75th Anniversary – The North African Campaign of the Second World War began from the 10th June 1940 and continued for 2 years, 11 months and 3 days, as Axis and Allied forces pushed each other back and forth across the desert. READ MORE HERE:
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1943: Into Tripoli Montgomery Marched in Triumph.
The last surviving capital of Mussolini’s “Roman Empire.” Tripoli fell before Montgomery’s relentless advance on January 23, 1943. Read More:
Gordon Highlanders WW2 Records – 51st Highland Division
This account of the Gordons’ war was found in the booklet ’51st Highland Division in North Africa & Sicily’, kindly donated to our archives by Sgt. Walter Stanley Brown. 298th Field Battery R.A., 126th (H) Field Regiment R.A., B.A.O.R. Read on!