The 175th Field Regiment was a unit of Britain's Royal Artillery during World War II. Originally formed to man beach defence batteries, it was later converted to field artillery. It served in Home For
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A 25-pounder gun and Quad tractor on a training exercise in the UK.
The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army, formed just prior to the start of the Second World War. In March 1939, after the re-emergence of Germany as a significant milit
175th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
…Having been drained of most of its manpower, 77th (Holding) Division was disbanded on 1 September 1944 and reformed as a replacement for the disbanded 45th Division. 175th and 176th Field Rgts transferred to the new 45th (Holding) Division and remained with it until the end of the war. 175th Field Rgt and its…
Men of the division firing a Bren light machine gun during training.
Members of the division scale an Essex cliff during training