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- Article by Pieter Schlebaum
- Published on January 19th, 2025
British troops in the Netherlands in May 1940
On Friday the 10th of May, 1940, the Dutch neutrality was ravaged when the German armies attacked our country. The Dutch army was insufficiently trained and equipped to counter the German invasion. Without help from outside it would be a battle without the slightest chance. This help from abroad did arrive. Not only from the French, who fought in the province of Noord-Brabant, but also from the British. During the days in May 1940 British troops were active in several places the Netherlands, but mainly in Hook of Holland. The arrival of our allies enhanced the optimism both amongst the Dutch forces and amongst their country fellow men. Together with the British it ought to be possible to beat the Germans. But the British had not come to start a counter offensive.
- Article by Leo G. Lensen
- Published on August 29th, 2022
RAF Bomb Clearance & Demining Operations (1944-1945) at Knokke Airfield ALG B-83
In 2019, TracesOfWar received the war diary of Sergeant Roy Tull. His daughter, Mrs. Barbara Kelly, provided us with the contents and gave us permission to post it on the website. The diary describes the work and journey of the RAF Bomb Disposal Squad from Normandy into Germany.
- Article by Matthias Ouwejan
- Published on December 29th, 2022
SAS Brigade in North-Africa
The Special Air Service Brigade, in short SAS, was established in the first half of 1941 in North-Africa by Lieutenant David Stirling. The official name of the unit read: L Detachment: Special Air Service Brigade, this to lure the Germans into thinking an A up to a K Detachment also existed which wasn't the case though. L Detachment was established from the remnants of Layforce, an experimental commando unit, commanded by Lieutenant-colonel Robert Laycock.
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