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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND - October 18th 2014 in Saltash, England. Picture by: Sean Hernon, Mobile 07543 648286. Walter C Parson Cup 2nd Round, Saltash United v Tavistock, Kimberley Stadium. Tavistock win 3-2 on
Tourists are taken across the Erg Chebbi sand dunes on camel back in Eastern Morocco 14/3/2006. This image has been shortlisted for the Nature & The Enviroment category at the Picture Editors award 2007. Photo by Fabio De Paola
© Licensed to simonjacobs.com. 29/11/2014 Watford, UK. TV comedian Alan Davies on his Little Victories UK tour at The Colosseum, Watford, Herts. Photo credit : Simon Jacobs
04/03/2017. QPR v Cardiff City. Action from the Match Yeni NGBAKOTO celebrates
04/07/14 Jeff Moore Rolf Harris arrives with his family at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing after being found guilty of 12 indecent assaults on four girls
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN - APRIL 27: A general view during day three of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2014 at the London Aquatics Centre on April 27, 2014 in London, Great Britain. (Photo by Mitchell Gunn/ESPA)
Princess Diana
Alastair Campbell (L), communications director for former prime minister Tony Blair, speaks on a telephone as actor Peter Capaldi gestures, on the trading floor of BGC Partners, in London September 11, 2012. The company, formerly part of Cantor Fitzgerald, holds a Charity Day each year to commemorate the 658 employees who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York. During the day celebrities visit the company to help raise money for their selected charity, by assisting the brokers deal on the trading floor. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ANNIVERSARY BUSINESS SOCIETY POLITICS) - RTR37TT9
![Battle of Belleau Wood WW1,north of Chateau-Thierry only 60 miles from Paris, France. March 2014
Captured German guns in the cratered Belleau Wood, now named 'Bois de la Brigade de Marine' after the US 4th Marine Brigade. Now a permanent memorial site.
The Battle of Belleau Wood (1–26 June 1918) occurred during the German 1918 Spring Offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. The battle was fought between the U.S. Second (under the command of Major General Omar Bundy) and Third Divisions and an assortment of German units including elements from the 237th, 10th, 197th, 87th, and 28th Divisions.[2] The battle has become a deep part of the lore of the United States Marine Corps.
In March 1918, with nearly 50 additional divisions freed by the Russian surrender on the Eastern Front, the German Army launched a series of attacks on the Western Front, hoping to defeat the Allies before U.S. forces could be fully deployed. A third offensive launched in May against the French between Soissons and Reims, known as the Third Battle of the Aisne, saw the Germans reach the north bank of the Marne river at Château-Thierry, 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Paris, on 27 May. On 31 May, the 3rd Division held the German advance at Château-Thierry and the German advance turned right towards Vaux and Belleau Wood.[3]
On 1 June, Château-Thierry and Vaux fell, and German troops moved into Belleau Wood. The U.S. 2nd Division—which included a brigade of U.S. Marines—was brought up along the Paris-Metz highway. The 9th Infantry Regiment was placed between the highway and the Marne, while the 6th Marine Regiment was deployed to their left. The 5th Marines and 23rd Infantry regiments were placed in reserve.[4]
Battle
On the evening of 1 June, German forces punched a hole in the French lines to the left of the Marines' position. In response, the U.S. reserve—consisting of the 23rd Infantry regiment, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, and an element of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion—conducted a forced march over 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to plug the gap in the line, which they achieved by dawn. By the night of 2 June, the U.S. forces held a 20 kilometres (12 mi) front line north of the Paris-Metz Highway running through grain fields and scattered woods, from Triangle Farm west to Lucy and then north to Hill 142. The German line opposite ran from Vaux to Bouresches to Belleau.[5]
Map showing location of the battle of Belleau Wood (U.S. Military Academy)
German commanders ordered an advance on Marigny and Lucy through Belleau Wood as part of a major offensive, in which other German troops would cross the Marne River. The commander of the Marine Brigade, Army Gen. James Harbord, countermanding a French order to dig trenches further to the rear, ordered the Marines to "hold where they stand". With bayonets, the Marines dug shallow fighting positions from which they could fight from the prone position. In the afternoon of 3 June, German infantry attacked the Marine positions through the grain fields with bayonets fixed. The Marines waited until the Germans were within 100 yd (91 m) before opening deadly rifle fire which mowed down waves of German infantry and forced the survivors to retreat into the wood.[6]](https://thebppa.com/content/uploads/France-Belleau-Wood-Aisne-Marne-Bois-de-la-Brigade-de-Marine-_36274BW-210x138.jpg)
