Bearskins, Bayonets & Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum Episode 16
07/23/20 • 30 min
Continuing the story of the five regiments of Foot Guards in World War 2, this week the Director looks at the move from North Africa into mainland Europe. He follows the exploits of these remarkable soldiers through the gruelling battle northwards through the entire length of Italy suffering desperate rearguard fighting by the German troops through mountainous country in harsh winter conditions.
Continuing the story of the five regiments of Foot Guards in World War 2, this week the Director looks at the move from North Africa into mainland Europe. He follows the exploits of these remarkable soldiers through the gruelling battle northwards through the entire length of Italy suffering desperate rearguard fighting by the German troops through mountainous country in harsh winter conditions.
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Bearskins, Bayonets & Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum Episode 15
This week the Director starts the massive subject of the Guards in the Second World War.....tracing the five regiments from the outbreak of the war in September 1939 to the end of the North African Campaign. The five regiments were embroiled in some of the fiercest fighting of WW2 and, in usual style, performed outstandingly throughout.
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Concluding the third instalment of the Guards in the Second World War, this week the Director examines the history of The Guards Armoured Division from its inception in 1941 through to its disbandment in 1945 following a remarkable and highly successful series of actions. Their ability to go from an infantry role, to re-invent themselves as an armoured unit, to fight with outstanding success and then to revert to infantry underlines the determination and flexibility of these iconic soldiers.
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