During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches […]
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The Home Guard were volunteers who defended the five thousand miles of Britain coastline in the event of an invasion by Germany. They were originally called the Local Defence Volunteers. On Friday 10 May 1940, the Germans had started their attack on Belgium and the Netherlands using soldiers dropped by parachutes. British troops in mainland Europe were
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Mascots Of The Royal Welsh. Did you know it costs the British Army £40,000 per year to keep their mascots? 1st Battalion (formerly The Royal Welsh Fusiliers) – Goat named BillyThe tradition of goat mascots in the military dates back 200 years, from at least 1775. The history of the regimental goat dates back to
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