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Battle of Bir Hacheim - may 1942.

Does anybody know to wich Regiment belong that captured British flag ??


Added: Sep-9-2012 
By: Panzerknacker2
In: Weapons, Propaganda
Tags: Battle, of, Bir, Hacheim, -, may, 1942, tank, artillery, german, italian, british, african, sudanese, indian, australian,
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  • So because someone want to be precise when he is obviously not.

    French army:
    -Foreign Legion, the 2nd and 3rd of the 13th demi-brigade of the Foreign Legion, they are commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Prince Amilakvari.
    -battalions of Ubangi-Chari (march battalion 2) and Pacific (volunteers of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the New Hebrides under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Felix Pin) form half-brigade march of Colonel Robert Roux.
    -the 1st Battalion of Marines commander of Amyot Invil More..

    Posted Sep-9-2012 By 
    goervideos (420.20)  

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  • Ah yes, 1942 - the year of Rommel's utter defeat at El Alamein. The year after the failure of the Blitz on England, and the year before Germany lost nearly 1million troops in Barbarossa....

    Posted Sep-9-2012 By 
    Rowhan (143.70)  

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  • No mention of the French.

    Posted Sep-9-2012 By 
    joe prole (1709.40)  

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  • At start 3723 (french*) vs 45000 (axe), at end 110 dead vs 3300.

    *Légion étrangère, fusiliers marins, Polynesia, Hebrides, Caledonia.

    Posted Sep-9-2012 By 
    goervideos (420.20)  

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    • @goervideos Yes, but the battles were not only against the 4500 french, there were sudanese, indian, new zealand and british units in defensive emplacemnet around that french fortress. Rommel was also attacked by Armored formations coming from the North of Bir Hacheim.

      Posted Sep-9-2012 By 
      Panzerknacker2 (4152.22)  

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    • @Panzerknacker2 12+ different units (that is why i wrote any in particular, and the correct number seems 3723 and 99 dead), but apparently seeing French in there for you is a detail, they was alone most of the time and out of water, even Churchill had nice words.

      And just for the record i wore on one of my uniform the citation of this battle (to the order of my regiment), and i just realize at some moment my grandad was in the 1st company of genius in ww2.

      ps: that is funny because in my first More..

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      goervideos (420.20)  

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  • It was the D Troop of 43 Battery of 11 City of London Yeomanry Regt RA (TA). It was commanded by Lt Beauchamp.


    http://www.forums.theraa.co.uk/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=22841

    Posted Sep-9-2012 By 
    storm_seal (269.50)  

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  • One of the best films from that era I've ever seen. Great post!

    Posted Sep-9-2012 By 
    downhill2400 (1357.78)

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  • The Kings troop regiment royal artilary i think

    Posted Sep-9-2012 By 
    jay333dee (346.60)

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