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Welch Regiment attacks

Welch Regiment attacks

16th August 1944: Welsh troops attack through Normandy cornfields despite heavy casualties - sole remaining officer in company earns VC

Aug 16, 2024
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British infantry advance through a Normandy cornfield earlier in the campaign.

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