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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

11th Armoured Division Signals, Royal Signals



23rd Feb 1944 Exercise

24th Feb 1944 Exercise

25th Feb 1944 At Rest

1st Jun 1944 Training

1st Jun 1944 Awaiting Orders

3rd Jun 1944 Visit

3rd Jun 1944 Loading

5th Jun 1944 Test

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Film Show

6th Jun 1944 Awaiting Orders

6th Jun 1944 Maps

7th Jun 1944 Briefing

7th Jun 1944 Orders

7th Jun 1944 Preparations

8th Jun 1944 Orders

8th Jun 1944 Orders

8th Jun 1944 Delay

9th Jun 1944 On the Move  location map

9th Jun 1944 Change of Orders

9th Jun 1944 On the Move

9th Jun 1944 Orders

10th Jun 1944 Advance Party

10th Jun 1944 Delays

10th Jun 1944 Orders

11th Jun 1944 On the Move

11th Jun 1944 Preparations

11th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th Jun 1944 On the Move  location map

12th Jun 1944 Preparations

12th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th Jun 1944 On the Move

13th Jun 1944 Preparations

13th Jun 1944 On the Move

14th Jun 1944 Preparations

14th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 Under Fire  location map

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 Air Raid

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

16th Jun 1944 Preparations  location map

16th Jun 1944 On the Move

16th Jun 1944 Aircraft Downed

17th Jun 1944 On the Move

17th Jun 1944 French Maps

17th Jun 1944 Concentration

18th Jun 1944 Conferences

19th Jun 1944 Orders  location map

19th Jun 1944 Conference

20th Jun 1944 On the Move  location map

20th Jun 1944 Planning

21st Jun 1944 Enemy Armour  location map

21st Jun 1944 Training

22nd Jun 1944 Sports

23rd Jun 1944 Conference

23rd Jun 1944 Good Cover

24th Jun 1944 Briefing  location map

24th Jun 1944 Preparations

24th Jun 1944 Orders

25th Jun 1944 In Action  location map

25th Jun 1944 News

25th Jun 1944 Orders

26th Jun 1944 Barrage  location map

26th Jun 1944 Orders

26th Jun 1944 Tanks in Action  location map

26th Jun 1944 In Action

27th Jun 1944 In Defence  location map

27th Jun 1944 In Action  location map

27th Jun 1944 On the Move

27th Jun 1944 In Action  location map

27th Jun 1944 In Action

28th Jun 1944 In Action  location map

28th Jun 1944 Defence  location map

28th Jun 1944 In Action

28th Jun 1944 In Action  location map

28th Jun 1944 Preparations

28th Jun 1944 Advance

29th Jun 1944 Panthers  location map

29th Jun 1944 Shelling

29th Jun 1944 On the Move

29th Jun 1944 Defensive Positions  location map

29th Jun 1944 Protection

30th Jun 1944 Move  location map

30th Jun 1944 In Defence  location map

30th Jun 1944 Under Fire

30th Jun 1944 On the Move  location map

30th Jun 1944 Shelling

31st Jun 1944 Advance Continues

1st Jul 1944 On the Move

1st Jul 1944 Shelling

2nd Jul 1944 Orders

2nd Jul 1944 Shelling

3rd Jul 1944 Orders

3rd Jul 1944 Counter Attack

4th Jul 1944 Orders

5th Jul 1944 Support

6th Jul 1944 Visit

7th Jul 1944 At Rest

7th Jul 1944 Recce

8th Jul 1944 Reliefs

9th Jul 1944 Preparations

10th Jul 1944 Stand to

11th Jul 1944 Standing by

11th Jul 1944 Maintenance

12th Jul 1944 Standing by

12th Jul 1944 Visit

13th Jul 1944 Standing by

13th Jul 1944 Aircraft Downed

14th Jul 1944 Entertainment

14th Jul 1944 At Rest

14th Jul 1944 Equipment

15th Jul 1944 Preparations

15th Jul 1944 Reliefs

