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Monday, 29 June 2015

A Scot From Stoke - With The Royal Scots Fusiliers (August 1944 to December 1945)

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My Grandfather's military record shows that following the disbandment of 59 (Staffordshire) Division he was formally transferred t...
Monday, 25 May 2015

Battlefield Clearance - Falaise

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After 22nd August, as the remnants of the German 7th Army slipped away over the Seine with the Allies in hot pursuit, the newly liberate...
Sunday, 24 May 2015

The Falaise Pocket And The Demise of A German Army

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A road in the Falaise Pocket choked with bodies and destroyed vehicles As the South Staffordshire regiments were coming to terms with...
Sunday, 8 March 2015

La Grande Ferme de Saint Contest - Then and Now

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A nineteen century view of the La Grande Ferme de Saint Contest in Calvados, Occupied as a Head Quarters by the SS in 1944 and scene of h...
Saturday, 7 March 2015

Platoon Photograph - 5th South Staffordshire Regiment Newcastle-Under-Lyme Christmas 1941

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Here is a photo of my Grandfather's platoon of 'A' Company of the 5th South Staffordshire Regiment. A hand written note on th...

Disbandment – The End of 59 (Staffordshire) Division

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'To the greater glory of God and in memory of those who died whilst serving with the 59th Staffordshire division. 1939 -1945'. ...
Thursday, 5 March 2015

The Last Action of the 59th - 5th Battalion in Menil Vin and Rabodanges

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The 5th Battalion were involved in the last offensive action of the Staffordhire Regiments in Normandy. Having secured Fresnay, the Battal...