DESSERT RATS DIVISION BORD WW 2

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Mooi bord dessert rats
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deze divisie heeft deel genomen aan
de bevrijding van nederland 
the 7th armoured division was an armoured division
of the british army.
It was formed as the mobile division (egypt)
on 27 september 1938,
following the advance across france,
the division took part in the allied advance
through belgium and the netherlands,
liberating ghent on 6 september.
The division then took part in the advance to
and securing of the river maas, where the division, now commanded by major-general lewis lyne,
a highly experienced commander,
was slightly reorganized, with many experienced men
who had been overseas with the division
for five years returning home. In january 1945
the division, with the 8th armoured brigade
and 155th infantry brigade under command,
took part in operation blackcock to clear the roer triangle.
The division had a short rest for training in late february.
This was followed by operation plunder:
the 7th armoured division crossed the river rhine near xanten
and wesel and advanced northeast.
On 16 april 1945, the 7th armoured division
liberated stalag 11b in fallingbostel
, by chance, next up in the mighty xxx corps column
is the famous 7 th armoured division,
the desert rats.
Together with 2 companies of  the 502nd,
they launch the first attack of the day
from sint oedenrode (1 but they do not make much headway.
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