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The Worcestershire Soldier
- Room 4 - Yeoman, Normandy, June 6th 1944
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Yeoman, Normandy, June 6th 1944During the Second World War the Yeomanry served as artillery. In 1943 they became an 'air-landing' unit, and went into action by glider. One battery landed in Normandy on D-Day - the first British artillery unit ever to go into battle by air! Later, the whole Regiment was flown across the River Rhine. This Yeoman has just landed, and is unpacking some ammunition crates. Landing in gliders was a hair-raising business. It involved making a controlled crash-landing, with piles of explosives on board too. Behind him, the glider has been unbolted and pulled in half so that the gun and jeep can be removed. |
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