The 176th 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 77th Infantry Division of the British Army was formed in 1941, during the Second World War, from the re-organisation of the Devon and Cornwall County Division. During its existence the division ch
176th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
…the establishment of a field regiment was three batteries, each of two troops of four 25-pounder guns. On 21 December 1942 the regiment was assigned to 77th Infantry (Reserve) Division in Home Forces, replacing 175th Field Rgt. On 1 January 1943 the regiment's batteries were numbered as 165, 166 and 167 Field Btys, and on 11 January…
Infantry training, January 1943.