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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

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  location map

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  location map

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 Communications


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Those known to have served with

211th Light Battery, Royal Artillery

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

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