This mission and that against the city of Nagasaki a short time later changed the course of history forever and remain to this day the only time that nuclear bombs have been used in anger
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers by Richard Simkin
spelt the end of German successes on the Western front
Colour Sgt Bourne played a major role in keeping the defending troops effective
Original painting by Robert Barbour
Digging In by David Pentland. (P) CAM7 This mission and that againstDP0227P. Digging In by David Pentland. Hill 112, Normandy, 28th June 1944. Infantry of the 11th Armoured Division digging in during the battle for the strategically important Hill 112. The division comprised of the 8th Motor Battalion Rifle Brigade, 4th King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 3rd Monmouthshires,1st Herefords, 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, 2nd Fife & Forfarshire, Yeomanry and 23rd Hussars. Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Size