The Liverpool Welsh
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The Liverpool Welsh, under various guises, was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force and Territorial Army associated with the King's Liverpool Regiment. It served as a tank regiment in the Western Deser
A Valentine tank in the Western Desert, summer 1942.
Sherman tanks of 46th Royal Tank Regiment provide fire support for men of 1st Battalion, Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) at Anzio, 25 January 1944.
An infantryman acts as 'tail end charlie', protecting the commander of a Sherman tank from ELAS snipers in Athens, 18 December 1944.
A Humber armoured car supports paratroops during operations against ELAS in Athens, 6 January 1945.
Battle of Anzio
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The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that commenced 22 January 1944. The battle began with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle, and ended on 4
The Liverpool Welsh
…the winter of 1943/44. 46th RTR left 23rd Armoured Bde on 4 January 1944 and was attached to 1st Division, which was the British contribution to the Anzio landing (Operation Shingle). The division landed on 'Peter' Beach unopposed on 22 January and completed its unloading by the following morning. On 24 January…
Men of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division landing in late January 1944
Rear Adm. Frank J. Lowry, USN
Rear Adm. Thomas H. Troubridge, RN
Rear Admiral Lowry's flagship, the amphibious command ship Biscayne, anchored off Anzio