HRH Prince Bernhard, Lt Maarten Jan Knottenbelt, and others
Date: 04/05/2014
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The River Orne and Caen Canal Bridges now named Pegasus Bridge.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 28 Sep 2020 16:44:21 EDT
This was one of many Camps maintained close to Training areas for temporary accommodation. At the time the Commandant was an Officer from the Ox & Bucks Light Infantry who wore a Red Airborne Beret. I chatted to him, he had been in Major John Howard’s ‘Coup de Main’ Party who landed by Horsa Glider on D-Day 6 June 1944 and seized the bridges over the River and Canal!
Posted by David Prichard on Mon 03 Aug 2020 08:02:10 EDT
Training Team Commando Wing at Plasterdown Camp near Tavistock
Posted by David Prichard on Wed 22 Jul 2020 12:25:06 EDT
The River Orne and Caen Canal Bridges now named Pegasus Bridge.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 28 Sep 2020 16:44:21 EDT