Monty’s Northern Legions
Monty’s Northern Legions by Patrick Delaforce, published by Fonthill Media in 2014, offers a detailed account of the military formations that played pivotal roles in World War II. This edition, comprising 223 pages, explores the contributions of the 50th Tyne Tees Division and the 15th Scottish Division during significant campaigns, including their actions at El Alamein, D-Day, and the liberation of North West Europe.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the 50th Division’s initial combat experience and its critical involvement in the D-Day landings, where it was tasked with the first wave assault on ‘Gold’ Beach. The narrative also highlights the 15th Scottish Division’s participation in Operation ‘Epsom’ and its advance through France and the Low Countries, culminating in the crossing of the Rhine during Operation ‘Plunder’. This book presents a comprehensive look at the military strategies and experiences of these divisions, contributing to the broader history of military conflicts in Europe.
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Monty’s desert legions – 7th Armored Division, 51st Highland Division and 50th Northumbrian Division – helped him win at El Alamein and throughout North Africa, and eventually in North West Europe after D-Day. Monty’s Northern Legions is the story of two distinguished formations who played significant roles in the liberation of North West Europe. 50th Tyne Tees Division was a fine infantry division first blooded at El Alamein and later in Sicily. Monty gave 50th Division the dangerous honor of attacking on D-Day in the first wave ashore on ‘Gold’ Beach. The only D-Day Victoria Cross was awarded to CSM Hollis of the Green Howards. The division fought through the Normandy campaign up towards the German border before disbandment in late 1944. 15th Scottish Division’s three brigades swept into Normandy in Operation ‘Epsom’, Monty’s first great battle for Caen. They fought their way through France and the Low Countries and were one of two assault divisions entrusted with storming across the Rhine in Operation ‘Plunder’.
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