852:
517:. The leading elements were to land with the assault waves on D-Day itself (6 June). Light AA defence was emphasised at the start of the operation, since low-level attack by German aircraft was considered the most likely threat. The LAA regiments involved in the initial landings were on minimum scales of equipment, to be brought up to strength by parties arriving later. In the early phases, 93rd LAA Rgt's RHQ remained in England while its batteries were employed separately to supplement 40 mm defences:
653:
48:
65:
907:(MC). Half of the battery was rafted across during D-Day and set up on the east bank to protect the bridgehead. The battery had suffered 3 other ranks killed and one officer and 3 ORs wounded and had lost two SP vehicles (but not their triple mountings) to direct hits. Captain Norman Wright, a troop commander in 322 Bty, was later awarded a MC for his leadership on this occasion and during the Diver deployment.
321:
789:
766:
688:(under command of 73rd LAA Rgt), with H Tp on the coast at Petit-Enfer, and G and I Tps at the river and canal bridges. On 5 July one of 322 Bty's Crusaders was hit by shellfire, but the driver drove it clear. On 9 July, another Crusader of 322 Bty was drowned when the River Orne burst its banks. 322 Bty reverted to 93rd LAA command on 18 July.
903:
but 322 Bty on XII Corps' front would be drawn up in the open in full moonlight. Consequently, it was shelled, mortared and machine gunned before the crossing even began, but the battery commander, Major John Frame, had carefully reconnoitred the position and deployed to minimise casualties; he was later awarded a
914:
was hardly seen during the night assaults or D-Day itself. Air attacks only began after dark on D-Day, and the LAA guns were effective in driving attacking aircraft up to heights where the HAA guns with their radar and predictors could deal with them. XXX Corps got its first bridges operational early
859:
The regiment was given a special role in
Operation Plunder because its truck mounts were the only LAA guns that could be ferried over the river on a Class 9 raft. In mid-March, the batteries were concentrated and reorganised on a light scale, similar to that adopted for the D-Day landings. The three
707:
broke out from the
Normandy beachhead and began to pursue the defeated German troops across Northern France. AA defence of the beachhead became less important and 80th AA Bde could be released from its commitments there in order to follow the advance. 93rd LAA Regiment was left at the Caen Canal and
902:
321 and 322 Batteries moved from their
Belgian concentration areas and crossed the River Maas on the night of 19/20 March to enter their forward concentration areas hidden in woods. 320 Battery was added to the operation and given similar instructions. The assault crossing was to be made at night,
796:
In
January 1945, 320 Bty was deployed protecting airfields and then took over from 321 Bty at Nijmegen when that battery returned to Arras to re-equip. The batteries regularly moved from one brigade HQ to another as they were redeployed to protect different airfields. At the end of the month, RHQ,
596:
On Sword, the CO of G Troop landed 45 minutes after H-Hour and because the recce parties of H and I Trps were delayed, he reconnoitred positions for the whole of 322 Bty. The battery was shelled and mortared as it came ashore, and lost 10 men killed and six wounded, but all of G Trp's guns were in
293:. The new 93rd LAA Regiment came into existence on 15 November, consisting of Regimental HQ (RHQ) and 320–322 LAA Batteries, still under the command of Lt-Col O'Sullivan. Cadres from 320 and 321 Btys went for retraining to 233rd LAA Training Rgt and 322 Bty to 212th LAA Training Rgt, both based at
592:
On Juno Beach, the reconnaissance party of D Troop was due to land at 10.30, but arrived at 13.15, followed at 19.00 by the guns, which deployed around the beach exits. E/321 Troop landed on Nan Green sector at 17.00 and was ready for action at the beach exit by 18.30.
617:
C Troop had embarked in LST 3760 at
Felixstowe and arrived off the beaches late on D-Day. The gunners manned the naval AA guns during the night, firing against enemy raiders. The guns were landed at Jig sector and all were in action by 20.00 on D + 1.
