| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 069847 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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GREECE. 1941-04-15 TO 1941-04-17. SMOKE RISING FROM A STICK OF GERMAN BOMBS BURSTING IN "B" ...
Description
GREECE. 1941-04-15 TO 1941-04-17. SMOKE RISING FROM A STICK OF GERMAN BOMBS BURSTING IN "B" TROOP, NO. 1 BATTERY, 2/1ST FIELD REGIMENT POSITIONS ASTRIDE THE DOMOKOS-LAMIA ROAD DURING THE WITHDRAWAL SOUTH OF THE BRITISH FORCES. THE REGIMENTS ROLE, AS PART OF THE LEE FORCE, WAS TO FIGHT A REARGUARD ACTION TO COVER THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND DIVISIONS TO THE THERMOPYLAE LINE.