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211th Light Battery, Royal Artillery
27th May 1940 Advance
29th May 1940 Surrounded
12th Oct 1942 Orders
14th Oct 1942 New Positions
20th Oct 1942 New Positions
1st May 1944 Planning
6th June 1944 Pathfinders
6th June 1944 Landings
6th June 1944 Landings
6th Jun 1944 On the Move
15th Jun 1944 On the Move
16th Jun 1944 In Action
17th Jun 1944 Under Fire
18th Jun 1944 In Action
19th Jun 1944 In Action
20th Jun 1944 Shelling
23rd Jun 1944 Attack Made
24th Jun 1944 Shelling
25th Jun 1944 Quieter
26th Jun 1944 Attack Made
27th Jun 1944 Attack Made
28th Jun 1944 Enemy Guns
29th Jun 1944 Hostile Artillery
30th Jun 1944 Observation
1st Jul 1944 Registration
2nd Jul 1944 In Action
3rd Jul 1944 In Action
4th Jul 1944 In Action
5th Jul 1944 Hostile Artillery
6th Jul 1944 Church Destroyed
7th Jul 1944 In Action
8th Jul 1944 In Action
9th Jul 1944 In Action
10th Jul 1944 Attack Made
11th Jul 1944 Orders
12th Jul 1944 Communications
13th Jul 1944 Targets
14th Jul 1944 Enemy Engaged
15th Jul 1944 Enemy Engaged
16th Jul 1944 OP's Relief
17th Jul 1944 Reorganisation
18th Jul 1944 In Action
19th Jul 1944 Targets
20th Jul 1944 Harassing Fire
21st Jul 1944 Rain
22nd Jul 1944 Observation
23rd Jul 1944 Prisoners
24th Jul 1944 In Action
25th Jul 1944 Targets Engaged
26th Jul 1944 Targets Engaged
27th Jul 1944 Bombing
28th Jul 1944 Rounds Fired
29th Jul 1944 In Action
30th Jul 1944 Communication
31st Jul 1944 Quiet
1st Aug 1944 Rounds Fired
2nd Aug 1944 Breakfast
3rd Aug 1944 New Positions
4th Aug 1944 Orders
5th Aug 1944 Ammunition
6th Aug 1944 Hostile Artillery
7th Aug 1944 Orders
8th Aug 1944 Orders
9th Aug 1944 Harrassing Fire
10th Aug 1944 Quiet
11th Aug 1944 Survey
12th Aug 1944 Reliefs
13th Aug 1944 Orders
14th Aug 1944 Orders
15th Aug 1944 Practice
16th Aug 1944 Intelligence
17th Aug 1944 Advance
18th Aug 1944 Advance
19th Aug 1944 Advance
20th Aug 1944 Advance
21st Aug 1944 Advance
22nd Aug 1944 Forwards
23rd Aug 1944 Forwards
18th Sep 1944 Shelling
19th Sep 1944 Advance
20th Sep 1944 Advance
21st Sep 1944 CommunicationsIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
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211th Light Battery, Royal Artillery
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