp. 39–40.
1363:Farndale, Annex A.
962:
951:44th (Lowland) Bde
822:Operation Bluecoat
798:
787:Operation Atlantic
763:Operation Goodwood
735:
724:214th Infantry Bde
719:Wiltshire Regiment
651:Operation Overlord
619:Bernard Montgomery
419:
372:Lieutenant-Colonel
338:HQ at Drill Hall,
335:
190:(TA) formed after
162:Operation Bluecoat
154:Operation Goodwood
1649:, pp. 52–96, 189.
1286:Monthly Army List
1251:on 5 January 2006
1234:Frederick, p. 28.
1100:brigadier-general
988:Operation Varsity
979:Operation Plunder
965:Operation Plunder
814:Tilly-la-Campagne
802:II Canadian Corps
779:II Canadian Corps
705:Royal Scots Greys
683:Operation Jupiter
276:Territorial Force
240:Operation Plunder
216:North-West Europe
214:. It returned to
206:it fought in the
173:
172:
168:Operation Plunder
146:Operation Jupiter
2262:
2194:External sources
2103:Maj L.F. Ellis,
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1214:
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1103:
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924:Battle of Arnhem
855:Grenadier Guards
806:Operation Spring
592:Northern Command
524:, just south of
487:Battle of France
400:6-inch howitzers
374:W.F. Christian,
312:Yeomanry Cavalry
300:Territorial Army
208:Battle of France
200:Yeomanry Cavalry
188:Territorial Army
158:Operation Spring
142:Battle of France
94:Medium Artillery
75:Territorial Army
73:
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1317:
1313:Farndale, p. 4.
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865:fighter-bombers
859:Royal Air Force
810:Verrières Ridge
675:Operation Epsom
663:
647:21st Army Group
639:Brandeston Hall
624:counter-battery
576:
541:English Channel
491:The period of '
489:
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396:60-pounder guns
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1495:
1486:
1484:, Appendix IV.
1470:
1461:
1452:
1449:, Chapter XII.
1437:
1422:
1420:Joslen, p 462.
1413:
1404:
1389:
1386:, Chapter III.
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2012:, pp. 337–45.
2011:
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570:equipment.
509:4th Brigade
280:World War I
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138:Engagements
128:Garrison/HQ
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2060:References
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1015:River Elbe
999:DD Sherman
971:Reichswald
928:River Maas
908:Montsecret
896:Tinchebray
818:River Orne
771:River Orne
695:River Orne
679:St Manvieu
655:VIII Corps
628:Army corps
505:River Dyle
493:Phoney War
340:Colwyn Bay
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202:units. In
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1933:, p. 285.
1845:, p. 452.
1113:Army List
1077:Footnotes
943:XII Corps
785:Ridge in
783:Verrières
687:Éterville
561:River Lys
553:La Bassée
545:St Venant
530:III Corps
354:Llandudno
288:batteries
226:south of
104:Batteries
2125:Gen Sir
2114:Maj-Gen
1843:Normandy
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661:Normandy
635:8th AGRA
513:Ardennes
210:and was
182:, was a
85:Yeomanry
2010:Germany
2008:Ellis,
1997:Plunder
1975:Germany
1973:Ellis,
1953:Plunder
1931:Germany
1929:Ellis,
1909:Plunder
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862:Typhoon
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557:Dunkirk
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228:Caumont
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455:Troops
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224:bocage
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