16th Jul 1944 On the Move

16th Jul 1944 Difficult Move

17th Jul 1944 Orders

17th Jul 1944 On the Move

17th Jul 1944 Rations

18th Jul 1944 On the Move

18th Jul 1944 In Action

18th Jul 1944 Attack Made

18th Jul 1944 Attack Made

19th Jul 1944 Counterattack

19th Jul 1944 Under Fire

19th Jul 1944 Village Captured

20th Jul 1944 In Action

20th Jul 1944 In Action

20th Jul 1944 Move

21st Jul 1944 On the Move

22nd Jul 1944 On the Move

22nd Jul 1944 Move

24th Jul 1944 Under Fire

25th Jul 1944 Standng by

25th Jul 1944 Reorganisation

28th Jul 1944 Orders

28th Jul 1944 Orders

28th Jul 1944 Orders

29th Jul 1944 Orders

29th July 1944 Reorganisation

29th Jul 1944 On the Move

29th Jul 1944 On the Move

30th Jul 1944 In Action

30th July 1944 In Action  location map

30th Ju1 1944 Attack Made

30th Jul 1944 In Action

31st Jul 1944 Advance

31st Jul 1944 In Action

1st Aug 1944 In Action

1st Aug 1944 In Action

1st Aug 1944 Reorganisation

1st Aug 1944 Advance

2nd Aug 1944 Advance Continues

2nd Aug 1944 Hard Fighting

3rd Aug 1944 Quiet

3rd Aug 1944 Under Fire

4th Aug 1944 Trouble

4th Aug 1944 Quiet

4th Aug 1944 Counter Attacks

4th Aug 1944 Counter Attack

5th Aug 1944 Wounded Evacuated

5th Aug 1944 Shelling

5th Aug 1944 Enemy Attack

6th Aug 1944 Under Fire

6th Aug 1944 Heavy Attack

7th Aug 1944 Wounded

7th Aug 1944 Tanks in Action

8th Aug 1944 Under Fire

9th Aug 1944 Relief Completed

8th Aug 1944 Reliefs

9th Aug 1944 In Support

10th Aug 1944 Refitting

12th Aug 1944 Patrols

12th Aug 1944 Orders

12th Aug 1944 On the Move  location map

13th Aug 1944 Withdrawal

13th Aug 1944 Patrols

14th Aug 1944 Patrols

14th Aug 1944 Hard Fighting

15th Aug 1944 Fighting Patrols

15th Aug 1944 Mines

16th Aug 1944 Advance

17th Aug 1944 Under Fire

18th Aug 1944 Bridges Blown

19th Aug 1944 Enemy Tanks

20th Aug 1944 Dense Forest

21st Aug 1944 Area Cleared

22nd Aug 1944 Mines

23rd Aug 1944 At Rest

28th Aug 1944 Orders

28th Aug 1944 Conference  location map

28th Aug 1944 On the Move

29th Aug 1944 On the Move

29th Aug 1944 Advance

30th Aug 1944 On the Move

30th Aug 1944 Prisoners Taken

31st Aug 1944 On the Move

31st Aug 1944 Planning

31st Aug 1944 Prisoners Taken

1st Sep 1944 Advance

2nd Sep 1944 Orders

2nd Sep 1944 On the Move

3rd Sep 1944 Opposition

4th Sep 1944 Mopping up

5th Sep 1944 Canal

7th Sep 1944 Orders

8th Sep 1944 On the Move

9th Sep 1944 Stiff Opposition

10th Sep 1944 In Action

11th Sep 1944 Opposition

12th Sep 1944 Patrols

13th Sep 1944 Shells fired into Germany

14th Sep 1944 At Rest

17th Sep 1944 At Rest

19th Sep 1944 Advance

19th Sep 1944 Attack Made

19th Sep 1944 On the Move

20th Sep 1944 Advance

20th Sep 1944 Targets Engaged

20th of September 1944 Move to Achel  location map

20th Sep 1944 Attack Made

21st Sep 1944 Counter Mortar Ops  location map

21st Sep 1944 Bridgehead Established

22nd Sep 1944 In Action

23rd Sep 1944 Advance

23rd Sep 1944 Position Obscure

23rd Sep 1944 Shelling

24th Sep 1944 In Action

24th Sep 1944 Heavy Shelling  location map

24th Sep 1944 In Action

25th Sep 1944 Advance

25th Sep 1944 In Action

25th Sep 1944 Patrol  location map

25th Sep 1944 Orders  location map

25th Sep 1944 In Action

26th Sep 1944 Reliefs

26th Sep 1944 Enemy Withdraw  location map

26th Sep 1944 A Good Welcome  location map

26th Sep 1944 On the Move

27th Sep 1944 In Defence  location map

