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56th Infantry Brigade
8th May 1944 Recce
9th May 1944 Conference
3rd Jun 1944 Preparations
5th Jun 1944 On the Move
5th Jun 1944 Orders
6th Jun 1944 Almost to Plan
6th Jun 1944 Heavy Swell
6th Jun 1944 Under Fire
6th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire
6th Jun 1944 Heavy Sea
6th Jun 1944 Into Position
6th Jun 1944 Landing
6th Jun 1944 Ashore
6th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire
6th Jun 1944 Behind Schedule
7th Jun 1944 Town Taken
7th Jun 1944 Advance
7th Jun 1944 Advance
7th Jun 1944 Enemy Position
7th Jun 1944 Moves
7th Jun 1944 In Support
8th Jun 1944 Prisoners
8th Jun 1944 Consolidation
8th Jun 1944 In Action
9th Jun 1944 Reliefs
10th Jun 1944 Bocage
12th Jun 1944 Patrols
13th Jun 1944 In Action
27th Jun 1944 On the Move
8th Jul 1944 In Action
8th Jul 1944 Attack Made
9th Jul 1944 In Action
9th Jul 1944 Counter Attack
10th Jul 1944 In Action
10th Jul 1944 Mortar Fire
1st Aug 1944 Orders
1st Aug 1944 Reliefs
2nd Aug 1944 Orders
3rd Sep 1944 Advance
4th Sep 1944 Artillery Exchange
6th Sep 1944 Recces
7th Sep 1944 Planning
8th Sep 1944 Planning
9th Sep 1944 Bad Weather
10th Sep 1944 Attack Made
10th Sep 1944 Attack Made
11th Sep 1944 Attack Made
11th Sep 1944 Ground Gained
12th Sep 1944 Attack Made
1st Oct 1944 Orders
1st Oct 1944 In Action
2nd Oct 1944 Orders
3rd Oct 1944 Orders
3rd Oct 1944 Support
1st Nov 1944 Contact
2nd Nov 1944 Conference
3rd Nov 1944 Attack Made
2nd Dec 1944 On the Move
3rd Dec 1944 Flooding
4th Dec 1944 Flooding
7th Dec 1944 Preparations
8th Dec 1944 Reliefs
20th Jan 1945 Counter Attack
25th Jan 1945 Reliefs Completed
9th March 1945 Water Falling
9th March 1945 Shelling
10th March 1945 Artillery Active
11th March 1945 Reliefs
11th March 1945 Reliefs
15th March 1945 Reorganisation
20th March 1945 Training
22nd March 1945 Training
22nd March 1945 Training
25th March 1945 Orders
1st May 1945 Restricted Firing
2nd May 1945 Food Convoys
3rd May 1945 Truce
4th May 1945 Annoucement
5th May 1945 Cease Fire
6th May 1945 Orders
7th May 1945 Document
8th May 1945 Patrols
9th May 1945 Quiet
10th May 1945 Disarming
11th May 1945 Disarming
12th May 1945 Visits
13th May 1945 Service of Thanksgiving
14th May 1945 Equipment
15th May 1945 Conference
16th May 1945 ReliefsIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
Those known to have served with
56th Infantry Brigade
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
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