Sunday 6 September 2015

Advance into Germany May 1945

Later winter, 1945. Elements of 30 corps advance into the Rhineland 

Royal Artillery fire has destroyed parts of the town but the defenders hold the town.

 King's Royal Rifle Corps mounted in their M3 Half-tracks advance behind an armoured advance

German fire takes out the tanks but allows the infantry to swarm in. 

Friday 4 September 2015

Italian Campaign can begin

 First Italian campaign table set up in the first place we lived in, Dartmouth.

 Smokey Smith VC. I met Mr. Smith on Korean Veterans tour I. 1998. I saw him asked for a picture which is why the look on his face is puzzled as I was wearing his uniform! However my rank on my band uniform is of a Drummer Sargent
Ian and I Duke it out.