Bearskins, Bayonets & Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum Episode 16
Bearskins, Bayonets and Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum
English - July 23, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBArts guards grenadier coldstream scots irish welsh army military museum queen pageantry Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Continuing the story of the five regiments of Foot Guards in World War 2, this week the Director looks at the move from North Africa into mainland Europe. He follows the exploits of these remarkable soldiers through the gruelling battle northwards through the entire length of Italy suffering desperate rearguard fighting by the German troops through mountainous country in harsh winter conditions.