820:
to tackle V-1s aimed at that vital port. Between 4 February and 15 March, Serjeant Albert
Richardson's detachment destroyed nine V-1s, one of which exploded 50 yards from the gun position and caused damage. Serjeant Richardson was later awarded a
848:). This began when 21st Army Group requisitioned transport vehicles from 75th and 76th AA Bdes to transport engineering equipment in preparation for the operation; 93rd LAA Rgt provided a small HQ and REME detachment for these units.
562:
Each battery consisted of 18 triple 20 mm mountings, of which nine were mounted on
Crusaders. At Juno, the Crusaders each towed one of the trailer-mounted triple Polstens. The assault groups were transported from Southampton in
922:
As 21st Army Group began its advance across
Germany, most of 93rd LAA Rgt was sent back to Antwerp, but then returned to reoccupy its positions guarding the Rhine crossings from air or waterborne attack, though 320 Bty accompanied
222:, a home defence formation. Training was hampered by the shortage of rifles and equipment, and the tented camp became uninhabitable during winter gales. In January 1941 the 8th Battalion relocated to billets in disused mills at
340:. Support Groups at the time consisted of a brigade of mobile field, anti-tank and LAA artillery together with lorried infantry, intended to support the armoured brigades of the division. The LAA regiment was equipped with
624:
Four
Polsten mountings from 93rd LAA went to the Orne and Caen Canal bridges at Benouville on D+3, where they joined the SP Bofors guns of 92nd (Loyals) LAA Rgt where the bridges and strongpoints held by
464:
at the beginning of
January 1944, from where it sent subunits and personnel for battle training and practice in waterproofing vehicles, assault landing and tank driving. As a mobile unit it had its own
417:, where on 29 March 1943 it opened fire at eight enemy aircraft and claimed one hit. Training resumed in May, with 93rd LAA Rgt again going to Clacton and then on exercises with 42nd Armoured Division.
1727:
1722:
578:
The recce group of A Trp, 320 Bty, landed at King Red sector of Gold Beach in the first 90 minutes without too much difficulty. While digging in, Gunner George Perry noticed two men on a sinking
282:
621:
F/321 Trp remained anchored off the beaches from 23.00 on D-Day until it landed at Mike Red at 06.00 on D+2. The troop commander was killed on D+3 when his Jeep ran over a mine on the beach.
1712:
281:
In November 1941, the county division and 215 Bde were disbanded. At this point the three battalions of the Loyals were converted from infantry to other roles: the 7th and 8th became the
851:
1717:
553:
529:
522:
739:. These bridges were frequently attacked by air and by shelling, and the battery suffered some casualties. Meanwhile, the rest of the regiment had come under the control of
546:
785:(codenamed 'Divers'). By early 1945, the V-1 threat to Brussels had diminished and 93rd LAA's guns in the 'Brussels X' defences were switched to defending airfields.
910:
XXX Corps was held up by strong opposition round Rees, and the priority was to get reinforcements, tanks and field guns across rather than AA guns. Luckily, the
660:
Lt-Col Holman left England on 9 June (D+3) to join his troops in Normandy, but the rest of RHQ remained behind until 12 July. RHQ was finally established at
802:
506:
434:
94:
1487:'Appendix A: OP PLUNDER: Report of the action of 93 LAA Regt RA on the crossing of the Rhine Mar 45', 93 LAA Rgt War Diary Mar 1945, TNA file WO 171/4950.
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915:
on D+2, and 321 Bty immediately crossed to protect the east end. All the AA positions in the east bank had to be well dug in, with assistance from the
762:
For their work during the winter campaign in Belgium, several officers and men of the regiment were later awarded British or Belgian gallantry medals.
691:
At the end of July, 320 Bty joined the rest of the regiment around the bridges, and in the last week of August 321 Bty was placed in direct support of
466:
344:. However, the support group concept was soon scrapped and from 1 June 1942 the regiment served directly under the HQ RA of 42nd Armoured Division.
337:
695:
east of the Orne. During almost three months in the beachhead, the regiment's guns had shot down a sizeable but unknown number of enemy aircraft.
