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12th US Infantry Regiment Combat Team attached to 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Rangers
In May 1975 one hundred and eighty-seven officers and enlisted men of C Company Combat Team 12th US Infantry Regiment were hosted for an exchange visit by the School of Infantry. However, they were looked after by 1 R IRISH (the Demonstration Battalion) for most of their visit. The visitors were afforded traditional Irish hospitality by all and various competitions were organized as the Americans grew more expert in handling their hosts' weapons, vehicles and equipment.
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Saturday 19 Oct 1918
Great gains were being made all along the Western Front in the first weeks of October 1918. The 36th (Ulster) Division was to advance to the River Lys and drive the enemy out of the industrial area of Lille-Tourcoing-Roubaix. The attack began on 14 October and by 16 October it reached the line of the Lys where the Germans had blown the bridges. Despite D Company of the 9th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers* getting a group across a pontoon bridge, it was cut off when effective German artillery fire damaged the bridge.
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On this day
19 October
Saturday 19 Oct 1918
Great gains were being made all along the Western Front in the first weeks of October 1918. The 36th (Ulster) Division was to advance to the River Lys and drive the enemy out of the industrial area of Lille-Tourcoing-Roubaix. The attack began on 14 October and by 16 October it reached the line of the Lys where the Germans had blown the bridges. Despite D Company of the 9th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers* getting a group across a pontoon bridge, it was cut off when effective German artillery fire damaged the bridge.
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19 October
Saturday 19 Oct 1918
Great gains were being made all along the Western Front in the first weeks of October 1918. The 36th (Ulster) Division was to advance to the River Lys and drive the enemy out of the industrial area of Lille-Tourcoing-Roubaix. The attack began on 14 October and by 16 October it reached the line of the Lys where the Germans had blown the bridges. Despite D Company of the 9th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers* getting a group across a pontoon bridge, it was cut off when effective German artillery fire damaged the bridge.
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