On this day in 1944 US paratroopers from the 82nd Airbourne Division crossed the River Waal to attack Nijmegen Bridge.
This is dramatically portrayed in the film 'A Bridge Too Far'.
On this day in 1944 US paratroopers from the 82nd Airbourne Division crossed the River Waal to attack Nijmegen Bridge.
This is dramatically portrayed in the film 'A Bridge Too Far'.
This month I visited another local battle field. Bosworth Field. For a talk about the battle, the armies and their tactics. It was given by two battle field guides one an ex-para and the other a former Lt Colonel. It was very good. I learnt a lot about the battle but still can't get my head around the complexity of the Wars of the Roses.
Naseby and Waterloo.
This month there have been two major battle anniversaries.
The 380th anniversary of Naseby in 1645 and the 210th anniversary of Waterloo in 1815 (and hence the 10th anniversary of our Waterloo Dinner in 2015).
Naseby was very youth orientated, aimed mainly at scouts and cadets how re-enacted the battle.
There was also a cake!!
We were invited to the VIP lunch.
May 13th 2025.
We visited the National Trust owned Belton Estate.
My Dad did his national service with REME and was stationed in Malta 1953-4.
His barrack block in 1953.
Quite some changes recently.