333:
234:
586:(MM). A Troop's guns (three Crusader SP and three towed) on LSTs 344 and 345 arrived late at King Red sector but were ready for action at 16.15.
310:
1073:
692:
1637:
721:
589:
At midnight, the AA Defence Commander on Gold Beach reported that he had six triple 20mm mountings in King Sector and two in Jig Sector.
1251:'M' & 'N' Assault Groups Operation Order No 1, 103 HAA and 73 LAA Rgt War Diaries, May 1944, TNA files WO 166/14783 and WO 171/1121.
994:
290:
632:
By D+4, 76 AA Bde had 14 20 mm mountings among its landed units, with which it was extending AA coverage from Gold Beach towards
167:, a war service infantry battalion that had only been raised in the previous year as part of the rapid expansion of the British Army.
1669:
1655:
1621:
1606:
1591:
1281:
120th LAA Rgt, D-Day Diary of Events, included in June 1944 (TNA file WO 171/1135) and July 1945 (TNA file WO 171/4966) War Diaries.
979:
164:
875:
865:
810:
713:
1026:
806:
709:
437:
on 9 December. 80th AA Brigade was a mobile formation organised in Home Forces specifically for the planned invasion of Europe (
781:
and 320 Bty was also completing its re-equipment, with part of C Trp joining the 'Brussels X' line defending that city against
433:
with AA Command. Lieutenant-Colonel W.F. Holman took command of the regiment in November 1943 and it came under the control of
341:
778:
740:
219:
927:
in its final operations. As the war drew to its close, the regiment became increasingly engaged in occupation duties. After
1687:
314:
774:
536:
372:
360:
777:
4 x 4 three-tonner truck mountings for its triple 20 mm guns. By the end of the year, 322 Bty was deployed to the
207:'s Machine Gun Training Centre at Ladysmith Barracks, Ashton-under-Lyne (who had to be re-trained in infantry work).
919:. The two troops of 320 Bty deployed on 30/31 March to protect II Canadian Corps' work on the bridges at Emmerich.
879:
510:
939:
After the end of the war in Europe, 93rd LAA Rgt handed in its AA guns and came under command of 80th AA Bde at
727:
Shortly after returning to the regiment on the Caen Canal, 321 Bty was ordered forward to guard the bridges at
494:
1368:
1145:
736:
952:
626:
442:
398:
368:
215:
664:
on 16 July. Since the early days after the landing, the batteries had been disposed with 320 Bty HQ at
261:, for which the previous training of the battalion's original cadre was useful. The battalion moved to
828:
In February, Lt-Col Holman relinquished command of the regiment and was replaced by Lt-Col W. Odling,
668:
with its detachments manning 20 mm guns on the 'Mulberry' piers under 76th AA Bde; 321 Bty HQ at
241:, where it took up an operational role in beach defence. The 8th Battalion's headquarters (HQ) was at
611:
390:
214:, joining the newly raised 7th and 9th Battalions of the Loyals which (together with 12th Battalion
1584:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
924:
916:
673:
652:
425:
42nd Armoured Division itself was disbanded in October 1943 and 93rd LAA Rgt served for a while in
302:
242:
204:
184:
944:
728:
564:
438:
329:
254:
238:
196:
144:
931:
the regiment concentrated at Xanten, the first time all subunits had been together for a year.
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1651:
1633:
1617:
1602:
1587:
1528:
1505:
1469:
1423:
1412:
1401:
1390:
1379:
1290:
893:
889:
845:
822:
490:
176:
112:
998:
641:
572:
305:. Surplus men were drafted on 26 November to 210th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment at
270:
200:
1579:
948:
782:
704:
406:
348:
148:
132:
64:
1697:
1291:
Perry's citation, endorsed by Lt-Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery, in TNA file WO 373/49/276.
