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The New Brunswick Rangers in the Second World War (Paperback)
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The New Brunswick Rangers in the Second World War (Paperback)
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Loot Price R365
Discovery Miles 3 650
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In 1943, the New Brunswick Rangers were sent to Britain, converted
into a heavy weapons support unit, and shipped off to
Normandy.Originating as a 19th century militia, the New Brunswick
Rangers were placed on active service for the first time during the
Second World War, serving first in the Maritimes and Newfoundland.
In 1943, the Rangers were sent to Britain, where they were
converted to a heavy weapons support unit, armed with machine guns
and mortars in preparation for the invasion of Normandy.In this
illuminating account, Matthew Douglass uncovers their participation
in the war: their arrival in Normandy and their contributions to
the battles in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Present at
many of the critical moments of the campaign, the Rangers
participated in the Battle of the Falaise Gap, which cleared the
way for the advance on Paris and the German border; the Battle of
the Scheldt, which secured the vital supply lines of the port of
Antwerp; and the Battle of the Reichswald, when German resistance
on the west bank of the Rhine was finally broken. Drawing on
archival photographs and original source documents, Douglass's
account of the Rangers' wartime experiences is a crucial piece in
understanding the role of heavy weapons support units on the
Western Front.The New Brunswick Rangers in the Second World War is
volume 27 of the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.
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