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Wales, as part of the United Kingdom [i], participated as part of the allies in World War I (1914–1918) and the allies in World War II (1939–1945).. Just under 275,000 soldiers from Wales fought in World War I, with 35,000 combat deaths, in particular at Mametz Wood and Passchendaele.
The Cardiff Blitz (Welsh: Blitz Caerdydd); refers to the bombing of Cardiff, Wales during World War II.Between 1940 and the final raid on the city in March 1944 approximately 2,100 bombs fell, killing 355 people.
The 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought in both the First and Second World Wars.Originally raised in 1908 as the Welsh Division, part of the Territorial Force (TF), the division saw service in First World War, being designated 53rd (Welsh) Division in mid-1915, and fought in the Gallipoli Campaign and in the Middle East.
Wales in World War II (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Military history of Wales" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
The Welsh Guards (WLSH GDS; Welsh: Gwarchodlu Cymreig), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army.It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the First World War, by Royal Warrant of George V.
The half-Battalion of The Welsh Regiment are seasoned soldiers and whatever I asked of them to do they did well. Their marksmen at Gemaizah Fort and the remainder of the half-Battalion on the left fired section volleys driving the Dervishes from their right position and inflicting severe punishment upon them when in the open.
The memorial was designed by Sir Ninian Comper and unveiled on 12 June 1928 by the Prince of Wales. The memorial commemorates the servicemen who died during the First World War and has a commemorative plaque for those who died during the Second World War , added in 1949.
The South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for 280 years. It came into existence in England in 1689, as Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot , and afterwards had a variety of names and headquarters.