904:
829:
633:
583:
477:, from where in mid-May the batteries were sent to the Overlord concentration areas in
356:
53:
1706:
869:
450:
446:
266:
199:(the commanding officer was Lieutenant-Colonel J. O'Sullivan of the Loyals), and the
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and swam out with a rope, under fire, to rescue them. He was subsequently awarded a
136:
128:
68:
1688:
Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth (Regiments.org) (archive site)
528:
D Troop, 321 Bty, was part of 'O' AA Assault Group on Juno Beach under command of
656:
Crusader AA tank mounting a triple 20mm gun in a hull-down position, 19 July 1944
301:, and the batteries then went to AA practice camps, while RHQ was established at
218:) constituted No 15 Infantry Training Group. In October 1940 the 15th ITG became
637:
502:
364:
258:
246:
188:
743:, responsible for air defence of the supply lines back to Normandy. RHQ was at
163:
93rd LAA Regiment was formed in November 1941 by converting the 8th Battalion,
685:
681:
677:
669:
568:
514:
498:
470:
410:
402:
211:
180:
1682:
995:"John Downham, 'The Regiments in World War II' at Lancashire Infantry Museum"
269:
in June and carried out exercises with 215 Bde along the River Tweed against
956:
798:
478:
381:
320:
192:
1648:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
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batteries were divided among the three corps taking part in the operation:
816:
H Troop of 322 Bty was experimentally deployed under US Army command NE of
788:
610:
At dawn on D+1 the AA positions on Mike Green sector were dive-bombed by a
309:
where they joined a new 493 (Mixed) Heavy AA Bty that was being formed for
545:
G and H Trps, 322 Bty, were part of 'M' AA Assault Group under command of
888:
320 Bty (less one Trp at Nijmegen) later added to 107 AA Bde, supporting
756:
732:
717:
665:
661:
414:
394:
306:
294:
250:
223:
959:
Control Police. The regiment was disbanded at Eutin on 9 January 1946.
817:
765:
426:
298:
262:
1586:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
928:
883:
474:
461:
376:
227:
955:(Operation Clobber), and in internal security exercised through the
614:
dropping out of low cloud; D Trp claimed some hits with their 20mm.
203:
of experienced non-commissioned officers and men was drawn from the
191:). The majority of the recruits were from Lancashire, particularly
1204:
80 AA Bde Operation Order No 1, 20 May 1944, TNA file WO 171/1085.
940:
855:
Triple 20 mm LAA mounting on the bank of the Rhine, 25 March 1945.
850:
841:
787:
764:
748:
744:
651:
552:
I Trp, 322 Bty, was part of 'N' AA Assault Group under command of
535:
E Trp, 321 Bty, was part of 'P' AA Assault Group under command of
457:
352:
319:
152:
140:
104:
840:
The regiment was heavily involved in the assault crossing of the
752:
579:
441:). The regiment was given a special assault role, equipped with
430:
386:
409:
continued to man their gun even when the pier was damaged by a
676:
on the coast and E and F Tps defending the bridges across the
792:
Captured V-1 displayed at Antwerp at the end of World War II.
367:
in November. When not training, LAA regiments often assisted
355:
in April 1942 and field firing at No 16 LAA Practice Camp at
139:. Elements of the regiment landed with special equipment on
1662:
Operation Plunder: The British and Canadian Rhine Crossing
1692:
1402:
Sjt Kenneth Parker's citation, TNA file WO 373/111/1121.
1391:
Capt Robert Webster's citation, TNA file WO 373/111/899.
1380:
Capt James Mitchell's citation, TNA file WO 373/111/876.
375:. In December 1942, 93rd LAA Rgt was deployed along the
147:. The regiment went on to defend Belgian cities against
1650:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
379:
coast, which was subject to 'hit and run' raids by the
1424:
Gnr Henry Clarke's citation, TNA file WO 373/111/1316.
607:) hours after H-Hour. H and I Trps arrived on D + 1.
328:
In January 1942 the regiment moved to Waitwith Camp,
1728:
Light anti-aircraft regiments of the Royal Artillery
1723:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1946
183:, as a new unit. (A previous 8th Loyals had been a '
1632:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
1413:
Gnr John Bold's citation, TNA file WO 373/111/1301.
