June 6, 1944: Gold, Sword, Juno Beach. 2/8: Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment’s Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day, by James Holland
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June 6, 1944: Gold, Sword, Juno Beach. 2/8: Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment’s Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day, by James Holland
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In the annals of World War II, certain groups of soldiers stand out, and among the most notable were the Sherwood Rangers. Originally a cavalry unit in the last days of horses in combat, whose officers were landed gentry leading men who largely worked for them, they were switched to the “mechanized cavalry” of tanks in 1942. Winning acclaim in the North African campaign, the Sherwood Rangers then spearheaded one of the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944; led the way across France; were the first British troops to cross into Germany, and contributed mightily to Germany’s surrender in May 1945.
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| 0:33.3 | I'm John Batsuit with James Holland, the historian, writing most recently of Normandy again, but |
| 0:40.1 | from the point of view of one regiment, the Sherwood Rangers Yomonry. |
| 0:45.5 | Organized as a National Guard-like unit. |
| 0:49.0 | But now, because it is a veteran of the North African campaign and is equipped with Sherman |
| 0:55.9 | tanks, American-built Sherman tanks. |
| 0:59.3 | It is part of the front line landing on the British Gold Beach, June 6, 1944. |
| 1:08.1 | And also part of the genius that we're going to get to shore, not by having the landing |
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