Assault on Courcellette, The Somme, 15th September 1916 by David Pentland. (GL) SHN430 flying over the Copeland Islands

flying over the Copeland Islands in Belfast Lough

Sir William Stanley and Lord Thomas Stanley and their men who had remained on the sidelines

but his actions had caught the attention of Manfred von Richthofen who

Forming part of the Eastern Task Force covering the landings at Normandy in June 1944

Everywhere horses and men crash to the ground

Assault on Courcellette, The Somme, 15th September 1916 by David Pentland. (GL) SHN430 flying over the Copeland IslandsDHM1556GL. Assault on Courcellette, The Somme, 15th September 1916 by David Pentland. The village of Courcellette dominated the Somme battlefield, and it was the Canadian Corps who were given the task of taking the strongpoint. They were however aided by a new weapon, six tanks of No. 1 Section, C Company, Heavy Tank Battalion. The Mark Is were commanded by Captain A. M. Inglis in C5 Creme de Menthe and supported the 31st (Alberta) Battalion in the