Battle of Belleau Wood WW1,north of Chateau-Thierry only 60 miles from Paris, France. March 2014 Captured German guns in the cratered Belleau Wood, now named 'Bois de la Brigade de Marine' after the US 4th Marine Brigade. Now a permanent memorial site. The Battle of Belleau Wood (1–26 June 1918) occurred during the German 1918 Spring Offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. The battle was fought between the U.S. Second (under the command of Major General Omar Bundy) and Third Divisions and an assortment of German units including elements from the 237th, 10th, 197th, 87th, and 28th Divisions.[2] The battle has become a deep part of the lore of the United States Marine Corps. In March 1918, with nearly 50 additional divisions freed by the Russian surrender on the Eastern Front, the German Army launched a series of attacks on the Western Front, hoping to defeat the Allies before U.S. forces could be fully deployed. A third offensive launched in May against the French between Soissons and Reims, known as the Third Battle of the Aisne, saw the Germans reach the north bank of the Marne river at Château-Thierry, 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Paris, on 27 May. On 31 May, the 3rd Division held the German advance at Château-Thierry and the German advance turned right towards Vaux and Belleau Wood.[3] On 1 June, Château-Thierry and Vaux fell, and German troops moved into Belleau Wood. The U.S. 2nd Division—which included a brigade of U.S. Marines—was brought up along the Paris-Metz highway. The 9th Infantry Regiment was placed between the highway and the Marne, while the 6th Marine Regiment was deployed to their left. The 5th Marines and 23rd Infantry regiments were placed in reserve.[4] Battle On the evening of 1 June, German forces punched a hole in the French lines to the left of the Marines' position. In response, the U.S. reserve—consisting of the 23rd Infantry regiment, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, and an element of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion—conducted a forced march over 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to plug the gap in the line, which they achieved by dawn. By the night of 2 June, the U.S. forces held a 20 kilometres (12 mi) front line north of the Paris-Metz Highway running through grain fields and scattered woods, from Triangle Farm west to Lucy and then north to Hill 142. The German line opposite ran from Vaux to Bouresches to Belleau.[5] Map showing location of the battle of Belleau Wood (U.S. Military Academy) German commanders ordered an advance on Marigny and Lucy through Belleau Wood as part of a major offensive, in which other German troops would cross the Marne River. The commander of the Marine Brigade, Army Gen. James Harbord, countermanding a French order to dig trenches further to the rear, ordered the Marines to "hold where they stand". With bayonets, the Marines dug shallow fighting positions from which they could fight from the prone position. In the afternoon of 3 June, German infantry attacked the Marine positions through the grain fields with bayonets fixed. The Marines waited until the Germans were within 100 yd (91 m) before opening deadly rifle fire which mowed down waves of German infantry and forced the survivors to retreat into the wood.[6]
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The Ivy in the Lanes opening, Daily Telegraph
England, UK . 16.6.2017. London . Grenfell Tower fire. Torchlight vigil with family and friends of the dead and missing, here the family of Jessica Urbano. Copyright © 2017 Andrew Wiard, www.reportphotos.com
30th November 2013- Barclays Premier League - Aston Villa Vs Sunderland - Sunderland Manager Gus Poyet reacts - Photo: Paul Roberts / Offside.
LOCATION, UK 29/04/2011. The Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William to Kate Middleton. Doreen Golding Pearly Queen for Bow Bells and Old Kent Rd, gets ready before attending an East London street party as part of the Royal Wedding celebrations.Photographer Andrew Baker/LNP. Please see special instructions. © under license to London News Pictures
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British soldiers look over a sheer drop in a waddi near the desert plains west of Musa Qala during a break in the fighting to retake the Helmand province town from the Taliban. They were part of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) 52 Brigade were a specialist observation unit and mobile fighting force in Helmand province, Afghanistan used against the Taliban in late 2007 and early 2008. They lived and slept in the open air under the Helmand skies from their vehicles and wagons and rarely returned to base. They were resupplied by air or land convoys and reputedly were involved in the longest desert patrol by British forces since WWII. They were called the ‘Warriors whom God protects’ by the Taliban due to their lightly armoured and slightly ramshackle wagons. They could rarely wash or shave and were a fairly wild bunch to look at. On one of the few occasions they retired to Camp Bastion a senior British commander told them that they looked a disgrace and made them shave their beards off. The BRF had become supersicious and believed that this took some of their mystic and luck away and never forgave the Colonel concerned. In December 2007 they secured a safe route into Musa Qala to retake the town from the Taliban, probing their units and fighting against them as they tried to avoid the many I.E.D.s and countless legacy mines laid by the Russians during their time there in the 1980’s. As well as clearing the way for a 400 vehicle convoy they co-ordinated air support for U.S. Forces and provided fire support for them during the battle to drive the Taliban from the Helmand town. I spent two weeks with the B.R.F. living and sleeping under the stars on the Helmand plains.On the evening that we joined them by a re-supply convoy they had suffered the death of one of their comrades in an IED blast which also resulted in serious injury to two others. A few weeks after I left them I was added to hear that a young soldier called Cpl Darryl Gardiner was killed by an I.E.D. blast. He was the driver for the wagon which I lived in for the time I spent with them and had got to know him fairly well. He died after a Land Rover WIK was blown up by a legacy mine and as his vehicle was the Brigades company ambulance if needed he was killed as he took the survivors to a helicopter landing strip in the desert when his open vehicle struck an I.E.D. killing him and injuring the survivors from the first blast.
Photograph:Philip Coburn
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