The Fighting Wessex Wyverns

The Fighting Wessex Wyverns
Author :
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Total Pages : 422
Release :
ISBN-10 :
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Fighting Wessex Wyverns by : Patrick Delaforce

Download or read book The Fighting Wessex Wyverns written by Patrick Delaforce and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2018-06-02 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commanded by the controversial Major-General Ivo Thomas, the 43rd (Wessex) Division was branded the Fighting Yellow Devils’ out of respect by its Wehrmacht and Waffen SS opponents. The 43rd’s distinctive divisional badge of a golden Wyvern — half-serpent half-dragon — was to be seen in all the ferocious battles in Normandy, the Low Countries and Germany between June 1944 and May 1945. They suffered 12,500 casualties including 3,000 killed in action. The 43rd had its roots firmly in the West of England, drawing its infantry battalions from the county regiments of Cornwall, Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset, Wiltshire and Worcester, with occasional reinforcements during the Normandy campaign by ‘foreign’ regiments from Berkshire, Essex and other counties. This book tells the story of the division’s campaign in Northwest Europe, from Normandy to Bremerhaven, in the words of the soldiers who actually fought with it: privates, sergeants and young company commanders, all have their individual tales to tell. Here are first-hand accounts of the landings on the shores of Normandy; the battles for the River Odon, Hill 112, Maltot and Mont Pincon; the break-out to the River Seine and the forcing of the vital bridgehead at Vernon; the only infantry division to make a single-handed attempt to relieve Arnhem — a gallant and costly failure; the clearance of the Roer triangle (Operation Blackcock) and the Reichswald (Operation Veritable); the crossing of the River Rhine and the advance northwards to take the port of Bremen; and the final triumphant advance to the Cuxhaven peninsula northwest of Hamburg.


The Fighting Wessex Wyverns Related Books

The Fighting Wessex Wyverns
Language: en
Pages: 422
Authors: Patrick Delaforce
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-02 - Publisher: Fonthill Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Commanded by the controversial Major-General Ivo Thomas, the 43rd (Wessex) Division was branded the Fighting Yellow Devils’ out of respect by its Wehrmacht an
The Fighting Wessex Wyverns
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: Patrick Delaforce
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-01 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Instruments of Battle
Language: en
Pages: 484
Authors: James Tanner
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-11 - Publisher: Casemate Publishers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“The hitherto forgotten story of the development of the regimental band, mainly drummers and buglers. A rare piece of social history” (Books Monthly). The I
British Armour in the Normandy Campaign
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: John Buckley
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-07-22 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is an innovative study of the Normandy campaign and the perceived failure of British forces there. It is essential reading for all students of militar
Portsmouth's World War Two Heroes
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: James Daly
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-02-01 - Publisher: The History Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Based on research into 2,549 servicemen and women from Portsmouth who were killed during World War 2, this book uncovers stories that have never been told befor