27th Sep 1944 Patrols

27th Sep 1944 Shelling

28th Sep 1944 Patrols  location map

28th Sep 1944 At Rest

28th Sep 1944 Communication

29th Sep 1944 Reliefs

29th Sep 1944 Patrols  location map

29th Sep 1944 At Rest

30th Sep 1944 Recce  location map

30th Sep 1944 On the Move

7th Oct 1944 Reliefs  location map

7th Oct 1944 Move

8th Oct 1944 Observation Post  location map

8th Oct 1944 Enemy Encountered  location map

9th Oct 1944 Reliefs Completed

9th Oct 1944 Reliefs  location map

9th Oct 1944 Rounds Fired  location map

9th Oct 1944 Enemy Engaged  location map

10th Oct 1944 Restrictions  location map

10th Oct 1944 Bridge Attacked  location map

11th Oct 1944 Restrictions  location map

11th Oct 1944 Watch  location map

12th Oct 1944 Attack Made

12th Oct 1944 Fire in Support

12th Oct 1944 Patrols  location map

13th Oct 1944 Attack Made

13th Oct 1944 Observed Shoot  location map

13th Oct 1944 Prisoners Taken  location map

14th Oct 1944 Advance Continues

14th Oct 1944 Instructions  location map

14th Oct 1944 Patrols  location map

15th Oct 1944 Flank Secured

15th Oct 1944 Moonlight  location map

15th Oct 1944 Advance  location map

16th Oct 1944 Advance Continues

16th Oct 1944 Advance

16th of October 1944 Attack on Venray  location map

17th Oct 1944 Gains

27th Oct 1944 Divisional Tasks  location map

3rd Nov 1944 Reliefs

11th Nov 1944 In Action  location map

15th of November 1944 Attack Planned  location map

21st Nov 1944 In Action

22nd of November 1944 Orders  location map

24th Nov 1944 Patrols

24th Nov 1944 Attacks Made  location map

25th Nov 1944 In Action  location map

16th January 1945  On the Move

19th January 1945  In Action

Feb 1945 Carrier Platoon  

THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45

Men of the carrier platoon of 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment, 11th Armoured Division, February 1945. © IWM (BU 1829)



Feb 1945 Carrier Platoon

8th Mar 1945 Liaison Officers  location map

9th Mar 1945 On the Move

10th Mar 1945 Maintenance  location map

17th Mar 1945 Preparations  location map

28th Mar 1945 Advance  location map

29th Mar 1945 Recconaissance

30th Mar 1945 Mines

31st Mar 1945 Advance

1st Apr 1945 Quiet  location map

April 1945 Reorganisation

2nd Apr 1945 Poor Weather

3rd Apr 1945 In Action

4th Apr 1945 Patrols

5th Apr 1945 Stiff Opposition  location map

6th Apr 1945 Air Attacks  location map

7th Apr 1945 Enemy Active

7th Apr 1945 V Weapons  location map

8th Apr 1945 Hard Fighting

9th Apr 1945 Advance

10th Apr 1945 Opposition  location map

11th Apr 1945 Patrols  location map

12th Apr 1945 Negotiations

13th Apr 1945 Bridges

14th Apr 1945 Slow Advance  location map

15th Apr 1945 Typhus

16th Apr 1945 In Action

17th Apr 1945 Little Opposition

18th Apr 1945 Good Progress

19th Apr 1945 Ultimatum

20th Apr 1945 Enemy Troops  location map

21st Apr 1945 Patrols  location map

22nd Apr 1945 Prisoners Taken  location map

28th Apr 1945 Patrols

29th Apr 1945 Orders  location map

30th Apr 1945 On the Move  location map

1st May 1945 Patrols

2nd May 1945 Rapid Progress  location map

3rd May 1945 Prisoners

4th May 1945 Orders  location map

5th May 1945 Surrender

6th May 1945 Traffic Control  location map

7th May 1945 Flag Raised  location map

8th May 1945 Crossing Points  location map


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