747:, with 320 Bty guarding the river crossings of the
413:explosion. At the end of the year 322 Bty moved to
100:
90:
82:
74:
59:
41:
31:
20:
1146:Waitwith Lines, Catterick, at Army Rumour Service.
805:, 321 Bty was defending airfields near Arras with
532:(80th AA Bde) landing on Mike Sector of Juno Beach
449:guns in triple mountings, half of them mounted on
1713:Military units and formations established in 1941
1470:Richardson's citation in TNA file WO 373/147/450.
1325:73 LAA Rgt War Diary, 1944, TNA file WO 171/1121.
1267:114 LAA Rgt War Diary 1944, TNA file WO 171/1132.
1177:93 LAA Rgt War Diary 1943, TNA file WO 166/11720.
567:(LCTs), while the follow-up elements sailed from
539:(80th AA Bde) landing on Nan Sector of Juno Beach
1460:93 LAA Rgt War Diary 1945, TNA file WO 171/4950.
1313:76 AA Bde War Diary, 1944, TNA file WO 171/1084.
1242:93 LAA Rgt War Diary 1944, TNA file WO 171/1124.
1186:80 AA Bde War Diary 1943, TNA file WO 166/11248.
1127:93 LAA Rgt War Diary 1942, TNA file WO 166/7681.
1111:93 LAA Rgt War Diary 1941, TNA file WO 166/2764.
716:, except 321 Bty, which spent 5–21 September at
359:in May and June. RHQ moved to Blenheim Terrace,
151:and participated in the assault crossing of the
1616:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
1566:80 AA Bde War Diary 1946, TNA file WO 171/8880.
1557:80 AA Bde War Diary 1945, TNA file WO 171/4893.
521:320 Bty (A, B and C Trps) was under command of
469:(REME) workshop attached. In April it moved to
175:The 8th Bn Loyals was formed on 4 July 1940 at
1601:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
1098:
1096:
1050:
1048:
1046:
629:were subjected to repeated heavy air attacks.
127:(93rd LAA Rgt) was an air defence unit of the
1630:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
1614:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1599:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
336:, which had recently been converted from the
317:were integrated into the unit's personnel).
8:
773:In November, 322 Bty began to re-equip with
542:F Trp, 321 Bty, remained in reserve offshore
37:15 November 1941–January 1946 (93rd LAA Rgt)
35:4 July 1940–15 November 1941 (8th Bn Loyals)
1718:Military units and formations in Lancashire
1698:Royal Artillery Units Netherlands 1944–1945
1529:Wright's citation in TNA file WO 373/55/78.
1350:Routledge, p. 317–20, 325; Table L, p. 327.
1086:
1084:
1082:
233:In February the brigade transferred to the
1515:
1513:
1506:Frame's citation in TNA file WO 373/55/55.
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735:(two Tps), which had been captured during
493:, 80th AA Brigade was assigned to support
1664:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books, 2006,
1068:
1066:
1064:
1062:
1060:
989:
987:
467:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
220:215th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
1496:Routledge, pp. 353–4; Table LVI, p. 365.
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338:42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division
313:('Mixed' indicating that women from the
22:8th Bn Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
1456:
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947:, engaged in guarding and repatriating
235:Durham and North Riding County Division
1548:Routledge, p. 360; Table LVII, p. 366.
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1020:
1018:
1016:
17:
26:93rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
7:
797:320 Bty and 93 LAA Workshop were at
722:49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
556:(80th AA Bde) landing on Sword Beach
549:(80th AA Bde) landing on Sword Beach
525:(76th AA Bde) landing on Gold Beach
347:Mobile training was carried out at
291:148th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
245:and it took over the defences from
210:The battalion assembled in camp at
868:supporting XXX Corps' crossing at
825:for his leadership and gallantry.
287:93rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments
14:
1733:Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
195:, the officers from regiments in
165:Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
125:93rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1074:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
332:, to join 42nd Support Group in
289:of the RA, while the 9th became
63:
46:
1359:Routledge, Table LI, pp. 328–9.
864:Tactical HQ and 321 Bty under
273:before returning to Saltburn.
