D-Day 80 Memorial

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“…the spirit of the people, resolute, dedicated, burned like a bright flame, lit surely from those unseen fires which nothing can quench.”  King George VI, 6 June 1944 (D-Day)

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Trp George Barton 22nd Dragoon Grds 79th armoured div Flail Tank

His family
16/05/2024

Landed 07:30 on Sword Beach. Initial assault. Mines and barbed wire cleared and around 9 routes cleared of mines to get the troops off the beach by 09:00 ready for the 2nd wave. 12 tanks remains operational out of 26. In the afternoon engaged a a Panzer div in the afternoon in Hermanville and Lion Sur Mer. Went on to the battle of Caen and beyond

Trp George Barton 22nd Dragoon Grds 79th armoured div Flail Tank
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