9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1986 - Page 0090
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1986 |
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THE 9TH/12TH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL finding a compromise than had been expected. But to no avail. So the in- vasion took place. and a brilliant feat of arms it was. From the very outset Al Haig, US Secretary of State with whom I had worked when he was SACEUR. and I agreed that the combined British forces — if they had to be used — would be successful, and that probably no other forces in the world would be capable of carrying out such an oper- ation. In 1980, after a gap of 35 years and at the end of a tour of BAOR, i paid an official visit to the Regiment. I expected to find high standards and much that would be familiar to me, and so I did, But what I was unprepared for was the discovery that everything seemed exactly the same. The characters of the squad- rons and their rivalries were unchanged, And so was the sense of competence, comradeship and cheerfuiness, It was profoundly reassuring, and that opinion was not coloured by the magnificent hospitality I received! I was enabled to feel so much at home on this visit that if the order had been given: “mount” 1 might have climbed into the turret and put on the headset! None Had Lances The Story of the 24th Lancers By hon-rd Willis With the expansion of the Royal Amoured Corps in 1940, a number of old cavalry regiments were revived, one of which was the 24th Lancers having as its parents the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers and the 27th/Zist lancersi The Regiment trained in the United Kingdom as a mechanised cavalry regiment until D-Day, 6th June 1944, and then took part in the landings on the Normandy beaches and in the build-up of the brid» gehead into the German 'Fortress Eur- ope’. Leonard Willis has produced an interesting and often amusing story of life in the Regiment both during training on Valentine. Crusader and Sherman tanks and during the grimmer exper- iences of battle. It will bring back to the old generation memories of their own wartime days and give to their children and grandchildren an insight into army life in the nineteen forties, Surprisingly, after more than forty years. the spirit of this short-lived Regiment survives in an active Old Com- rades Association which has sponsored this book, Here is no formal regimental history but a lively account, full of human incident, of a closely-knit group of men in khaki. Copies at £14.95 each can be ordered from: 24th Lancers Old Comrades Association 77 Coulsdon Road, Old Coulsdon, Surrey CR3 2LD Your Neuer Weg 37 Tel 71952 (Just round the corner) STATION D. SCHAFER 3340 WOLFENBUTTEL On the 34 towards Braunschweig Your partner in everything concerning the car offers you service and efficiency at reasonable prices. in addition to maintenance and care we will be offering accident damage repairs as well as preparation for the MOT test, We are also preparing equipment for axle measuring and engine diagnosis. Our staff, partly English speaking, will take care of your immediate needs as regards your vehicle. Modern automatic self-service car wash. Key cutting service. Opening Hours: 24 hr service NEVER CLOSED 88 |
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