1:
898:Rear HQ remained at Rixensart
405:. A detachment of 322 Bty on
315:Auxiliary Territorial Service
373:Air Defence of Great Britain
110:Defence of Nijmegen Bridges
108:Defence of the Orne Bridges
1749:
1683:Lancashire Infantry Museum
1072:8 Loyals War Diary, 1940,
769:V-1 in flight over Antwerp
253:. These included concrete
1693:Royal Artillery 1939–1945
1369:93 LAA at RA Netherlands.
1156:Joslen, pp. 29 & 222.
1027:93 LAA Rgt at RA 1939–45.
456:It joined 80th AA Bde at
1102:Frederick, pp. 804, 835.
751:and 322 Bty deployed at
1628:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
980:Loyals at Regiments.org
737:Operation Market Garden
363:, in June, and then to
1519:Routledge, pp. 356–60.
856:
793:
770:
703:At the end of August,
657:
334:42nd Armoured Division
325:
1646:Brig N.W. Routledge,
1218:Routledge, pp. 305–8.
1165:Routledge, pp. 401–4.
854:
809:and 322 Bty was with
791:
768:
693:6th Airborne Division
655:
644:under construction).
627:6th Airborne Division
421:Training for Overlord
369:Anti-Aircraft Command
323:
311:141st (Mixed) HAA Rgt
216:Royal Welch Fusiliers
684:, and 322 Bty HQ at
612:Messerschmitt Bf 109
226:, with B Company at
143:, and served in the
925:First Canadian Army
674:Courseulles-sur-Mer
640:(site of the vital
324:Bofors 40mm LAA gun
243:Saltburn-by-the-Sea
205:Manchester Regiment
187:' battalion during
1612:J.B.M. Frederick,
1597:J.B.M. Frederick,
1539:Routledge, Map 33.
1434:Routledge, p. 341.
1341:Routledge, p. 310.
1304:Routledge, p. 308.
1136:Frederick, p. 760.
1054:Frederick, p. 192.
1040:Farndale, Annex M.
945:Schleswig-Holstein
857:
794:
771:
741:51st AA Defence HQ
729:Grave, Netherlands
658:
565:Landing craft tank
439:Operation Overlord
330:Catterick Garrison
326:
239:North East England
197:North West England
1639:978-1-84342-474-1
1076:file WO 166/4446.
1001:on 15 August 2018
953:displaced persons
890:II Canadian Corps
846:Operation Plunder
836:Operation Plunder
708:came under first
699:North West Europe
491:Normandy landings
342:Bofors 40 mm guns
277:93rd LAA Regiment
177:Ashton-under-Lyne
145:Normandy campaign
118:
117:
113:Operation Plunder
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720:protecting
712:, and then
710:75th AA Bde
638:Arromanches
497:landing on
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365:Bridlington
361:Scarborough
247:Redcar Pier
189:World War I
101:Engagements
78:Air Defence
1707:Categories
1573:References
1005:29 October
876:100 AA Bde
866:106 AA Bde
811:107 AA Bde
803:103 AA Bde
686:Cresserons
682:Caen Canal
678:River Orne
670:Ouistreham
569:Felixstowe
515:Gold Beach
509:supported
471:Rustington
403:Eastbourne
212:Caernarfon
181:Lancashire
171:8th Loyals
957:Wehrmacht
912:Luftwaffe
880:XII Corps
807:74 AA Bde
799:Rixensart
511:XXX Corps
479:Hampshire
453:chassis.
382:Luftwaffe
255:pillboxes
193:Liverpool
1578:Gen Sir
894:Emmerich
757:Boulogne
733:Nijmegen
718:Le Havre
680:and the
666:Asnelles
662:Plumetot
648:Normandy
505:, while
489:For the
415:Brighton
399:Newhaven
395:Pevensey
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251:Staithes
224:Biddulph
86:Regiment
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745:Rouen
485:D-Day
458:Oxted
353:Essex
303:Rugby
201:cadre
153:Rhine
141:D-Day
105:D-Day
1666:ISBN
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