Armour and Embarkation June 23&24 2012
Introduction
The Tanks Are Coming!
Armour & Embarkation is an ‘experience’ to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the build of D-Day here in Dorset England.
Without doubt it is going to be the event of 2012 as it will be the first time ever that such a number of original WWII tanks will have been assembled in Dorset since the end of the war – up to twenty tanks and over fifty WWII vehicles. They will be driving into Dorchester town exactly as they did on the build up of D-Day. Dorset was one of the major marshalling areas and embarkation counties. Dorset played a major part in the build up, the execution of D-Day and the liberation Nazi occupied Europe.
For example, the 1st Division – the Big Red One and the 29th were based here and left from Weymouth for Omaha. The Rangers left for Pointe Du Hoc and elements of the 2nd Armoured also left from Dorset. We must also remember that the above ‘big 3’ names weren’t the only ones to leave from here. Thousands of others aboard mine sweepers, Coast Guards and a whole host of special vessels.
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A&E 2012 - ready for time travel?
So when I said that A&E 2010 was just a one off and I wouldn't ever do it again - I was being honest. Jim…Written on Friday, 09 December 2011 15:03
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I declare the Armour & Embarkation website now live
So here we are – a year to date in the planning and now we can start to turn up the heat.The Blog is here…Written on Wednesday, 25 November 2009 14:44